So…we don’t have a whole lot of room in our apartment. And we don’t have a lot of money. We decided to think outside of the box this year for our Christmas tree.
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_1.jpg)
Coco and I went outside and scavenged around for a branch. We found a nice, scraggly one and plucked all of the leaves off.
We had a fun little family decorating party. Christmas music, cookies, the works.
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I let the kids play with non-breakable Christmas decor while Matt and I figured out how to hang the thing.
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_3.jpg)
After the kids went to bed I hung a bunch of ornaments on it.
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_4.jpg)
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_5.jpg)
We love it! I might just leave the branch up all year and change out decor seasonally, what do you think?
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_6.jpg)
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_7.jpg)
![Fascinating Friday: Our Free Christmas Tree...Or Branch.](/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fascinating-friday-our-free-christmas_8.jpg)
Sorry for the yellowness of the pics…There are only two windows in my living room so it makes for a difficult place to photograph.
Very creative…I love the idea! ????
Awesome idea. & it looks very pretty!
This is so pretty! Very creative. Well done, Hil!
That is so awesome. One year we were in the same way and just bought a fake poinsettia in the middle of our dining room table. It was a great year.
It looks so good! I like the idea of leaving it up and changing the decorations with the season, too. What a fun tradition!
Adorable! Creative and adorable! I love it!
That is a really cool idea. No messy pine needles either.
Very pretty, actually.