Artistic Expressions Hair Salon staff members show off the plaque for winning the Buy Local Braselton program’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
Artistic Expressions Hair Salon’s dress-like tree, nicknamed ‘Ruby,’ won the Buy Local Braselton program’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
A porcelain town set is part of the holiday display at Artistic Expressions Hair Salon. The salon won Buy Local Braselton’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest and officials said items on display in the family-owned business at Christmas are chosen because they have a special meaning to a member of the family. (Special Photo)
Artistic Expressions Hair Salon’s holiday tree, nicknamed ‘Ruby,’ can be seen in the window of the salon. It won Buy Local Braselton’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
Artistic Expressions Hair Salon staff members show off the plaque for winning the Buy Local Braselton program’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
Artistic Expressions Hair Salon’s dress-like tree, nicknamed ‘Ruby,’ won the Buy Local Braselton program’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
A porcelain town set is part of the holiday display at Artistic Expressions Hair Salon. The salon won Buy Local Braselton’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest and officials said items on display in the family-owned business at Christmas are chosen because they have a special meaning to a member of the family. (Special Photo)
Artistic Expressions Hair Salon’s holiday tree, nicknamed ‘Ruby,’ can be seen in the window of the salon. It won Buy Local Braselton’s second annual Decorated Tree Contest. (Special Photo)
At first glance, it might have appeared that Braselton-based Artistic Expressions Hair Salon had a mannequin modeling a dress in its window, but a closer inspection reveals that “dress” has branches sticking out of it.
The salon won the Buy Local Braselton program’s second annual Decorated Tree Competition. The salon’s name will be added to a traveling trophy that will stay in their shop window for the next year.
Buy Local Braselton officials said that the owners, Tracy and Sean Brandenburg, plan to keep the tree in the window of the salon, located at 9924 Davis St. Suite 6, throughout the year, changing it periodically to fit the season at the time. Several other holiday decorations — picked out by Sean’s mother, Ryland — adorn the salon and compliment the tree.
“It’s our way of giving back to the community,” Ryland Brandenburg said. “What you see is love and when people come in that is how they feel.”
The salon’s tree features a mannequin top on the pink tree, whose branches were pushed down at an angle to resemble a dress covered in ruffles. Small lights were discretely placed around the tree.
A bow with long ribbons was placed at the base of the mannequin to give the appearance of the bow being a hip accessory on the dress. A fur-like stole is wrapped around the mannequin’s shoulders.
The tree has been nicknamed “Ruby” by the salon’s staff.
“This year, (Ryland) Brandenburg was inspired by a dress form tree she’d seen and knew she had to have one for the salon’s front window display,” Buy Local Braselton officials said in a statement. “By adding elegant accessories, she imagined the tree as a customer coming to the salon to prepare for the season of special holiday gatherings.”
Buy Local Braselton officials also said Ryland Brandenburg picks out every other item that is put on display in the salon at Christmas because it has some special meaning to a member of the family.
“The Brandenburgs invite everyone to come see the winning Ruby tree and other holiday decorations including a porcelain village collection representing their family and the downtown Braselton area along with the wintery scene painted on their front window,” officials said.
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