Once again this year I made a paper tree for Ethan. Thanks to Facebook and our Pack family reunion, I was able to get pictures of family to put on the tree. I had a hard time this year because I didn't have the same resources I did when I made the tree last year. I was working at the middle school so I was able to pay for supplies there and use their die cuts. The city library doesn't have the same resources. But the woman at the city library was amazing. I asked if I could buy 6 feet of green butcher paper from them and she told me they don't sell it to the public. She gave me ideas of where I could go to buy some and then asked why I needed it. I told her I was making a Christmas tree for my missionary son and she said "Oh, I'll just give you what you need." So I got paper!
I had to improvise on the lights too. Last year there was a die-cut of Christmas lights but this year I had to use a teardrop and then a square to make the same shape. It worked and I think it turned out really cute!
I will send it at the end of the month with his Christmas pillowcase so he can decorate for Christmas in his apartment.
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