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		<title>Tabletop Garden &#8211; Merry Christmas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>This is the very first tabletop garden I have ever made &#8211; Merry Christmas.  Obviously, I made this right before Christmas, making it a perfect home decor on the table for the holiday season.</p> <p>Ya&#8230; I know, I know&#8230; the clean hay roof of the wooden house which is surrounded by <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/200901/tabletop-garden-merry-christmas/">Tabletop Garden &#8211; Merry Christmas</a></span>]]></description>
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<p>This is the very first tabletop garden I have ever made &#8211; Merry Christmas.  Obviously, I made this right before Christmas, making it a perfect home decor <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> <w:UseFELayout /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span> on the table for the holiday season.<span id="more-6"></span></p>
<p>Ya&#8230; I know, I know&#8230; the clean hay roof of the wooden house which is surrounded by the thick thick snow just doesn&#8217;t seem right&#8230;  But hey! This is my first garden art!  I am already very happy and proud of myself  haha!  (Let me put some baby powder or torn-up cotton on top of the roof later <img src='http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  )</p>
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<p>The good part about this tabletop garden is that the theme and the ambiance can be changed easily by changing the few ornaments in the garden (eg: Santa Claus, the wooden house, the snowman).</p>
<p>Since Christmas has already passed and Chinese New Year is coming, I am currently searching for a small statue that I can use to substitute the Santa Claus.  And the God of Wealth (財神) would be just perfect!</p>
<p>Go here to see the <a title="Tabletop Garden - Kung Hei Fat Choi!" href="http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/200902/tabletop-garden-cny2009/">Chinese New Year version of my tabletop garden</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tabletop_garden_xmas_102.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-6];player=img;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-384" title="Tabletop Garden Xmas 102" src="http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tabletop_garden_xmas_102.jpg" alt="Tabletop Garden Xmas 102" width="250" height="188" /></a></p>
<p>Before I started, I gathered the plants and whatever materials I had on hand and put them on the table/floor.  I found it easier to brainstorm with everything put in front of me.</p>
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<p>I put this tabletop garden on top of the coffee table in my living room as a cute home decor<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> <w:UseFELayout /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span>for Chirstmas.</p>
<p><strong>What to make this tabletop garden? Check out the post &#8211; <a title="How to Make Tabletop Garden - Merry Christmas" href="http://www.gardeningoncloud9.com/200901/make-tabletop-garden-merry-christmas/">How to Make Tabletop Garden &#8211; Merry Christmas</a></strong></p>
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