Entering the challenge

Hello Tatting buddies. I've decided to join the 25 motif challenge. I decided to start with patterns I've always wanted to do. This one is from an old PinkPig page done by Maus (Etha Schuete) and done without cutting anywhere along the line by doing the shoelace trick and split rings. Hers was done in a lovely variegated red/lavender. My version took 144 beads. I'll get this lovely Christmas tree posted...If I figure out how