Several years ago my Mom got me a silver, twiggy, fiber-optic Christmas tree. I loved it! It's been a fabulous little tree. But, somewhere, during my many house moves it seemed to have gotten a bit wobbly. I dismantled the base completely to find the source of the wobbly bits. The sleeve that held the pretty trunk of my little tree had broken off one its supports. After hunting about for alternative ways to support the base I came up with some hot glue and twist ties. The following year the base was less stable than ever and I had to prop the tree up by sliding books beneath the base on one side. It was very sad. Very Charlie Brown.
I hit on the idea of turning my dress form into the new base for my "tree". The beauty of the fiber-optic tree was that there was no need for lights. The dress form needed lights. With lights on I knew I could string her up with ornaments, topper and beads. She's a thing of beauty. I hope you enjoy her, too!
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