How many people does it take to create a Christmas tree? I did warn that today's featured tree would be full of life and quite bizarre. It took over 4,000 people dressed in Christmas colours and standing in formation to make it into the Guinness Book of Records as the largest human Christmas tree.
Although the tree in India is recognised as the record holder , I think the Singing Christmas tree.and its longevity deserve a mention. This is a 250+ persons choir is from the Mona Shores High School in Michigan and each year the choir standing in Christmas tree format perform for a sell out audience. Over 250 students each year stand on 15 platforms to create this live, singing Christmas tree.
You don't need a crowd to be a human Christmas tree .... there are many possibilities, from the cute to the crazy, from the minimalist to the extreme....
Creating an unusual Christmas tree doesn't mean you need unusual items or materials - just look in your kitchen cupboard. It would seem that vintage utensils which perhaps have had their day can find a new life as a Christmas tree - rolling pins, old sieves, funnels, saucepan lids, cake tins .....
The star bursts on this tree appear to be made from plastic straws, but I think the bamboo ones, the paper ones, or even those flash metal ones would look even better with the cake tins and metal lids on this kitchen tree.
Earlier (Day 15) , I posted some trees made from plastic spoons, but I think these bent silver spoons and forks make a far more interesting tree.
Or what about creative used jam jars - just add a few other decorations for a really colourful kitchen tree.
Under the sink you may find even more interesting treasures for creating Christmas trees - bottle brushes.... these ones look suspiciously too clean to be recycled.
If you cannot bear to use your kitchen utensils, then some coloured silicone cupcake liners , or even the paper or foil ones would work.
And if you need all your baking tins and dinnerware for your Christmas cooking for your guests, then perhaps you can add your own Christmas Tree touch to the dinner table?
Hope you are feeling as though you can manage just one more week of this craziness... but tomorrow, warning - the trees are full of life, bizarre yes, but full of life !
"Friends make the perfect holiday - art doll Christmas tree , source unknown , posted on FB to elinor peace bailey December 2017
Advent Blog : Day 16 - Dollies Strictly speaking, these are not alternatives to a traditional tree, but I just had to include them. Those of you who know me know that one of my passions is doll making. This is a special blog post to wish all my friends at Gumnut Dollies, Newcastle, Original Doll Artists of Australia and Art Dolls Only a merry Christmas. Many professional doll artists like Cindy Moyer like to create Christmas tree themed dolls, using a mixture of techniques and media, publishing their patterns. Others make dolls for their own enjoyment or as a response to a Christmas challenge in a group. The reasons for creating Christmas dolls varies as much as the techniques and the materials.
The porcelain dolls made me think of the Krinkles series of works and one of my favourite Christmas artists, Patience Brewster. I own a "pudding" girl from one of the PB series, but no Christmas trees. There are so many that I like.
As well as the many mixed media doll artists, there are are just as many creating from cloth or from knitting and crochet. And there is always a person to be found who creates something a little more quirky and whimsical than the usual.
And the kitsch... remember these toilet air freshener dolls? I guess one's needed even at Christmas? I am left speechless so I include the wording on the photo as explanation "Just in time to spruce up bathroom for the holidays- a quaint air-freshener doll clothed as a decorated Christmas tree!"
So as not to end on that note, I have added a primitive" Christmas tree doll with a pattern, and some lovely little pin dolls, created at Gumnut Dollies Newcastle three years ago for a Christmas tree challenge and a swap.
Hope you are enjoying the variety of Christmas trees I have uncovered.... there are a few more which may surprise you ... please continue to count down to Christmas with me.
