Post your Christmas Tree

[Riffster]

http://usera.ImageCave.com/Riffster/09%20xmas%20tree.jpg

[Mikey]

Nice tree but you forgot the star or angel on top :)

[Riffster]

thanks...no it's not forgotten, my wife and I can't come to a decision/agree on one

[Mikey]

thanks...no it's not forgotten, my wife and I can't come to a decision/agree on one

Lemme guess,
She wants an angel and you want a star or gold spike.
All women want angels on the top of the tree :grin:

Just give in and let her have the angel :grin:

[Riffster]

ding...ding....:yuk:

[Meule]

Lemme guess,
She wants an angel and you want a star or gold spike.
All women want angels on the top of the tree :grin:

Just give in and let her have the angel :grin:

We got a peacock on top :smiley1:

[Mikey]

We got a peacock on top :smiley1:

oooooooooooooooo.... kay:smiley1:

[Riffster]

are you sure it's not a partridge? :)

[theantiquetiger]

Taken with my new Canon EOS Rebel XSi!!!:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/theantiquetiger/xmastree.jpg

[jessica]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/21/dsc02242di.jpg

I know...whoever heard of white roses on a Christmas tree? I've had the same decorations for years and never tire of it.

[Mikey]

Thats a beautiful set-up, Jess

The all white look looks very classy :)

[jessica]

Thanks, Mike. My ape angel adds a touch of scary. :)

[Mikey]

----------- :smiley1:

[HardyGirl]

thanks...no it's not forgotten, my wife and I can't come to a decision/agree on one

My ex-hubby and I had different ideas on how Xmas trees should be decorated. So we compromised; one year, it's my way, the next, his way. He like natural looking stuff and less glitz, and an angel, I like glitz and my star that has been w/ me since I was 2. It worked out well. (until we divorced that is). :smiley1:

[ODBJBG]

Why not an Angel riding a Star?

[jessica]

Why not an ape angel riding a star? YEAH!!!

[Hector]

No Christmas tree for me this year...my entire family will be in Hawaii during Christmas...I'm staying behind guarding the house...will be all by myself...

:crying: :smiley1:

[toys2cool]

nice trees, I'll post mine later :grin:

[HardyGirl]

No Christmas tree for me this year...my entire family will be in Hawaii during Christmas...I'm staying behind guarding the house...will be all by myself...

:crying: :smiley1:

Awwww, :hugs: that's too bad Hector. If I weren't gonna be in NYC, I'd hang out w/ ya. :yeah: But in keeping w/ my family tradition, (sorta), Shawn (The Falcon) has agreed to decorating his tree on Christmas Eve w/ me. This will be the first Christmas w/o my mom, so it helps to keep a little tradition. :yes:

[Hector]

Awwww, :hugs: that's too bad Hector. If I weren't gonna be in NYC, I'd hang out w/ ya. :yeah: But in keeping w/ my family tradition, (sorta), Shawn (The Falcon) has agreed to decorating his tree on Christmas Eve w/ me. This will be the first Christmas w/o my mom, so it helps to keep a little tradition. :yes:

That's very nice of you.

One day we shall meet...but you'll be sorry...just kidding...lol...

:grin: :grin: :grin:

[toystalker]

thanks...no it's not forgotten, my wife and I can't come to a decision/agree on one

since when do man and wife ever agree on anything!
put your foot down and put your star on :smiley1:
man of the house :smiley12:

[toystalker]

jess is your tree smaller than your fireplace?

or did you do some kind of trick photography there,

i know... your actually standing on a 10 foot ladder right, and took the snap from above it as no ones tree is smaller than a fireplace

yeah that must be it :)

no i know... you forgot to get the middle and bottom section down from the loft.. poor thing

no i got it now... thats one of them grand walk in fireplaces right, yeah thats a grand walk in fire like 8-10 foot high... you live in a mansion

or...
your actually only 8" tall like a real mego and the tree looks huge to you

[alex]

I remember when I bought my first Xmas tree, for my new place, I was kinda judging the size in my mind that would fit in my front room next to the sofa, got home, opened it up, put it this way, I had to sit on one end of the sofa for 3 weeks, to watch tv, I kinda over did it.:smiley1:

[jessica]

jess is your tree smaller than your fireplace?

or did you do some kind of trick photography there,

i know... your actually standing on a 10 foot ladder right, and took the snap from above it as no ones tree is smaller than a fireplace

yeah that must be it :)

no i know... you forgot to get the middle and bottom section down from the loft.. poor thing

no i got it now... thats one of them grand walk in fireplaces right, yeah thats a grand walk in fire like 8-10 foot high... you live in a mansion


or...
your actually only 8" tall like a real mego and the tree looks huge to you


:smiley1: For once I can actually say I am taller than something! I think the tree is munchkin sized. If you lay down on the floor and look up, it's REALLY tall. Forgot to say that the star on my tree is one of those stuffed McDonald's happy meals stars from a few years ago. I think it's one of those Pokemon stars.

