Do you ever walk into a store, see something that inspires you and then get lots of crazy looks as you walk out the door with tomato cages in the middle of winter to make Tomato Cage Christmas Trees?
Uh-huh. Â Yeah. Me, too.
So, it actually all started when we were looking to replace our sad, little Walmart Christmas tree. Â And I saw those tomato cages {which were upside down} outside by the greenery.
And my heart said to my brain…
Those really look a lot like Christmas trees.
And my brain said,
Huh. Â They kinda do. But you’re crazy. And Morgan is with you, so he’ll really think you’ve lost it, girl!
So, I left empty handed.
And then, on Tuesday, I COULDN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
My heart kept beating the drums as loud as they could until I just gave in, drove back to the store and confidently bought 2 tomato cages.
In the dead of winter.
Tomato Cage Christmas Trees
How to make Tomato Cage Christmas Trees:
What you need:
- 2 tomato cages
- Small white lights
- Large White Lights
- Duck Tape – This is black, which I’ll use to tape them to the planters next time. The silver is fine for the top.
- Large Planters
Instructions:
Tape the scary, sticky ends together in a point with some heavy-duty tape.
For a “wow” factor, tape the bottom of the cage to a big planter… (or stake them in the dirt if you have some kind of plant or tent stakes)
Then take your string lights and wrap them around and around your tomato cage creating a real tree-like shape.
At this point, I had to stop to recover my equilibrium. Â Just watch out or you’ll end up on your rump like Lucille Ball in every episode she ever made.
Not sayin’ I did. Not sayin’ I didn’t.
Tip: Use two different sizes of lights.  I stole that tip from Mandi.  Thank you, Mandi.  I’m so glad I didn’t have to have a tomato cage tree with just one size of lights.  That would’ve been one instance when ignorance was NOT Bliss.
(However, our porch is like a wind-tunnel and the trees kept falling over and the glass bulbs kept breaking, so beware if you have the same problem. Try to find large plastic lights instead of glass. I’m going to do that next time for sure!)
Regardless, the two sizes of lights are terribly beautiful. This is Bliss…
I have some greenery for the transom, but this year, I thought it might look simply lovely to just have these large white bulbs go around the door.
I love the simplicity of having just a string of lights framing the front entryway. These days I’m drawn more to simplicity that I have been in the past. Bold doesn’t always have to be in your face. Sometimes, boldness is having some restraint, especially if you are used to going all out.
So, to all those people in the hardware store that were giving me those, “You’re a werido” looks…
I say,
LOOK AT ME NOW! I’M THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WITH TOMATO CAGE CHRISTMAS TREES AND IT’S AWESOME, YO.
It is awesome, right? {As she looks around to see if anyone is giving her those weirdo looks again.}
xoxo
Gwen
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