Sean Menefee Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 LEDs they are. I've had plain white lights for the last few seasons, and decided to upgrade to some colored LEDs last year. The tree is a bit bright at times, but I love the way the lights look on the ornaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 We will go up to get our tree from the mountains one week before Christmas. Go destroying nature!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterExpert13 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 My mom and sisters put the tree up Dec. 8th every year (don't know why it's always the 8th) Our Tree (some presents have already been put under the tree) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryB Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I'm curious who of you already has these kinds of trees and who still goes out to either buy a fresh cut tree, or cut one themself in one of those tree growing farms? My family started using artificial trees when I was a kid. We traveled from GA to NC every year for the Holidays, usually for at least a week. It just wasn't safe to leave a real tree with lights. (My Dad was very early into the lights on a timer deal, so the lights would come on every day. Not a good plan if no one will be around to water a real tree.) The only hazard my Dad then found himself in was that my Mother never throws anything away. So now he gets to set up multiple trees around the house for her different themes! We finally convinced her to lose a the original 70's/80's era trees just in the last five years or so! After moving to NC, we usually had a live cedar tree cut for the front porch. I'm not doing one this year though. This is the first year without my Grandmother, and I'm trying to keep things similar yet different. Now they can make artificial trees that are so incredibly real and they stay pretty when the real ones start falling apart. We've also found it is much better for our allergies. I think we are all using artificial trees in my immediate family now. (It's late..I'm rambling again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_dude2002 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well we finally put the entire tree up yesterday. With 3 of us working on it we finished it all within the day. Here are some photos of the process for the putting it together. We start with half a tree on the ground and then put on some lights and decorations before standing it up. Then it is filled in and decorated after being secured to the wall. The final product. Just a few more decorations to fill in the empty spots. Half a tree up and ready to go. The festivus pole. Who is ready for the airing of grievances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Holy hell!! How tall is that tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_dude2002 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 The tree is just a bit over 17ft tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 ^To bad thats not a real tree, that would make it a little more impressive, but thats just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Here's our tree. Finally decorated tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 My 4 foot, 2 year old, white tree with the built-in lights. It even got a skirt this year. The Steak-Out delivery guy, being a Trek fan, got a kick out of the Star Trek and Star Wars ornaments. Man, I hope I get the Future Enterprise, Space Snoopy and Beagle Scouts ornaments this year! For the record: Klingon Bird of Prey, Romulan Warbird, 2 Voyagers, Classic TV Show Enterprise, New Enterprise (after Generations), Rio Grande Shuttle Craft, Delta Flyer, Scorpion (?) Fighter, Defiant, Some other brown Trek ship with blue lights and a big ring in the middle Annakin Ep3 Starfighter, Naboo Star Fighter, Ep1 Queen's Ship, Ep4 Vader Tie Fighter, Ep1 Naboo Squid Underwater Craft NASA Space Shuttle What can I say? I dig the detail and love the lights. Was still wrapping gifts when I took the pic. Dad loves chocolate Twizzlers, that's one of his gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Here's our contribution to The Season. And Best Wishes to all for now, and the coming New Year. Bill - Nrthwnd I always say, there's nothing like tinsel to cover up mistakes and *^%# on a tree, lol. Merry Ho Ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 First year with a fakie, though I must say it's the best one yet. (And of course, we got it for 66% off and used $80 worth of Canadian Tire money. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjay719 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 My four year Tree. I love that little thing, and if I could I would leave it up all year long. Yes I'm watching Home Improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Here's mine! Simple, but not too simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shesaidboom Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm a little late with this, but here are my trees from this year.. Little tree with my snow village houses and a few other decorations. Big tree complete with 'fence' to keep the dog from stealing the ornaments. We have too many ornaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Here's our tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrock Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Broke college students get the cheapest fake tree from Target. LOL! Too funny! But you know, being a college student, maybe you could have repurposed empty beer cans/bottles/kegs and made a tree out of that. Some examples: http://www.muffslap.com/christmas-trees-made-beer-cans-bottles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_echo Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Here's a few pics from my family's tree. We get one ornament a year, usually having to do with something important that happened that year. A bride barbie for the year my mom and step-dad got married, a new home for the year we moved in, a cable car for the year we went to San Fransisco, etc etc. The Dumbo is from the year my girlfriend and I went to WDW together. A WDW ornament Our 2008 ornament This ornament actually moves...the Ferris wheel and the coaster both move with sound. Yes, that is Tinkerbell on top Full tree shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Love the coaster ornament. Lets start out on the outside lights. Added a few more things and had to replace a few strands of lights. Added a few deer and placed the old tree topper on the gutter. Added a few spiral trees. And added a few strands of lights on another bush that I had extra. Also, replace the gutter lights with a broken section with 3 blue/white ones. N Now the reason I did all this, was that the apt. complex has a decorating contest where the winner gets a 100 dollar gift card or something. Now fro the other people in the complex Next door neighbor. Don't think there will be a problem here. Lights are not on, but there is lights on this apt. Now for the potential winners that could cause problems with me winning. Apt. 1. Apt. 2 Tree still isn't finished, but here is what it looks like at the moment. 428 led lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We have four trees up this year (though one is tiny). Here they are: And finally the tiny tinsel tree in our room. It doesn't have lights or anything on it. I just stuck some poinsettias on it to dress it up a little. This one is only 2 ft. Pink princess tree in our girls' room. There are Disney princess ornaments on it, as well as a Disney princess tree skirt. It's only 4 ft. Tree #2 in our kitchen. It's 6 ft. We did this one in sort of a country Christmas theme. I strung about 30 ft. of popcorn for it! The main tree in our living room. We got a new one this year (7.5 feet). And no, those glowing white things are not lights. They're ornaments that the flash reflected off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuurvogel Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 just one tree glas and silver theme (like almost every year) some ornaments are 4 generations in the family everyone who likes to do search games. Can you find all the animals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Well, the tree is done. A week before Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Here is my tree: The first decoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 This ornament actually moves...the Ferris wheel and the coaster both move with sound. We have that exact same ornament! It's the ornament for coaster fanatics, so of course it should be on your tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Here's mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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