[toystalker]

hehe alls good
glad you saw the funny side

best thing you could do now is wrap up some matchboxes and put them under it ;)

[ramsey37]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4169157601_b5588b9eaf_b.jpg
This is the mini tree in my bedroom. I still have to set up the big tree in the living room.
George :xmas-smiley-024:

[HardyGirl]

Hey George, you don't like elves, much do ya? :wink:

That gold one to the right is made just like my Christmas toy soldiers my mom got from FTD when I was 7. The fringes fell off within the first 5 years. I still have them. The bases fell off and the wires are exposed on the bottom. The green one's hat has lost its brim, but I still love them and still hang them.

[toys2cool]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4169157601_b5588b9eaf_b.jpg
This is the mini tree in my bedroom. I still have to set up the big tree in the living room.
George :xmas-smiley-024:

that's so freakin cool, looks like it's right out of the 50's

[AJ Collector]

No Christmas tree for me this year...my entire family will be in Hawaii during Christmas...I'm staying behind guarding the house...will be all by myself...

:crying: :smiley1:

Come on over Hec we will save you some pernil!

[AJ Collector]

ok so here is how it goes in our house, "we don't know what we are doing" so my wife does it all! I am allowed to bring up the boxes from the basement......:grin:

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/2/0/4/2/DSC03571.JPG

And the front of the house.....

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/2/0/4/2/DSC03572.JPG

[ODBJBG]

Awesome retro X-Mas tree there Ramsey.

[Raydeen1]

Cool Thread! I'll get in on this as soon as the decorations are on it. I got some cool stuff like Batman and Flash. :) Love the pix people!

[ramsey37]

Hey George, you don't like elves, much do ya? :wink:

That gold one to the right is made just like my Christmas toy soldiers my mom got from FTD when I was 7. The fringes fell off within the first 5 years. I still have them. The bases fell off and the wires are exposed on the bottom. The green one's hat has lost its brim, but I still love them and still hang them.
Yes, I have a real soft spot for vintage pixie/kneehugger ornaments. I picked up the tree, lights, and star last year after Christmas for 75% off specifically so I could do a pixie tree this year. There's still three or four that wouldn't fit, so they'll end up on the big tree this week.
The gold pixie you mentioned is a tree topper. The tinsel has seen better days, so I decided to just stand it beside the tree instead. If you look carefully at the tree, you can spot a couple of 60's toys near the top.
George :Santawave:

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

They are all so beautiful. I love yours Jessica.

[MIB41]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4169157601_b5588b9eaf_b.jpg
This is the mini tree in my bedroom. I still have to set up the big tree in the living room.
George :xmas-smiley-024:

Wow! I had totally forgotten about those stuffed Santa's with the pull cord. I had one of those in the late 60's, early 70's. Hey George do you know the name of the manufacturer that made that? I would love to find one on Ebay! That sure brings back some memories when I was a little kid. :yes:

[ramsey37]

Wow! I had totally forgotten about those stuffed Santa's with the pull cord. I had one of those in the late 60's, early 70's. Hey George do you know the name of the manufacturer that made that? I would love to find one on Ebay! That sure brings back some memories when I was a little kid. :yes:
Yep, he's a Mattel Patter Pillow from 1968. Here's a pic from the eBay auction I got him from:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3295528532_0e7488dd62_o.jpg
He still kinda/sorta works, but I'll probably send him off eventually to get him working fulltime again. I think I paid around $45.00 for mine, so you should be able to get one fairly easily.
George

[Mikey]

Fantastic little tree, George

Love the icicles

99.999% of people never use them anymore -- and it's a shame.

[MIB41]

Yep, he's a Mattel Patter Pillow from 1968. Here's a pic from the eBay auction I got him from:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3295528532_0e7488dd62_o.jpg
He still kinda/sorta works, but I'll probably send him off eventually to get him working fulltime again. I think I paid around $45.00 for mine, so you should be able to get one fairly easily.
George

Wow! Thanks for the additional pic. Boy and I thought I hadn't forgotten anything from childhood. This sure takes me back. I'm on the hunt now. Thanks George!

[toys2cool]

Yep, he's a Mattel Patter Pillow from 1968. Here's a pic from the eBay auction I got him from:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3295528532_0e7488dd62_o.jpg
He still kinda/sorta works, but I'll probably send him off eventually to get him working fulltime again. I think I paid around $45.00 for mine, so you should be able to get one fairly easily.
George

that's so cool :grin:

[HardyGirl]

Fantastic little tree, George

Love the icicles

99.999% of people never use them anymore -- and it's a shame.

I do! I love icicles! :yes: (I hope Shawn loves 'em too!)

