I thought this might put you all in the festive mood. My little girl decorated our tree this afternoon.
I made it a few years ago. We didn't have room for a big tree so I wanted something interesting. I didn't mind not having a real tree but didn't want a fake one that tried too hard to look real. Sparkly isn't my cup of tea either. Couldn't find anything online, in arty interior shops, on the German market that shows up at this time every year........nowhere.
So I did what all good RR-ers do; retreated to the garage to see what junk could be cobbled into an impressionist xmas tree.
It's made of 18mmx18mm timber, a length of M-8 threaded rod, some green stain mixed up out of bits found in various tins and, usually disguised under some fetching pink tinsel.......this is the bit you'll like......a Mini 1275GT steering wheel bodged on with a threaded alloy widget, the original purpose of which I have no idea.
It's about 4ft high. The wooden arms swivel around so, once the the base has been unscrewed, it can be laid flat for storage. The steering wheel is heavy so it's nice and stable.
And my daughter made the angel out of a paper plate at school.
I made it a few years ago. We didn't have room for a big tree so I wanted something interesting. I didn't mind not having a real tree but didn't want a fake one that tried too hard to look real. Sparkly isn't my cup of tea either. Couldn't find anything online, in arty interior shops, on the German market that shows up at this time every year........nowhere.
So I did what all good RR-ers do; retreated to the garage to see what junk could be cobbled into an impressionist xmas tree.
It's made of 18mmx18mm timber, a length of M-8 threaded rod, some green stain mixed up out of bits found in various tins and, usually disguised under some fetching pink tinsel.......this is the bit you'll like......a Mini 1275GT steering wheel bodged on with a threaded alloy widget, the original purpose of which I have no idea.
It's about 4ft high. The wooden arms swivel around so, once the the base has been unscrewed, it can be laid flat for storage. The steering wheel is heavy so it's nice and stable.
And my daughter made the angel out of a paper plate at school.
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