O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches ๐ถ
Except maybe when theyโre laying on the ground and all the decorations have fallen off again!
Last Christmas my youngest daughter decided she wanted her own tree for her bedroom. I found a cute little one for her and she picked out some decorations for it and all was well.
This Christmas the boys decided they suddenly were not about to be outdone and they should have a tree for their room as well. After a little searching I again found a small tree for them, this one in a small pot, and they picked decorations for their tree.
Only there was one problem.
They wound up with more decorations and a fuller more โwell lovedโ looking tree than my daughter had and this would never do.
And so the competition began.
Aforementioned daughter began collecting strings of beads and bargaining with her brothers for some ornaments they hadnโt used on their tree and so on, until her little tree was loaded down and completely overcame its very undersized plastic stand. Day after day it would tip over at the slightest provocation and land across her bedroom floor, and she would pick it up and try to put everything back just right.
One day she left it on the floor of her room for a couple days and when I stood it up for her, she was so frustrated that she just left most of the decorations lying on the floor. Of course momma had to come to the rescue at this point and so off to the thrift stores I went in search of some sort of container to put her tree in.
It was only the 2nd store I walked into that I spied this lovely woven storage basket complete with a lid and knew it would be perfect for a variety of uses.
The tree would most likely have stayed upright just by placing it inside the basket but I didnโt want her to have any more issues so I weighted the feet of the tree stand down with some bags of rice just to be safe.
Then I secretly put her decorations back on for her. Every last one!
Somewhere under all those ornaments and beads is the little tree.
But best of all was how excited my baby girl was when she saw her tree and knew it wasnโt going to tip over anymore.
To see everyone elseโs thrift store treasures this month, simply click on any of the photos below.
Until next time…
Tara, I love your little tree story! Last week I found a 4 ft tree, in perfect condition,
complete with lights and a pretty base- the base plugs in and lights up the tree. It was at my favorite thrift store, for $12.99, in the original box- which had the original price tag of $48.99!
It is on my enclosed front porch this year; who knows where it will be next Christmas?
Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh thatโs awesome! What a deal! Do you have a photo of it somewhere? Iโd love to see it. It sounds lovely.
Argh! I have some photos of my tree, but can’t figure out how to email them to you. Help?
You can send them to stilettosandshiplap@gmail.com
I canโt wait to see your tree!
Love the basket!! Such a perfect base for that darling tree! Seriously the sweetest tree ever!!
-Emily
Iโm happy to report the base is working perfectly and it hasnโt even thought about tipping over ever since! I will pass along your comments to a little girl who will likely be very tickled ๐
Awwww, that is the cutest little tree ever, and I love the basket too. Well done mamma! Well done.
Thanks so much, Jodi. We have to do what we can for our babies, am I right? Iโll have to share the boys tree as well just for fun.
The tree looks perfect in the basket! I love all of the decorations.
Thanks so much, Danya! Iโm pleased to report that several weeks on it hasnโt gotten tippy at all! ๐
This is too cute Tara! Love it. Can’t wait to see your boys’ trees, too!
Thanks, Dori! Iโll perhaps share the boys tree on here at some point but in the meantime I have posted it on Instagram if you wanna take a peek! Itโs on a post with my daughters tree and then you can scroll to see the boys.
That basket is absolutely perfect for your daughters tree! I love the decorations on it too!
Thanks Shae! I think the basket will come in very handy the rest of the year too with itโs super sturdy structure and lid. Who canโt handle some more cute storage, am I right? ๐