I think it was 4 years ago- then I was invited by this guy to decorate a Christmas tree. Each year a set of designers/fashion personas etc. get the join a Christmas Tree exhibition at Hotel Birger Jarl in Stockholm.
It was funny cause most of the others where there for like an hour just adding cools stuff to their tree.
My idea, the Re-tree, was that I could be able to reuse the tree the next year. You buy a tree and when it loose it’s needles you wrap the branches and put it in your garage.
Saving the environment a little but still to enjoy a tree.

I reused old clothes and kind of mummified the whole tree.  12 hours straight I made it and had friends passing by – helping out all the way so we could say it took about 24 hours to make this tree.
I still love the idea.
Unfortunately I didn’t get any great shots from it. But you get the picture – right?

The birds hanging in the tree are made of old Christmas linens that I found second hand.

xx/Isabelle

It is Christmas time and me and Isabelle will be taking a short blog break over the holidays. Isabelle just had her Beppe and my baby boy Frank is expected on Jan 4th. A busy time a head for us both, in other words.

We want to thank all of you readers for visiting us and hope you will be back in 2010!

Also we would like  to take this opportunity to thank all of the sweet bloggers who have contributed to our December blog tour.

Below is the completed Dos Family Christmas calendar. Click the images to go to that days post.

Thank you so much!

Today’s guest blogger: Elsie
Blog:A Beautiful Mess

“Hi! I’m Elsie from A Beautiful Mess . I love Dos Family and am happy to be here today.
I love handmade Holiday gifts. I did quite a few Holiday DIY projects on my blog this season. Here is something new that I’ve been saving. I crocheted this little bib for my newborn niece, Penelope. I didn’t use a pattern for this one. I crocheted the base shape of the bib and the the tie and hand stitched the features on the owl’s face with a tapestry needle. It was a fun one evening project!

I hope you are all having a lovely Holiday season. It’s almost over (*tear), but here are a few more cute seasonal decor ideas from my home to yours.
XO. Elsie”