Our group gathered in our adviser's art room. Our mission was to create the perfect tree to donate to the annual Christmas Tree Jubilee.
We went into the back room and pulled the boxed artificial tree down. We set up the tree, and then tried to get the lights plugged in. After staring at the instructionless picture, we struggled some more. Finally with some ingenuity and a teacher's help, the lights were on and the whole entire tree lit up.
Now we were ready to decorate it for the fundraiser held on Thanksgiving weekend to benefit the Weber School District Foundation. The red and gold decorations and ornaments were pulled out of the various bags and boxes that they had come from. At the same time we debated the name of our tree.
I set out to make the topper for the tree. The snacks arrived and everyone ate and talked while they worked. As each decoration was wired on, sprays were created. I gathered up some sparkly gold leaf branches and a few poinsettia blossoms and set to work. I arranged a small two-sided topper, and asked the group about it. The two-sided look was observed and the unanimous decision was to make the topper more three-dimensional.
When I had gathered the sufficient number of branches and blossoms, I wired them together. To ensure maximum stability I then hot glued the pieces together. Then I pulled up a chair and set about wiring my creation to the top of the tree.
When I finished, I began wiring one poinsettia blossom to one leaf, creating sprays that were dispersed and wired on to the tree. People were constantly arranging and analyzing and debating. The conversations were laced with laughter, and no one sat around. We worked hard to get the tree completely filled up. The red and gold ornaments continued to be added to the tree, and the effect grew.
