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How to Create a Crystal Wedding Tree Video
 

In this Video we will show you where you can find the perfect tree for your wedding centerpiece or table decor. If you choose to use a metal tree for your crystal floral arrangement, our video will show you numerous ways to decorate metal trees with crystals, flowers, orchids, candles and numerous other event styles and decor.  From there we will show how to choose a base for your crystal trees. We will even show you how to weigh it down.

 

Once you have your crystal wedding tree and the base chosen, you can move on to painting it. If you want to paint your crystal tree, we will show you how to paint it or you can add gold leafing or silver gilding. If you chose a metal tree, we will show different styles and finishes such as a black or white metal tree. From there we move on to how to light your crystal wedding tree. You can use tea lights, candles, string lights, rice lights, votive holders, electric candles, battery operated candles and tap lights. You can even use halogen lighting or spot lights. Then it comes to the best part...hanging the Cristalier Crystals on your crystal wedding tree.

 

     

The most often asked question is "How many Crystals?” In this video of the Crystal Wedding Tree by Cristalier.com we will help you choose the design to fit your budget and show you how to figure out how many crystals garlands and strands you will need to scatter on your metal or Manzanita tree. You can even hang crystals from ribbons or monofilament. Use crystal rhinestones or diamonds to add even more sparkle to your faux Manzanita tree (we found rubber ones @ Pier 1 imports, but they aren't as nice as a real Manzanita) or better yet you can use a Cristalier Metal tree for your next party.

 

Cristalier has the largest selection of brilliant glass and acrylic crystals to decorate your entire event. You can choose from any of our colored crystals in black, blue, ab, pink, red, green, amber, aqua or from our clear crystals in over 75 styles. We have helped thousands of Brides, florists and event designers create the most magical brilliant weddings and parties.

 

Our Cristalier glass crystals have been featured in over 15 national magazines and on three national television shows. You have seen our crystals in numerous window displays for some of the world’s largest hotels and department stores. Cristalier Crystals are brilliant without the high cost of more expensive crystals.

 

While you could build a crystal wedding tree with Swarovski crystals, you can save over 70% by using Cristalier Glass Crystals. You can use those savings to give your guests a keepsake crystal or to purchase crystals to scatter on your table for added sparkle.

 

Either way you choose Cristalier crystals are a brilliant way to add sparkle and elegance to your next event, birthday, holiday, or wedding. Visit http://www.Cristalier.com to see our large assortment of crystals, metal trees, garlands and strands to make your next crystal fairytale event surreal and magical.

 

We hope you enjoy our video. Be sure to view our entire line of crystal wedding tree videos.

 

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The Perfect Looking Crystal Wedding Tree

 

Having decided that a crystal wedding tree is a must have item for you, you are probably finding yourself asking a few obvious questions about the crystal wedding tree.

 

What type of crystal wedding tree should I get?  What does a crystal wedding tree go with? And obviously where does one find a crystal wedding tree?  These are all very good questions and there are many more though some are outside the scope of this article.

 

There are only a few ways to get a crystal wedding tree, from various high end furniture stores, antique stores, and at auctions though you can look around any place to see if someone happens to have the crystal wedding tree in stock.  Short of that you will probably find yourself facing the dilemma of how to get one.  Simple, you can make your own.

                          

When you are getting ready to make your own crystal wedding tree start thinking about what you are looking for in a crystal wedding tree.  You need to take into account the interior lighting scheme of the area where you intend to set up the tree.  If it is a large spacious area the wedding tree will of course need to be equivalently large and bright to fit in properly. However, if the space is small and narrow you should avoid getting one that will only end up blinding the viewer with its stark contrast to the room.

 

Another thing you should remember is the color scheme of the rest of the room. If the walls and tables and other decorations for the wedding reception are all in green, then the crystals should be either green or red or in some way compliment the colors of the rest of the room, especially if it is to be extra bright and shine over everything. 

 

The next and perhaps final major consideration regarding your crystal wedding tree is its overall design. Should it be purely transparent, like its name suggests or have a trunk resembling and actual live tree? Does it need to provide its own light source, or maybe would it be better if it was merely light by the surrounding lights and glow off of them. These are all very important items to consider in the creation of an elegant crystal wedding tree.

 

If you have decided to make your own wedding tree, then you can fully customize the tree to suit your particular needs. You’ll need to look up the general plans and methods of construction on your own but you can find plenty of help and supplies at almost any nearby craft store.  If you’re in a pinch you can always just use crystal pendants and beads intended for chandeliers or wall sconces in your decorations.

