Can t see the wood for the trees

Well , what a palaver .
I ve been planning to make these Christmas trees for sometime , I finally finished the ceramic part a week ago and had been searching for silver birch branches for the bases . How difficult can it be ? Very is the answer ... I could have bought some on Etsy at huge cost and from the Ukraine so ditched that idea till I can source some locally - therefore out to the woods I trudged , hunted, gathered and then home to saw them up .

I am glad they came out well but will keep on looking so I ll have nicer bases for the next batch .
Lucky that I m not in this for the profit as iafter all that time and effort I d have to charge a small fortune for them !