I have been tinting bottle brush trees for years, and never tire of the transformations.  After mixing the coloring and hand dying, I add a sparkle of mica flakes.  

The ornaments I use to decorate the trees are from my stash of vintagey goodness, tiny shiny brites or beads cut from glass garlands.  All of the papers I use are old too, mostly from Christmas cards of the past and holiday sheet music.

My bottles are also vintage, collected all year from flea markets to save up to make tree stands at Christmas.

This tree stands 8-1/2" tall and features a Santa taken from an old cupcake pick.