Cold Weather Tree

My metal tree is in its third decorating phase.  It's already been an Elephant Tree and a Leaf Tree. 

Now it's a Cold Weather Tree. 

 

The tree used to sit in a heavy ceramic pot, further weighted down by lots of gravel to hold the trunk upright.  I always had to worry about the pot scratching whatever it sat on, and it was a PAIN to move.  So my husband built me a wooden base with a hole drilled in it.  The bottom of the trunk goes in the hole - nice and sturdy, nice and light.

Bundled birds hang out here.

I have one fuzzy snowman...

... and two tiny wooden ones.

One of three sweaters.  No, I didn't knit it.

Another sweater.  I forgot to take a close-up photograph of the third sweater.

On the left is an aluminum mitten.  

There are plastic snowflakes...

... and wooden ones.

And at the very top, a pair of boots.

I really love my Cold Weather Tree.  I usually get tired of things quickly, but I've had this tree up for two months, and my interest hasn't waned at all.