I love your home-made tree, Valdez, it's really cool! I think I might try and do something like that myself, I have been looking for a project...
Personally, my problem with spending a lot of money on a tree is that either Neevie will take to it and play with it all the time, in which case it will definitely be worth it - ooooor she will completely ignore it in which case we'll have spent 102£ on a great design that's useless, and HO will use his catchphrase "right, it's the last time we buy anything for that Coonie of yours" (she is mine when she's naughty. she's his baby-girl when she's cuddly of funny). So, if I can make it as free as possible, it would be great! Less disappointing when she doesn't use it... And even more thrilling if she does...