Yarn Ornaments

I recently did a Satellite Media Tour in New York City to help get the word out about The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's Call2Recycle campaign, which is basically a nonprofit program that collects old rechargeable batteries and old cell phones for recycling.  They have over 50,000 collection boxes in stores like Lowe's, Best Buy, and Radio Shack all over the country.

So, to dress up the TV studio, I had my trusty stylist extraordinare Vanessa Boer create a festive set that included a live evergreen tree covered in handmade ornaments.

She started by covering the tree in energy-efficient LED string lights from Gardener's Supply.    I love LED string lights; they are super energy efficient, last a long time and don't get hot...so unlike traditional incandescent string lights.

Then she went to town making ball ornaments out of yarn, just wrapping yarn into balls and creating a small loop.    Isn't it cozy and great all over the tree in these colors?

Comments

[Sonya]

The yarn balls are very cute and cozy -- and afterwards you can take them down and knit a sweater!

The local hardware store was having a big sale on LED Christmas lights a while ago, and I wish I'd picked up more than one string... I like the idea of having Christmas lights up year round, even if it is kinda college student chic.

[Estercity]

Very good idea

[Estercity]

Very good idea