Almost Finished

It needed something on the base so I added the fallen leaves.

Then the tree looked too naked so I added a few to the branches.   

The 'leaves' are made from the handles of the Panera bags.

    

If you untwist the paper handles of the bags you get rippled strips that can be stained or painted and scrunched to look like fallen leaves.

     
 

If you look closely you can see the markings of the Panera bag on the tree limbs.

  
  
 
Now it just needs a creature.....................stay tuned.