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Article: The finishing touch ; There's more than one way to top a tree
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- St. Joseph News-Press
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- December 8, 2008
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What will be topping your Christmas tree this year? By many
accounts, angels and stars are the most popular. But that's just the
tip of the tree, so to speak. Why not branch out a little?
Especially if you have more than one tree.
"I make my own from sticks and branches," says Jamie Buczek,
owner of Jamie's Secret Garden.
She arranges branches of gold and copper basil leaves,
cranberries and pine in a modified teepee fashion at the top of the
tree. It goes along with the nature theme of the tree and it adds
fullness and height. She also likes to arrange flexible feathers at
the top for more pizazz. As the focal point, she adds a bird's nest
with three tiny eggs. Bird's nests bring good luck, ...