 

What is a Crystal Wedding Tree?

 

As a general rule of thumb, people always seem to like the look of various shiny things, be it metals, crystals or the sight of dewdrops in the grass reflecting a brilliant sunset across a field in the early morning. This has given rise to many beautiful decorative items, precious metals (also used for practical purposes before forges were invented), gems, and artwork.

 

Somewhere along the lines someone decided to combine these things with nature and one of the many results of this was the crystal wedding tree. There are many different looks emphasizing various different styles and other area, such as an interior lighting scheme for best lighting effects, or budget and availability of materials.

 

    

The most extravagant of these marvelously dazzling displays of brilliance are entirely made of crystal from stem to leaf.  They are crystal wedding trees.  There are some that are entirely clear with a frosted outline, some with a transparent center, and others that use crystals and colored glass to imitate that look of a real tree, as if it had suddenly been turned into crystal.  Most though tend to have the trunk and branches of the tree imitating a real tree in color, texture and solidity. These are, of course, no less brilliant to look at, with the crystals draping off the branches.
 
These crystal wedding trees can have any of a variety of glass beads, miniature votive candles or even colored lights draped over them and down the branches in various patterns and schemes. All of these styles are designed to emphasize the shine of the overall crystal wedding tree and catch and enthrall the attention of all viewers.  Some of the more interesting designs can even use an actual manzanita tree with strings of small clear crystals hanging over it. And in accordance with tradition, a few even have small white votive candles hanging from the end of a few strands. The glow from these is quite amazing to look at and can’t be properly captured on camera. 
 
The more economical designs for a wedding tree use glass beads and a wire frame to great effect. Just because the materials aren’t as expensive as using real crystals doesn’t mean the effect is all that much less.  Imagine a bundle of black wires bent in to the shape of an manzanita tree with large glass beads and small green beads hanging all over it for example, it might even have some reflective silver wire wrapped around the edges for extra emphasizes. Most all crystal wedding trees will be able to attract the views of any guest and visitors, so you really can’t go wrong when using one.
 
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The Elegance of Crystal Wedding Trees

 

If you have ever seen that marvel of brilliant light known as a crystal wedding tree, then you must know for yourself just how beautiful and elegant they can be. This effect is only enhanced if all the conditions are perfect for your wedding, such as the interior lighting and color schemes.  There can be a large number of variations on the designs and concepts behind these brilliant masterpieces, ranging from the practical based on needed and available materials to the purely extravagant with no restrictions but the creator’s own imagination.  Both types of crystal wedding trees have their own charm to them and some of the more creative pieces have come from needing to meet practical requirements in space and theme.

 

A crystal wedding tree is a small man-made tree with long strings of crystal beads draped off of it sort of like a willow tree. In practice, however, there are large amounts of variation between these different types of decorative trees.  Since you can make the base out of almost any material, you’ll find trunks made from crystal clear glass as well as some that actually use bound spiral twigs and branches.

 

    
Don’t think for even a moment that a wedding tree made from metal wire is necessarily worse either.  Imagine for the base, a shiny almost mirror like reflective surface.  If there are strands of metal wire in it, then each of those strands will glitter with reflected light of so many potentially different colors. And this is just the start; the branches have many more possibilities with tons of creative ideas thought up over time.
 
Now the most popular crystal wedding tree design simply has long strands of crystal clear beads hanging from it. But at the very least one of the basic ideas for customization involves using different colored crystals, such as green ones to simulate actual leaves. Some designers have taken the time out though, to individually add on the crystals to imitate the leaves of say an Oak tree. You could even add small red beads to emulate the apples on an apple tree.
 
And finally, since people have long since known that things always shine the brightest in a dark light area, these trees sometimes include their own light source as well.  I’ve seen designs that include dozens of small white votive candles hanging from the crystal wedding trees, or even using a makeshift arrangement of white Christmas lights as vines wrapped around the trunk of the tree.

Create your own Crystal Wedding Tree

 

Create your eye-catching crystal-wedding tree for your special day, as it is simple to create. Use crystal balls or even acrylic spheres hung from silver craft wire to put in flicker and glitter and imagine glass crystals hung with candlelight. Create your own centerpiece, wedding tree or bouquet with beautiful crystals as crystals wedding trees   are exceedingly sought after by brides everywhere for the wedding.

