Well, I did the tree thing. Used a "boughten" cone. Put noble tips first arround a base and then up the sides, leaving space for the roses. I also used incense cedar, varigated holly and white pine like we use for all our greening on the base.
I used a sprig of holly at the very tip.
Used 12 roses: red, Latin Ladies and white (smaller) last up the sides. I put in some gold mm balls and four tiny red ribbons on the base. I used a 3/4 brick for the cone to sit on. Used a round pick to hold the two together. The brick was in a nice sesaonal container. It was heavier than I would have thought.
He loved it! Said that it was much nicer than the one he had seen. So nice to hear!
I did have a problem in that the cone was 9" (all the wholesaler had). I wish I had used a 12" and cut the top flat. I made it the day before and it was beginning to crumble at the tip. I hot glued it. (no roses at the tip). The glue really helped to steady the tip and told the customer about it.He was said it looked just fine to him.
Thanks to all for your suggestions.
Judy
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