Pinterest is full of tomato cage Christmas trees. Whoever came up with this idea was a genius. While I’ve always loved Christmas topiary trees, I never cared for their price tag.
Thank goodness my tomato cages were only $1.98 each. My Lowe’s carries them in two sizes and I went with the small.
The garland I used is ancient and I’m glad I had some use for it. I tied the top together and then just wrapped the garland around the cage.
While at Lowe’s, I grabbed a few free Frasier fir branches. The guy working in their tree lot was happy to see them go. I tucked in a few branches just to give it a more “real” look.
Next I added pine cones, snowflakes, and a few silver ornaments… Basically whatever I could find in my Christmas boxes. Since my ornaments were silver and white, I decided a light mist of “snow” would make the tree look wintery.
Leftover white spray paint and silver glitter spray (I used it for my snowflake pillow) were perfect for the Christmas topiary tree. I used the black pots in the spring and fall, and the wreath (which I spray painted as well) is at least 10 years old. The total cost for this project was $4 for the tomato cages.
If you’d like to see some of my other Christmas projects click here, here, and here.
Mom in Music City is a lifestyle blog, written by Sabine Schmidt, celebrating a simple and practical approach to home improvement, decor, beauty, food, parenting, and much more.
Marilyn
December 3, 2015Genius idea with amazing results.
Thx for sharing.
sabines
December 3, 2015Thanks, Marilyn. I totally appreciate your comment. Thanks for reading. 🙂
Carol Ann Speight
December 4, 2015So guess you’re related to the tomato cage guy? 😉
The “genius” outcome of your project gave ya away!…….lolol
Well done! Lovely job.
sabines
December 4, 2015Haha. Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it.