Funky little tree

Oh my goodness, I am so excited about my latest finished project...I wasn't at all sure what I was going to do with my little phone book tree, however,    'one thing led to another and ...'  
                                                                                             ( didn't you just love' Mama Mia '...)

 ...Although that is exactly how this funky little tree began.......
  
 I liked the skirt effect left by the folded pages.  In order to leave them on, I had to find something to set it up on. The black rod iron candlestand worked out perfect. I made minor adjustments on the underside of the tree for it to sit flat.
Beautiful.....but plain ....then I remembered some interesting paper beads I had saved on pinterest.  Wow did I get carried away, I must've made a hundred or more.

My husband naturally got talked into helping, (no he wouldn't make beads, but he has these talents for creating tools and all sorts of stuff). He made a bamboo stick with a slot in it to replace the tooth picks I had been using. Boy am I ever thankful for my new bamboo stick, simple as it is,  my fingers were on the way to  callouses.

    Well back to the  funky little tree...
it is doused with 5 colors of glitter.  The bead enhancements are those paper beads I mentioned earlier. The stars are shaped from wire, one with beads the other left plain to dangle.

The post holding up the star is covered with crocheted wire and more fun twisted beaded wire. I think it will look fantastic as a table top piece.
   (So sorry I am not a photographer it looks much better for real.)

I am sure it would look awesome in all white glitter as well. I am loving it and thinking all it needs is a tree skirt out of some  felted sweaters I have been working with. 

  

Hopefully my special someone will  love this  funky little tree when I give it to her ...