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Tomato Cage Christmas Tree: Repurposing Project is Clever, Fun & Inexpensive

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Bead-Dazzling the Tree
tomato cage tree

How you decorate your tomato cage tree is up to you.

Photo by Lisa Hallett Taylor
Or decorate the tree with whatever you want: it's your tree, which means it's time to show off your individual style and creativity. If your tomato cage holiday tree will be displayed outdoors on a front porch, patio or at an entryway, make sure you choose weatherproof decor and shatterproof ornaments. Here, a strand of silver beads that came on a spool are carefully applied from the top of the tree on down.

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