Alexandria Masse, 24, created what she calls a "Christmas obelisk" - which will replace her family's tree this year.
Alexandria, a textile artist from Ontario, Canada, made the "obelisk" last year but hated the result and stored it in her parents' guest room for over a year and a half.
When going through her stuff last month, she rediscovered it and decided to transform it into a Christmas tree.
Alexandria, a textile artist from Ontario, Canada, made the "obelisk" last year but hated the result and stored it in her parents' guest room for over a year and a half.
When going through her stuff last month, she rediscovered it and decided to transform it into a Christmas tree.
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00:00This is my family's Christmas tree. Well, we've been calling it the Christmas obelisk,
00:03so I made the sculpture out of garbage and foam last year and crocheted and knit a skin for it,
00:07and I absolutely hated it. I had this idea to dye it green so we could use it as our Christmas tree
00:11this year. First thing is that I need to take the skin off. The last time I dyed it, it turned out
00:14horrible, so hopefully I can redeem myself. I used all-purpose dye and synthetic dye because
00:19I used acrylic cotton and wool yarn. I didn't have a pot large enough, so I ended up boiling water
00:22and dumping it in a big bin. I don't know what I was thinking, but it actually fit and it did work
00:26out. I left it overnight like this, then I mixed a bunch of green paint and I started covering this
00:29thing. Once the paint was dry and the skin was washed and dried, I put it back on the obelisk.
00:33So far, it looks so cool. The wool really took to the dye and all the acrylic is kind of this
00:37light green. Once I stitched it up, I wanted to add some surface crochet, which was so fun to do.
00:41I stitched the bottom back down and added more surface crochet, and it was all done,
00:44and I think it looks gorgeous. The details are so fun. It's weird and kitsch, but it's so me.
00:48For reference, I'm 5'9", probably 5'10", in these slippers. I decided to move her to the living room
00:51so we could decorate. We started off with Christmas lights and just went nuts with the ornaments. To
00:55keep the star in place, I put it on a barbecue skewer. We thought it was so funny to keep it
00:58lopsided. This is what it looks like with the lights off. Next year, I definitely need to get
01:02more lights. She's looking a little sparse. I think it's so fabulous and weird and a fun
01:06alternative to a traditional tree. It's nice. It's comforting. It's artistic. It's daring.
01:10It's modern. It's camp. But most importantly, my family likes it. Okay, so my Christmas obelisk
01:15sculpture went viral, and I'm overwhelmingly surprised by how many people loved my alternative
01:20Christmas tree. A lot of comments told me it reminds them of Delilah Deet's sculpture from
01:23Beetlejuice. To be honest, I've never seen Beetlejuice, so I had to google the reference,
01:26but I totally get it. A lot of people also said it looks very Grinch and Whoville-like,
01:31as well as a Tim Burton prop, and I agree with both. And to answer the question,
01:34does your cat try to destroy it? No. Luckily, Felix is really chill. He's
01:38never cared about Christmas trees in previous years, so this one isn't any different.