Mini Tree frames

[Beacy]

I'm looking for some ideas on frames for mini trees about 30-40 cm high, I've looked at witches hats but they are a tad on the expensive side, was thinking along the lines of some sort of plastic cone

 

[lithgowlights]

Make your own

1. Welder
2. steel
3. Design & weld
4. Paint
5. Do some for AussiePhil too... Oh wait, he already has some lol

 

[Beacy]

Hmmm me and a welder not real sure about that the soldering is bad enough lol

 

[AAH]

Well that'd rule out making them like I did. Mine are 70cm high but a smaller size could easily be made.

http://auschristmaslighting.com/forums/index.php/topic,1419.msg11553.html#msg11553

 

[lithgowlights]

http://www.lithgowlights.com/2008minitrees.html shows mine being made, although they have been modified since that so they are in 2 parts - head & post so the post can be put in the ground and the head placed on top later. Mine have to be raised off the ground so they can be seen over the hedges that surround the yard.

 

[tom82]

Bunnings triangular plant trainer frames. three of them cable tied together to make a pyramid.

Mine are about 600mm high, but you can get smaller ones. The 600mm are about $6 per side (so $18 per tree).

http://keweastchristmas.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/mini-trees.html

 

[dropbear_luke]

or u can get various sized pyramid/conical plant/tomato trainers too. made of metal and ready to run your lights all over them.

 

[David_AVD]

You can also get 3D mini tree frames from Christmas Creations:

http://www.christmascreations.net.au/CARTgallery26.htm

 

[ԆцряєсϮ]

Or you can get hold of some scrap rio and bring it round to someone who can weld

 

[barbotte]

dont you guy have tomato plant holder over there ?? for 3 $ it is already build and ready to go
chher

 

[David_AVD]

The tomato frames I've seen at Bunnings were really flimsy and still $8 - $10.

 

[DougieB]

I have 4 of the Christmas Creations mini trees as David mentioned above. They are great. Planning on getting 4 more this year and making pixel mini trees.

 

[Christmas on Clarafield]

Those Christmas Creations mini tree frames look pretty good. Just wondering about shipping to melbourne though? I'm trying to redesign mine as I'm not really happy with the shape of the bunning obelisk plant trainers that I used last year. I think I like the triangular shape more.
My next question is string or strip?

 

[Bird]

Those Christmas Creations mini tree frames look pretty good. Just wondering about shipping to melbourne though? I'm trying to redesign mine as I'm not really happy with the shape of the bunning obelisk plant trainers that I used last year. I think I like the triangular shape more.
My next question is string or strip?

On smaller trees my vote would always be wrapped around strings. Gives a random light placement and wrapped means more lights since it is a smaller element anyways.

 

[DougieB]

HI Piper
the christmas creation trees come flatpack with 3 parts and require some minor assembly with a couple of cable ties to tie them together. Takes about 30 seconds
Doug