[toystalker]

a few years ago i inherited the family tree... its 7.5 ft, 25-30 years old, mum cant remember exactly when she got it :smiley1: but she says i was about 5 or 6 and im 36 now
im sorry i dont have a grand house like many of you :yes: but its home well for now until the repo man comes knocking :smiley1:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas002.jpg

heres baby magans view, she helped me with the baubles on the bottom

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas003.jpg

then i went all artistic on you and got a little carried away, not had batteries in the camera for a while :smiley1:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas005.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas006.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas008.jpg
well i tried lol

here we have some vintage bits, my wifes grampy gave her this many years ago, its round 40 years old or so
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas001.jpg

we got snow globe cushions... i know your jealous
my misses hates the bells hanging by the fireplace but i insist on them going up, there tacky and thats what i like :yes:
my plush santa is around 12 years old now and looks like it just got bought its still awsome looking im sure you agree
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas010.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas013.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas015.jpg

this is a special one for me, when my bro was in hospital with a broken neck paralised from the chest down i got him this snowman, all singing all dancing with frank sinatra voice, my bro had use of his one arm to a fashion and he used to bash it to set it off, boy oh boy that was 1 hard xmas, he passed on feb 26 8 years ago but his frosty takes pride of place on the cabinet every year.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas011.jpg

best of all i turn over and home alone is on, result
merry xmas ya filthy animal
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/b-moon/xmas014.jpg

[jessica]

Wow what a fun thread. I feel like I'm visiting each other's houses. If I can find a really cheap tree that's taller than me after Christmas is over, I may splurge. It's just that the husband is not really big into decorations. I decorate for the kids...otherwise we probably wouldn't have a tree up. It wasn't until Dylan was about 5 that we started decorating for Christmas....so that's about 5 years with no Christmas decorations! Besides, Apemania just gave me an idea of churning ornaments like Santas and angels into apes...and I will need more space to hang up all of my Christmas apes.

[bondtoddbond]

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/2/9/8/2/ChristmasTree1.jpg

Merry Mego Christmas Everyone!

[Earth 2 Chris]

I haven't gotten mine yet. We always go on the weekend closes to my birthday (Dec. 12th) and cut a real cedar tree. It's been a family tradition for years. Me, my son, my dad, my brother-in-law and my nephew go out and get one for each of our houses.

No offense to anyone here, but I always joke that I will never have an artificial tree. My wife needles me about it every year just to get me riled up, and I tell her if she gets a fake tree, just go ahead and ram it through my heart, because I'd rather be dead.:)

I'll post pics after we decorate this weekend!

Chris

[Earth 2 Chris]

I haven't gotten mine yet. We always go on the weekend closes to my birthday (Dec. 12th) and cut a real cedar tree. It's been a family tradition for years. Me, my son, my dad, my brother-in-law and my nephew go out and get one for each of our houses.

No offense to anyone here, but I always joke that I will never have an artificial tree. My wife needles me about it every year just to get me riled up, and I tell her if she gets a fake tree, just go ahead and ram it through my heart, because I'd rather be dead.:)

I'll post pics after we decorate this weekend!

Chris

[jessica]

Real Christmas trees smell so wonderful! But I hate the thought of killing a tree.

[Mikey]

Real Christmas trees smell so wonderful! But I hate the thought of killing a tree.

Funny you should mention that Jess, I was just reading info on exactly that.

Reasons to buy a real tree

1. Most real trees come from somewhere local, so you are helping your own community's economy.

2. Tree's are grown for cutting ... If that didn't happen, there would probably be a Walmart or stripmall on that land right now.

3. There is no waste ... The community recycles the old tree's into mulch for beautifying state highways and public buildings ... saving people money on extra taxes for this purpose.

[Earth 2 Chris]

We cut a tree off of someone's farm land. Around here, you can't spit without hitting a cedar tree in the country, so they are plentiful. I'm all for reforesting, etc, but 3 trees a year ain't gonna kill nobody.

And the needles aren't bad. That's most peoples complaint. Walking in and smelling the cedar smell every evening is well worth it. To me, that's the smell of Christmas.

Chris

[AJ Collector]

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/2/9/8/2/ChristmasTree1.jpg

Merry Mego Christmas Everyone!

NOW THATS A TREE! With some nice goodies under it already.....

[ScottA]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss134/scottare/Christmas09.jpg

A 7 footer. You can see a few of my hero ornaments and my kids ornaments. My wife made the tree skirt. My wife and I bought the angel topper on our honeymoon 22 years ago. Been on every tree since. No presents yet though.

[hobub]

Here's mine.

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/4/5/ChristmasTree09_original.jpg

[ODBJBG]

I love tinsel on a tree. Can't put it on cause of our cats though.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/2/9/8/2/ChristmasTree1.jpg

Merry Mego Christmas Everyone!

Love it. Guess there are no toddlers running around your place!

Scott, yours is especially gorgeous.

[bondtoddbond]

Single guy with a 12 year old daughter, no pets, I can put toys everywhere...

[ramsey37]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4213139998_1d5c3fe22b_b.jpg
Here's a pic of my big tree, it's been up for awhile but I kept putting off taking pics of it.
George :xmas-smiley-024: