Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wednesday's What I Found - Curbside Find Put to Use

Yesterday, I spent the day with my family at a place I love to go each December.  It is an indoor Christmas tree display.
The inspiration and ideas were tremendous.
After seeing all those Christmas trees, I thought I'd show you mine.  Mine doesn't compare to those in appearance but it is filled with memories as every year we add at least one new ornament and it is usually from a trip we have been on or a special memory we made that year.








Several weeks ago,  I showed you a curbside find my Better Half discovered.

I wasn't sure what I would use it for but I knew there were plenty possibilities.
We were getting ready to put our Christmas tree up on Thanksgiving evening and the thought popped into my head to put my Christmas tree into this old wash tub.
 It would make my thrift store Christmas tree look a little rustic and potentially more real by placing it in this tub.  I had some tulle that I had used for a tree-skirt last year...I stuffed in the tub to give it some color at the base.
 {LOVE} the result!!
 Blessings,
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18 comments:

  1. That is a great idea! I love the look.

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  2. Love your ornaments. Growing up we always got to pick out 1 new ornament to but on the tree. When I moved out my mom gave me all of the ones I had picked out over the years. Last year I decided I was tired of the miss matched ornament. I wanted a pretty tree. I got all matching ornaments. Matching ribbon to make into a tree topper and a beautiful Christmas tree skirt. It was the best looking tree I had seen in years yet I hated it. It just didn't feel the same without all of the meaningful ornaments and memories that came with them.
    Love what you did with the bucket. It looks fabulous.

    Jamie
    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
    P.S. I have a giveaway going on. Come over and check it out.
    P.S.S. I have a linky every Monday would love you to stop by Monday and link up.

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  3. I love this idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us all. If I ever stumble across an old treasure like this I will have to keep this idea in mind. Your tree looks lovely as well :)

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  4. I've been quietly 'following' you through Tip Junkie, but now I'm officially following through my email! You've been a continuous inspiration! Looking forward to never missing a think you post!
    And your tree is lovely. We do the special ornament every year too.

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  5. All so pretty!
    Love the curbside find!!!
    I appreciate your blog!
    barb @snowmanlover.blogspot.com

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  6. love that galvanized bucket! i'm a galvanized kinda girl! xoox, tracie

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  7. I have one of those galvanized buckets I inherited when we moved into our home. What a great Christmas idea!

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  8. Love it! Our tree is in the "bucket" every year! Mine was a 2nd hand find. Here's a link to 2009..
    http://patinamarie.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-short-fat-bald-2009-christmas-tree.html

    We use it year-round. After the holidays, it holds firewood. Summer, iced drinks. Etc..

    Nice find!!

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  9. The bucket is just perfect for that tree. Lucky you and your curbside find. I am partying right in front of you at funky junk i.

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  10. I love the wash tub used this way! My husband is always bringing me home curbside finds - I love it! I would love to have you share this at my Shabby Shares link party over at Rustic Crafts ~ http://rustic-crafts.com/?p=3603

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  11. Great idea. I have the same tub out in the garage!
    I'll have to pull it out when i put up mytree.
    Kathy

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  12. I love the tree in the washtub! I also love roadside finds!!!

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  13. Your tree would fit right in there with the professionally decorated ones. Love the whinsy of sock monkeys playing at the top.
    Maybe you can personalize some steel (ok silver metal) cookie cutters to use as ornaments and tie the look together.
    Just a thought. It does not need anything else.

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  14. That was a great find, as soon as I seen it I knew it would make a great Christmas Tree holder. I had one but it was too small, I have fake tree so just used the top 2 parts and now it fits. I love the way the tree looks inside, it gives you tree a very vintage look. I like that it is a little beat up, guess it's earned it's age! Would you please share this over at Sunday's Best party going on now. Sharing is a good thing!

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  15. Great find! So sweet of you to give it a home since it's been kicked around a bit! Your tree looks terrific! You might want to come link it the the Blogger Block Christmas Tree Party that is currently in progress!

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  16. HAHA!!! I knew exactly where you were talking about when I saw the first picture....Kraynaks in Hermitage!! I live there!! My uncle does the decorating of all this trees in Santa Land!! I love your site and love all your ideas. You take really good pictures of everything! Keep up all the good ideas!

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  17. This is beautiful! I used a bucket as the base for my Christmas tree, too!!!

    Now Following!!!

    ~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
    www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com

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  18. That's precious! I have one of those, I'm so inspired to use it now! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season :)
    Cheers, Andrea

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