Time Can't Tarnish The Glow

Last year, I made a post about some of the aluminum Christmas tree gems you can find on the internet, including this 1959 pamphlet called How To Decorate Your New Aluminum Christmas Tree. This year, I have a few new aluminum Christmas presents for you.



Before you set up your tree, consult these 'Instructions for Assembling 'Sparkler' Aluminum Trees.' If you need more visuals than the instructions provide, head over to YouTube to watch someone set up their vintage aluminum tree. While you're there, you might be interested in watching 'Metal Mania', a clip on the resurgence of aluminum trees from ABC News. You can also buy the Reynolds Wrap advertisement above as postcards on Etsy!

But, the best find of all is a tutorial courtesy of Jenn Ski's fabulous blog. You can actually make your own miniature tinsel tree! It's pretty adorable! Thank you to Jenn Ski for unearthing that treasure!

Aluminum Christmas

No natural tree could ever surpass the beauty of an aluminum Christmas tree. I know this, and so do the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) and the Aluminum Tree and Ornament Museum (ATOM). On the off-chance that you haven't yet decorated for the holidays, or if you are dissatisfied with your more realistic trims, you might find the eight page booklet, How To Decorate Your New Aluminum Christmas Tree, quite useful. Click the picture below to read the booklet in its entirety!



Maybe you already have an aluminum tree in your living room, but you just don't know how to decorate it to enhance its natural beauty? This is a common problem that can be solved with rotating color wheels and tin foil. Read the guide for classy decorating solutions! Or, perhaps you're getting ready for the holiday party and find that your gift, an umbrella and hat (in a hat box), is just too difficult to wrap? The final page addresses just that issue. You'll find styrofoam balls and tin foil will add just the right touch! (You might also be interested in Season's Gleaming: The Art Of The Aluminum Christmas Tree (book) at Amazon.)

Happy holidays, and thank you for visiting Curly Wurly in 2006!