Our unconventional, improvised, dirt cheap Christmas tree

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You have to get a little creative when your apartment is 550 square feet. 

 We found a roll of green foil at Honks for 88 cents, used some packing tape to get the lights up, and hung the ornaments on the lights. 

 Our kids like it, so we'll see how long it survives. :)



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