Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree Lot

Merry Christmas everyone! It's nearly upon us! I have a project to share today that I wanted to make for last year but it didn't happen. But it did for this season…

I present, Charlie Brown's tree lot!

I also made this to enter into Lucy Foxworth's annual Miniature Christmas House Contest. I'm so glad I got it done in time!

Do you spy the little tree?

Of course I had to light it all up, including making mini "blow molds".

The trailer is made using Eileen Hull's Sizzix 3-D Camper Die with some modifications.

Let's take a look at some of the 'behind the scenes'. The tree lot is staged in a vintage picnic tin. I made it so the whole thing can be disassembled and stored inside of it in the off season.

The supports for the scene base are made of pieces of foamcore slotted together:

The bent tabs at the back support the lid when it's propped up as a background.

A piece of watercolor paper colored with Distress Spray Stains forms the background in the lid. A diecut city scape and stenciled snow (Snowfall Grit Paste with glitter) complete the scene. (The stenciling doesn't show up in the photos but is a nice glittery accent.)

One string of white Tiny Lights runs through the trailer and the mini blow molds.

The lot light string is held up by two paper straw 'posts' that slide over large nails punched through the foam core base and glued in place.

FYI, the garland strung between them is a set of Christmas Tiny Lights wrapped around a piece of Pine Twine. 

Snow tip, I worked from the back to the front, gluing the various pieces into place as I went. For the snow I used a tub of Snow Tex I had on hand and gave it all a coating of dry Rock Candy Glitter with a Glitter Duster when I was done. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are able to carve out some creative time in this busy holiday season. I know it can be a challenge! Merry Christmas to you all!

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Scoreboards Die - 3-D Camper Die

Tim Holtz Die Set - Cityscape, Metropolis #661804 - retired

Tim Holtz Die Set - Dash Away All #665468 - retired

Idea-ology Christmas Tiny Lights

Idea-ology Pine Twine

Idea-ology Fringe Christmas

Idea-ology Tiny Lights

Distress Spray Stain - Faded Jeans, Speckled Egg

Distress Oxide Spray Stain - Cracked Pistachio

Distress Paint (trailer) - Picket Fence, Antique Linen, Cracked Pistachio

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Grit Paste - Snowfall

Dry Rock Candy Glitter

Glitter Duster