Holiday Tree Globe

As the holiday season approaches I thought I would try my hand at ornaments. I am introducing my Collection of Holiday Trees.  I did not use gem stone for this project. I used acrylic beads.  I think holiday decorations should sparkle. The acrylic beads sparkle the best. After several attempts, I settled on three different types. All the trees are hot glued into an acrylic snap globe.  

The blue ones are in a small globe and the red and green are in a large globe. Stone chips are used around the base of the tree.

The small blue beads are used with silver wire to make the tree.

  Medium red beads used with antique brass to make the tree.

Large green beads are used with antique brass to make the tree.

I am pleased with how they have turned out and hope that others enjoy them as well.

Photographing them proved to be a bigger challenge than I anticipated. How to best show them in photos will be an ongoing process.

Happy Holidays!

Tomorrow really is another day

When life is difficult, remember that even the darkest night gives way to dawn.

 “All of life's riddles are answered in the movies.” Davis- Grand Canyon

 “I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow.” Scarlett-  Gone with the Wind

 “So uh, you, uh, never know... what... what events are to transpire to get you home.” Jim Lovell-Apollo 13

 “And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?” Chuck Noland- Castaway

Pictures

As the weather slowly cools here on the space coast, I venture out of the comforts of my air conditioned home. I love when the humidity starts dropping and the promise of Fall is in the air.

I leave my fur kids at home longingly looking out the window in a rare moment of togetherness for them.

At the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, also known at the Viera Wetlands, I am greeted by one of my favorite birds, a Great Blue Heron.

A Mommy Duck leads her almost full grown babies away from me.

An Osprey flew off his perch before I could get a good photo of him but gave me a glimpse of his fishing skills.

Another day, at a park just off Murrell Road, was a pair of Sand Hill Cranes. I have always loved them and now live in a place where seeing them is a common occurrence. Do I love them because they mate for life or because that they are so majestic and beautiful?

Someday I will have my photos available for sale on Etsy but for today, they can be seen here.

I finally learned how to add a watermark, so thank you to

GIMPtricks

And her tutorial

How to make a watermark in GIMP - Beginner Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTN_s3bSpb0