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Christmas Countdown 7 : Christmas Tree #19 - Accessorize

En-tie-cing  Christmas tree 
Advent Blog Day 19 : Accessorize

Fashion Accessories ?  On Day 8 - What's Afoot , Christmas trees made with shoes were featured. I felt I needed to give another day to these other accessories which have been used to create equally surprising Christmas trees. 
Men's ties seem to be the right length and shape to create symmetrical Christmas trees in various colour combinations. 

 Christmas tie tree 

Striped Tie Tree 
You may have seen Christmas trees in hospitals made with rubber surgical gloves but what about mittens in those colder parts of the world?
Green mittens tree 

Woollen Mittens 
And if it rains....

Gold Umbrellas 
Socks and handkerchieves  might be standard Christmas gifts, but what about trees?
Women's sock tree 

Sock Flowers tree 



Neckerchief tree 

Vintage handkerchief tree 

Happy socks make happy feet. 
Don't forget the matching handbags...
Handbag Tree 

Handbags 
When you can't spare a few of your fashion accessories for your tree, perhaps just the coat hangers or even  the packaging will do
Wooden coat hangers

Wire Hanger 

Gucci packaging 
And I just had to sneak this double cuteness in - not exactly a Christmas tree made from accessories, but a Christmas tree accessory....
Tomorrow can't match this level of cuteness, but you will be impressed by what I have dug up for Day 20. 
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