Maria, that's a beautiful set-up! It's a great idea having surrounding the tree with 'modules'

Thank you. A friend of mine is on a very fixed budget and can't afford to buy the Lemax styrofoam platforms and wanted to mimic the look--she came up with the most clever idea however. In her basement was a set of encyclopeadias; she wrapped each book in vintage looking paper--all the same--white poinsettias on a red background--and used those as platforms. She'll send me pictures--let it suffice to say I think that's really clever.

Last shot. And thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. You have inspired me onward and upward for 2012!

Thanks again for posting, Maria, I'm sure you've inspired many others!