Carved Christmas Trees with Lights

These little Christmas trees began with a familiar problem. Winter Solstice was approaching, we wanted some festive decorations, and our small cabin didn’t have room for a full-sized tree. We weren’t particularly interested in the usual store-bought decorations, so I decided to make something myself.

A few hours in the workshop later, we had our own little Christmas tree, carved from pine, with blinking lights built right into it. It fit perfectly in our small living room, and the problem was solved.

We liked it so much that we made more, each featuring a little hand-painted gnome at the base, surrounded by artificial grass. The lights run on two AA batteries, and the sizes vary from tree to tree.

Other people liked them too, and we eventually sold every one we made for sale. The original, however, still comes out every winter to serve as our own Christmas tree.

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