Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

Christmas Trees: Christmas Tree, Singing Christmas Tree, Christmas Ornament, Christmas Tree Stand, Tinsel, Chrismon Tree

Christmas Trees: Christmas Tree, Singing Christmas Tree, Christmas Ornament, Christmas Tree Stand, Tinsel, Chrismon TreePurchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Christmas tree is a decorated evergreen coniferous tree, real or artificial, and a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas, or originally Yule. The Christmas tree is often brought into a home, but can also be used in the open, and can be decorated with Christmas lights (originally candles), ornaments, garlands and tinsel during the days around Christmas. An angel or star is often placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity. The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas started in Germany According to Christian lore, the Christmas tree is associated with St Boniface and the German town of Geismar. Sometime in St Boniface's lifetime (c. 672-754) he cut down the tree of Thor in order to disprove the legitimacy of the Norse gods to the local German tribe. St. Boniface saw a fir tree growing in the roots of the old oak. Taking this as a sign of the Christian faith, he said "...let Christ be at the center of your households..." using the fir tree as a symbol of Christianity. The tradition of the Christmas tree as it is today known is fairly young. It was established by Martin Luther as a Protestant counterpart for the Catholic Nativity scene. Luther established the Christmas tree as a symbol of the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. The custom of erecting a Christmas Tree can be historically traced to 16th century Northern Germany and Livonia (present-day Estonia and northern Latvia). According to the first documented uses of a Christmas tree in Estonia, in 1441, 1442, and 1514 the Brotherhood of the Blackheads erected a tree for the holidays in their brotherhood house in Reval (now Tallinn). At the last night of the celebrations leading up to the holidays,... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7770

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28" Folding Tree Stand for 7 1/2' to 8' Trees

28" Folding Tree Stand for 7 1/2' to 8' Trees

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Great 50+ Ideas To Decorate X'mas Trees! + FREE BONUS

Great 50+ Ideas To Decorate X'mas Trees! + FREE BONUSIt's that time of the year again! Time to get out the tree, stockings and mistletoe! Don't know where to begin?

51 Christmas Decorating Ideas can help!


Did you know...

* Just a roll of foil can bring Christmas dazzle all around your home
* You can give breath the Christmas life into old candles with just ribbons and glitter
* You can make a beautiful Christmas centerpiece with just one glass bowl
* You can do a lot more with bulb decorations than hang them on your tree
* There are lots of uses for old Christmas cards

Find all these ideas and more by grabbing your copy Of 51 Christmas Decorating Ideas -- Today!

Sample Ideas:

1. Have More Than One
If you have room in your house, it's fun to put smaller
trees in other rooms. A smaller tree in the kitchen,
bathroom or bedroom can really unify your home. If
you don't want to buy more trees, you can just save
some branches from your big tree and put them in a
flowerpot or decorated coffee can. Hang ornaments on
the branches, and you instantly have a mini Christmas
tree.

2. The More Decorations the Better
There's no such thing as too many decorations on your
tree. If your ornaments are carefully selected and
evenly spaced, the more decorated the better looking
the tree.

3. Silk Flowers
Silk flowers are a great way to add color and beauty to
your tree. You can choose different colors, or make
them all white for a beautiful snowy effect.

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Pack of 2 Pre-Lit Indoor/Outdoor 3' Stake Trees With Stands - Multi Lights

Pack of 2 Pre-Lit Indoor/Outdoor 3' Stake Trees With Stands - Multi Lights
Deck your halls--and your landscape--with these festive evergreens, boasting a lush appearance courtesy of lifelike PVC needles.
By GKI/Bethlehem Lighting
Item #H80643 848000
Features:
A stake on the bottom of each tree allows for outdoor use, while the included stand provides a glorious presentation as a tabletop or freestanding tree.
The special green enameled, metal garden stake base easily inserts into a flower pot, planter, or walkway
Each tree has 100 commercial-grade mini lights with end connectors
Multi-color lights
ETL listed for indoor/outdoor use
Material(s): PVC needles
Measurements: Trees 36"H x 24" Base Diameter; Lead cord 8 feet long
Pack includes 2 trees and 2 stands

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Set of 2 Battery Operated Lighted LED 16" Walkway Trees - Multi Lights

This set of 2 walkway trees create the most warming welcome!
By GKI/Bethlehem Lighting
Item #H11241 848000
Add these battery-operated trees to your walkway, driveway, or doorway to greet family and friends.
Features:
Each tree is illuminated with 20 LED lights that stay on continuously or twinkle at the turn of a dial.
Bulb size: G15 (round light)
Bulb color: Multi (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple color bulbs)
Each tree has 20 lights for a grand total of 40 lights
The timer function illuminates the trees for six hours--and they'll turn on at the same time the next day!
4-function dial - On twinkle, on steady, timer twinkle, timer steady
Trees are attached, but can spread more than 4 feet apart
Approved for indoor/outdoor use
Each tree requires 4 "D" batteries (not included)
Measures: 16"H
Material(s): PVC/Metal
Stake trees only. Pots not included.
Price: $74.99

