I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas!
My childhood memories of Christmas always has this song playing in the background. Christmas was my mother’s favorite holiday and as soon as the first of November arrived, she would start planning for the holidays.
Bing Crosby’s Christmas album would be on the stereo, and “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” would be played many times over the weeks leading up to the big day.
As I decorated the foyer this year, those childhood memories kept popping up and I couldn’t get “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” out of my head.
It was appropriate since I was decorating a gorgeous flocked tree, brimming with “snow” on it’s beautiful branches.
I’ve wanted to put a Christmas tree in our foyer for several years, but I always felt like the space was too narrow. However, this flocked Alpine Spruce tree has a slender profile, making it perfect for smaller spaces.
Placing a Christmas tree in an urn or a basket is a custom detail that I love.
With this tree, I placed it inside a large urn, and decided to decorate with ornaments in neutral colors of gold and silver, with touches of blue. Those colors are so pretty against the snowy branches of the tree.
If you’ve followed me for awhile, you have heard me talk about the tradition of adding birds and nests to a tree for good luck through the upcoming year.
My mother always insisted that a tree have at least one bird’s nest tucked in somewhere, and following our family tradition, this tree has birds and nests.
Another family tradition that we started when our children were small, was hiding a pickle ornament somewhere in the tree.
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The old stories claim that the Christmas Pickle was a very old German tradition and that the pickle was to be the last ornament hung on the Christmas tree. The first child to find the pickle got an extra present.
Decorating the Christmas tree always evokes so many memories from the past.
As we were adding ornaments to the tree, we were reminiscing and telling stories, and laughing at shared memories. There are so many that revolve around a beautiful tree.
I’m loving this stunning flocked tree in our foyer, topped with a star crown, with gorgeous ornaments and ribbon gracing it’s elegant branches.
It’s so full and lush, with snow piled on the needles. I’m definitely dreaming of a white Christmas!
Cheers, Cindy
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Hi Cindy….. if I were to look for an urn for a tree. About how large should it be? Would I have to rig the inside to hold the tree? I have always liked the idea of using other things to hold trees, but I have never attempted it. Any advice would be appreciated.
Hi Lisa! The size of the urn would probably depend on the size of the tree. The urn that I have is specifically designed to hold a Christmas tree. I found it years ago at a Christmas shop. If I was going to make one, I would buy a larger size urn and then have a piece of PVC pipe cut to fit inside, mix up some Quikrete Ready Mix, and pour it in and around the pipe to hold it in place, let dry. This should add enough weight to the urn to stabilize it when you place the pole of the tree inside the pvc pipe. I hope that makes sense. Also, I just created a really cute Christmas tree stand and I’ll be posting a blog post about in a few days, so you might want to wait for that!
I am drooling over your gorgeous foyer tree. I had one in my foyer for years, decorated with angels and gold glass lace balls. The tree was starting to get a bit shabby, so I got rid of it and did not replace it. Now I’m longing to get a new one. My husband is quite content that we’ve eliminated some of the massive amount of decor we have for Christmas, but I can’t help but wish for a beautiful new one like yours♥️Thank you for the beautiful inspiration!!
Hi Cindy, HOW do you make the tree stand up straight in the urn. One blogger said she stuffed her container with beach towels. But her tree is not as large as yours.
I’m anxious to see your new home decorated for Christmas. Sadly, you probably won’t see a white Christmas living on the Gulf Coast.
Hi Mildred! This urn actually is designed to hold a Christmas Tree. I found it years ago at a Christmas shop.
Beautiful tree and I enjoyed the memories. It was a treat to hear someone else talk about growing up. Lovely home. Jean
Thank you, Jean! Merry Christmas!
Just beautiful Cindy, My tree is in a urn, I purchased it that way years ago, I just Love how elegant it looks, I have the same crown…..love how your foyer looks sooo beautiful and festive….TFS….
Smiles~
Mari
Thanks for commenting, Mari! Merry Christmas!
Beautiful tree!
It’s just grand! Would you please share the source for the crown?
Thank you, Marie! The crown came from our online shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/edithandevelyn
Beauty to the up most degree. Nothing more need be said.
Thank you so much Margaret!
Very pretty!
Beautiful foyer! I’m wondering about the urn , too. Is it by any chance a heavy cast iron one? I understand that the wood pieces would be strong enough to hold it up but wouldn’t the urn itself have to be heavy enough to support such a big tree?
Yes, it’s cast iron. A heavy cement urn would work as well, but not the lightweight plastic ones.
Hi, Cindy,
Your white flocked tree is beautiful with the blues, pale greens, and golds.
Judith
Thank you so much!
The foyer tree is gorgeous. I’m with the lady above, wanting info on how to make a tree stand up in the urn. It would be lovely if you would do a tutorial or show pictures of how this process is done.
Thanks and Merry(white) Christmas!!
The tree is beautiful! I especially the the crown for a tree topper. Just starting to decorate at our home. I bought a tree last year to put in our foyer this year…can’t wait! Taking decorating a little slower this year due to radiation treatments on my nose. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, Linda! Prayers for your healing!
What a gorgeous tree and lovely memories. I’m so happy your son is going to spend Christmas with you this year. I know how much that means to you.
Happy Thanksgiving and a blessed holiday season to you and John. We love you guys!
Thank you, Debbie! Happy Thanksgiving!
Cindy-Your foyer tree is absolutely stunning. WOW!! I was going to ask the same about the urn-thanks.
That just adds to it’s beauty’
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, Donna!
how did you secure the tree to the urn?
Hi Betty! We used pieces of wood wedged into the urn around the base of tree to hold it in place.