~*A Christmas Tree Story*~
"The Self-Talk Process" began...
Firstly, it made my heart beat! ~ So different, maybe one of a kind??? Perhaps a prop from a school play??? It had so much character with the old paint brush marks! But it's soooo tall, nearing 7 ft. If I decide to part with it and take it to a SHOW, it would be difficult for me to handle ~ and those fragile bulbs ~ I wouldn't have time to screw them back in during set-up... The string lights were stapled on the board too... My draw to this tree was so strong, that I went back a short while later, & to my surprise it was still available ~ maybe because it was July??? I Still Could Not pull the trigger on this piece! I only took a couple pics of it and moved on. After shopping the entire flea, and still feeling haunted by the tree, - I went back for *One Last Look*... It had now been SOLD... My heart sank... I started chatting with the Dealer... OMG!*!*! He said he had ANOTHER ONE - Had bought them as a "pair" from an older man in his 90's! I asked if he would be at the next flea in September - he said yes! Soooo come September, I hit his booth "First Thing" ~ HE DID NOT BRING IT!!!!
-H O W E V E R -
THIS TIME, I got his contact information! We ended up driving to his home to purchase it. Initially, I was surprised to "see" it was slightly different. No stapled-on lights, along with a few more chipped off imperfections, but nothing that drew the eye...
As you can see in the pic below ~ it ALL worked, with the ViNtaGe Wooden Tree being a major anchor piece in this year's *2022* Seasonal Christmas Vignette in-our-home!*!*!
I remember where I purchased just about 90% of all the vintage items in this vignette. I JuSt LoVe That!*!*!
I adorned "Prancer" with real mink fur fragments - for some whimsey!!! & added some sleigh bells too... LoVe how the tree background makes-him-pop!
I LoVe having the SPaRkLe Lights on at Nite...
~* HaPPy HoLiDays *~
