I finished the tree tonight. The orange pumpkins have blinky light emitting diodes, shown in the inset. While not show-at-the-VAG art, this was fun to make in a Martha Stewart-eque craft kind of way. Not counting the Sally globe, the materials were less than $20.

Here's a better picture of the tree after the first coat of paint. There'll be at least one more coat (you can see some areas aren't well covered yet). I have an evening photography gig tomorrow night so I probably won't get the second coat on until Wednesday. Thursday after the second coat has cured I'll decide if a third is in order. I'm not at all sure when I am going to be able to find a few things to hang on it yet, but hopefully I'll have it done by the weekend. 

bitogoth has this cute little wire Hallowe'en tree that I've always quite liked. It only took me just shy of five years to get around to it, but I decided to try my hand at making my own wire tree today. I haven't made anything out of wire for years. What you see here is a work-in-progress. It still needs paint and ornaments. Materials for this cost less than $10 and it was a nicely relaxing way to pass a couple hours. I'll post better pictures once it is finished.