LleeLlee said:

Pictures, please! I love ice sculptures, they are really beautiful!

psychodelicide said:

real trees for xmas
i don't like the idea.

SammiJ said:

How come? Could you expound on that a little?

i have a little ceramic tree that i plug in and it lights up. all twinkly. very nice.

psychodelicide said:

i just don't see the point in taking a tree from its roots to decorate while it dies in your living room

i just don't like the idea

LleeLlee said:

With every post you make, I get a year stupider.

XxAxX said:

Ceramic trees are very pretty! Used to have one that my cousin made for me.

SammiJ said:

i don't either. seems blasphemous

SammiJ said:

I can understand your point, but as katt said above, you can always buy a tree that is wrapped in burlap to plant in your yard after the holidays are over.

psychodelicide said:

Fake trees!

2the9s said:

Glad I can be of service

My sculpture is melting, a bit like your jokes.

XxAxX said:

Well, as Carrie said above, there are tree farms in existence specifically for raising Christmas trees, and the trees that are cut down are replaced.

LleeLlee said:

Let the countdown continue.

psychodelicide said:

while that may be true
how many people actually do?

everytime i see cars pass with giant trees strapped to their cars i silently wish a family of squirrels is preparing to unleash their wrath once they get home.

lilmissmissy said:

SammiJ said:

@ squirrels going ballastic on someone with a tree on their car.

Not sure how many people actually do that, but as I said in an above post, my uncle used to plant his Christmas tree outside every year.

2the9s said:

lilmissmissy said:

the ones we have here missy are a different sort, just some pine variety, not real firs. You will see when you go

ZombieKitten said:

Mmmm fake tree variety



Whenever a friend or family member do the fresh tree thing- the poor tree lookz so scant and lifeless. IT's like Merry Christmas... ... ... ... ... NOT!



I'll see better stuff when i go that'z for sure!

lilmissmissy said:

I saw some AMAZING ones at K-Mart this year, the $300 trees, look so real!!!! I want one like that, mine is from the reject shop and looks it!

Growing up with fresh trees my whole life, I really think fake ones are ugly. And they don't smell nice. And they just aren't Xmas to me.
Of course, in my own home I have a pink tinsel one, so there.

lilmissmissy said:

Not all live Christmas trees look that way, if you go to a place that has really fresh trees.

ZombieKitten said:

Is it one of those pre-lit trees?

CarrieMpls said:

We haven't bought a live tree in ages. I think my mom just got sick of the upkeep....watering it, and sweeping up the mess it'd leave on a regular. I remember having fun as a kid though.....going to big tree farms and riding on hayrides picking out the tree. I think I'll stick to fake ones....because I'm lazy I do love the smell of live trees though.

For as long as I can recall, I've always had a fake tree.

When I was newly-married, my wife & I went to Ikea and got one of their real trees (it was like, $20.00 and if you brought it back for recycling they refunded half).

It fell twice (there was water EVERYWHERE) and we were sweeping up pine needles for MONTHS.

Ruined the experience for us.

AsianBomb777 said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm looking at my cut flowers right now. Good point.

CarrieMpls said:

We were at Michaels Arts & Crafts store this weekend...they have pre-light trees (small ones) in red, pink, white and lime. The cords on the lights are the same color as the trees, which was cool.

psychodelicide said:

it looks like this! I just took a photo of it



closer to christmas I might put the lights on, but its long time to try and keep
the babies away from the tree until then!