 

The crystal-wedding tree by way of votive crystals and orchids hanging from tree branches stands elegantly in the box, providing stylish shade for the sunken pool already filled with hundreds of water lilies. Weddings in the entire world are, after all, a perfect juxtaposition of warm, laid-back chic, spiced ever so gently with pomp and tradition.

 

   

    
Try to add larger octagons to the ends of your strands for added drama and further add colored octagons or strands in your coordinating colors for a custom look. Generally this tree is made using leaded crystal strands and it is viable to mix glass strands with leaded strands, but do not mix in acrylic. You need to use all acrylic pieces, if you use acrylic to make a tree.
 
The finest method to guess how many strands you will need is to use thread tied to paperclips. Tie the thread to your branches, which will, replicate the strands. Remove the threads counting the inches your tree requires once you have the look you want.
 
Unite glass strands with lead crystal strands to save money and thus you will still get the overall effect. Suspend the glass crystal strands in the interior of the tree while hanging the lead strands on the tips. The sparkling special effects of diamonds will make your visitors gasp away. You can fashion your own crystal strands or chains using beads in a multiple of colors and patterns as you decorate them on your curtains or use them as tiebacks.

Outdoor Wedding Tree Decor Ideas

 

Similar to a Christmas tree, crystal-wedding tree is a startling focal spot for events, wedding receptions or home decoration. This dazzling structure serves some marvelous decorative purposes and is breathtaking. If you are planning an immediate wedding and wish to create a striking ambience, so get this tree decorated with or without the orchids or votive cups.

 

Crystal wedding tree like other crystal trees, works for daytime or evening events. Different from candlelight, daylight causes astonishing rainbows of light in the Swarovski crystals used, bringing out a sparkle that cannot be captured on film or with indoor lighting. It is simply mind-boggling for an outdoor ceremony and can be moved indoors for an indoor reception.

 

The crystal-wedding tree is a particular native tree located in the Caribbean, which is hung with Swarovski fine crystal, orchids and pot shaped glass votive cups. They are not encircling balls, but octagons, which are narrow from the side and reflect more light. While youcould pay more money for Swarovski, why would you want to? Cristalier excellent crystal octagons reproduce added light and glitter than due to the finest precision cutting known to man but at half the cost.
 

    

The wedding trees made up of chandelier crystal are so superior that your guests will be talking about them for months to come.  
 

Owing to this particular reason,  Cristalier crystal is the crystal of choice for all top quality wedding trees costing tens of thousands of dollars and found in multi-million dollar homes. You might even purchase crystal octagons to decorate and make a similar tree. You can as well buy crystal octagons and an already prepared Manzanita tree to make the occasion even more charming. Such wedding trees are adding glitter and splendor to events to get the feeling of a heaven onto this earth.

 

Crystal Wedding Tree with its Ingredients

 

A stunning focal point, single eye-catching installation, as this crystal-festooned wedding tree could well be the party's focal point. The foremost appeal may be the tree branches with spray-painted silver, and dripping with crystal ropes. Such crystal wedding trees are wonderful for showers, receptions, engagement parties, brunches and more. Crystal candleholders amid taper candles dish up as simple guest table decorations; whilst Cristalier crystal leafs adorn the backs of the chairs.

 

Crystal wedding trees mostly use Cristalier lead free crystal octagons in the interior branches and a few Cristalier lead-free crystals mixed on the outer branches. Cristalier lead free crystal is the second premium chandelier crystal in the world and strass lead crystal is the supreme finest precision cut chandelier crystal accessible everywhere.
 
     

You can design a comparable tree with slighter qualities of crystal; however, there is a distinct difference in quality and sparkle, which is best seen when viewed in direct light such as ambient spot room lighting.

 

Formulate your own crystal tree using an appropriate nearby obtained tree or branches or buy crystal and a finished natural, silver or gold "tree" with the suitable prism. The size difference in the prism could alter your cost drastically. Prism selection could be an arduous task and you may pick up the prism with the right dimension to make it look good.

 

The miniature crystal tree is a sweet, elegant tree consisting of venerable crystals with beautifully irregular platform base. The little tree itself is hand-wrought golden wire fashioned into twigs with an abundance of beautifully polished crystals draped just so to appear as leaves in a most gorgeous tree. This item could well be pretty nice as a piece of it in your workplace, bedroom, kitchen countertop and even small corners and nooks would bring a little touch of class.