Como não queria gastar dinheiro nem aumentar a lista de coisas a transportar quando mudarmos de país outra vez daqui a dois anos. As nossas decorações de Natal acabaram por tornar-se força do destino. A pequena árvores de Natal fiz com massa de moldar branca que seca por contacto com o ar. Para sustentar a estrela utilizei um fósforo.
Ao chegar a casa depois de um passeio pelos jardíns do Túria, encontrei um ramo grande de um Plátano caído sobre um canteiro. Vi logo que o queria para árvore de Natal. O Hugo teve paciência comigo e lá me ajudou a trazê-lo para casa. Ele tem uma peciência descomonal comigo, faz aquele olhar reprovador, tenta demover-me mas desiste logo porque já sabe que devo ter alguma coisa estranha em mente. E...a verdade é que quando viu o efeito final ficou surpreendido. A Evelin também, veio cá a casa quando eu ainda tinha o ramo grande de plátano (Platanus occidentalis) na sala e vi aquele olhar que diz "esta miuda é estranha/louca", voltou cá a casa ontem à noite e soltou um enorme "Oh so sweet! It's so beautiful".
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As I don't want to spend lots of money on Christmas decoration or neither increase the list of things to carry two years from now when we'll move again to another country. Our Christmas decorations became serendipity. I made the small Christmas tree in the photo with white molding mass who dries by air contact. To sustain its star I used a phosphor.
I found a large fallen branch of sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) when we arrived from a walk at Turia Gardens. I immediately thought I wanted it for Christmas tree. Hugo was very patient with me and helped me to bring it home. He is the most patient person with me, he does that disapproving look, tries to dissuade me but soon quits because he knows that I already have some weird thing in mind. And. .. the truth is that when he saw the final effect was surprised. And Evelin too. She passed by our house a week ago when I still had the big sycamore branch in the living room. And I saw that look that saying "this girl is weird / crazy". But last night she came to our home again and letting out a huge "Oh so sweet! It's so beautiful. "
I found a large fallen branch of sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) when we arrived from a walk at Turia Gardens. I immediately thought I wanted it for Christmas tree. Hugo was very patient with me and helped me to bring it home. He is the most patient person with me, he does that disapproving look, tries to dissuade me but soon quits because he knows that I already have some weird thing in mind. And. .. the truth is that when he saw the final effect was surprised. And Evelin too. She passed by our house a week ago when I still had the big sycamore branch in the living room. And I saw that look that saying "this girl is weird / crazy". But last night she came to our home again and letting out a huge "Oh so sweet! It's so beautiful. "
Photo: Francisca Figueiredo
A única coisa que fiz foi tirar as folhas ao
plátano, deixando as bolinhas de sementes. Depois pintei de branco as
ramagens e de vermelho escuro as bolas de semente. Nos ramos que estavam
mais despidos coloquei algumas bolas de Natal nos mesmos tons. O contraste com o tom cinza da parede fica bonito.
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All I've done was taking out the leaves of large branch of Platanus. Just left the balls with seeds. Then I painted all the twigs white and the seed balls in deep red. I added some red Christmas balls and it was ready! The contrast with our gray wall is beautiful.
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Lo único que he hecho fue sacar las hojas de una rama grande de platanus. Solo dejé las bolas con las semillas y luego pinté todas las pequeñas ramas de blanco y las bolas de semillas de color rojo oscuro. He añadido algunas bolas rojas de Navidad y quedó listo! El contraste con nuestra pared gris es hermoso.
