Seasonal Upcycling

Seasonal Upcycling is a decorating theme once again this year.

I've noticed several trees made of cupcake liners.

A Spoonful of Sugar Designs

There's a lot of potential here, but to make

these trees truly environmentally friendly wouldn't you have

to use used cupcake liners?

Wait a minute, that's not the point. It's clever re-purposing....

ColleensCDMR

I've found lots of trees made from sewing room stuff.

BUTTONS

Button trees by Organized Clutter

Buttons and spools by Jill Dubien

Tiny trees by The Happy Button

SPOOLS

Glittery Spools by Jim Gatling

From Ronda pAlazzari

FABRIC

Weihnachtsbaum Upcycling

And scraps too small to save.

Anthropologie

Wrap rags or yarn around a tree limb

Stephanie Gerard for Anthropologie

or whatever you've got.

Saving neckties for a necktie quilt?

Me---I have spent days shopping for a vintage

aluminum tree for the new modern living room.

I finally found one.

This is as far as I've gotten.

I'm mesmerized by its shininess.