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Set of 2 Battery Operated Lighted LED 16" Walkway Trees - Clear Lights

This set of 2 walkway trees create the most warming welcome!
By GKI/Bethlehem Lighting
Item #H11241 027000
Add these battery-operated trees to your walkway, driveway, or doorway to greet family and friends.
Features:
Each tree is illuminated with 20 LED lights that stay on continuously or twinkle at the turn of a dial.
Bulb size: G15 (round light)
Bulb color: Warm clear
Each tree has 20 lights for a grand total of 40 lights
The timer function illuminates the trees for six hours--and they'll turn on at the same time the next day!
4-function dial - On twinkle, on steady, timer twinkle, timer steady
Trees are attached, but can spread more than 4 feet apart
Approved for indoor/outdoor use
Each tree requires 4 "D" batteries (not included)
Measures: 16"H
Material(s): PVC/Metal

Price: $74.99

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Monday, November 29, 2010

4.5' Blue Spruce Pre-lit Artificial Christmas Trees with Clear Lights

4.5' Blue Spruce Pre-lit Artificial Christmas Trees with Clear LightsBring home the Colorado feel with this gorgeous 4.5 foot Blue Spruce Artificial Christmas Tree perfect for hanging ornaments. Pre-lit with clear lights, it not only adds elegance and sophistication to your home but also adds to the warmth of the season.
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24" Folding Tree Stand for 6 1/2' to 8' Trees

24" Folding Tree Stand for 6 1/2' to 8' Trees
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Artificial Christmas Trees: Less Effort Christmas Tree Decoration

Christmas trees tradition in America is believed as tradition that brought by German immigrants who had settled in Pensylvania. Since then the decoration of Christmas trees has evolved and undergone many changes, much like many of the early traditions of the Christmas season.


Christmas tree lighting that started out with real candles underwent probably the biggest change when electric light became commercially available and special Christmas tree lights were manufactured. It is therefore not surprising that today you can set up Christmas trees that are expertly decorated with little or no effort.

While many people choose a fresh Christmas tree for its scent, many others
simply want a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and will choose artificial
Christmas trees or man-made tree. Artificial Christmas trees have been available in America since the start of the 20th century.

Many artificial Christmas trees are made to have a similar appearance like real Christmas trees, but changes have been made to them to make them decorative and different from regular Christmas trees.

As an example, in the 1950s some artificial Christmas trees had branches made of aluminum-coated paper to give them a shiny metallic look. For those who like to have a Christmas tree with a unique look, trees with a similar shiny, metallic appearance are available today. They are however made with a different
material because the older trees were a fire hazard.

For the those people who are very busy and don't have the time to spend
carefully placing Christmas lights on trees, there are several pre-lit artificial
Christmas trees on the market today. A standard type of these artificial Christmas trees look like their real counterparts except multi-colored fiber-optic lights can be found scattered throughout the limbs and branches of these trees. This
arrangement saves time and effort of having to undo or untangle strings of
Christmas tree lights.

Another type of pre-lit artificial Christmas trees are those that are made
completely of fiber optics so that the tree appears to be shaped out of strands
of light that are wispy. Some of these brightly-lit fiber-optic Christmas trees also come equipped with pre-recorded Christmas songs and carols and speakers to give the added pleasure of music.

Many pre-lit artificial Christmas trees have electric Christmas tree lights. However it needs to be plugged into a real electrical outlet. The advantage of these trees is that the lights are already strung on them from the factory and you
need only to follow the instructions about how to assemble the tree and plug in
the different parts for it to appear lighted. Once this is done correctly, the
tree will look as if it was decorated with lights manually or professionally.

Another ready-made decorative feature of artificial Christmas trees is to have
the appearance of snow-covered branches. That trend is an evolution of faux snow
that is often sprinkled in garlands and wreaths to add a Christmas quality to
those decorations. Icicle ornaments are also used to decorate real and
artificial Christmas trees and icicle lights are commonly used along rooflines and outdoor areas for additional lighting decoration. These decorations, along with the
ready-made snow-covered branches of artificial Christmas trees, all convey the frosty, icy and cold feel of the winter season when Christmas occurs.

Artificial Christmas trees that arrive from the factory with lights also have
decorations such as apples and minute red berries to provide additional color,
and real pinecones that may or may not be frosted or sprinkled with faux snow.
They may also be pre-decorated with red or gold bows, round ornaments, flower-
like patterns, dried bow and twigs and gold frosted branch tips. to give an
appealing, sparkling appearance. The trees also have varying hues of green
similar to real Christmas trees.

Pre-lit and pre-decorated artificial Christmas trees are therefore an excellent way
to brighten the holiday in your home and enable you to gain more time to enjoy
the festivities of the season with less decoration effort.