Abstract: This invention relates to a method and manufacture of creating an ornamental miniature tree comprising a decorated pine cone that has been treated with a fire retardant, strung with miniature holiday lights and uprightly attached to a base.
Abstract: A decorative article of manufacture has a penetrable core into which the ends of sprigs are inserted. Leaves forming the ends of the sprigs preferably conceal the core completely. The sprigs include preserved leaves on the unsupported projecting ends which define an approximate geometric shape. The sprigs have their natural leaves on their unsupported ends and are preferably form of preserved eucalyptus The core is preferably formed of a rigid plastic foam. The geometric shape defined by the sprigs' ends may have for example a conical, semi-conical, toroidal, or spherical shape.