Ever since our plastic tree died a horrible death, my family has created our own Christmas tree. This year my dad made the structure based on something he remembered seeing on the net about self-supporting drinking straw and rubber band creations (anyone interested and I’ll ask him for more details) and my mum and brother decorated it.
They were working on a cool, icy theme and in front of the window it kind of glows in a way the camera doesn’t do justice.
Here’s a close-up of one of the “branches”.