Santa's Pineapple

my first post! but this is this years christmas tree. I am inspired mostly by victorian style trees, and the lead tinsel of the 50s which I've tried to mimic with lengths of gold chain.

Edit: I cannot believe i forgot, this is my kitty, shadow, he is 10 months of age, and i love him

what is Snapdragon? glad you asked

it's a Victorian Christmas game whereby you try to grab currants out of a bowl of flaming alcohol, with your bare hands

I'm told there's some Science wizardry whereby you don't actually burn yourself- most of the time -and videos I've seen of people playing it nowadays would seem to bear that out. but like...STILL

(It goes back to the 16th century, though this image is 1890s)

merry crisis