I love Dollar Tree. Islanders, you know
how I love Dollar Tree. Oh, and speaking of trees (
because... well, get it?)...
I shared details of our fabulous Christmas tree yesterday. I mentioned that it came with clear LED bulbs on it and, while they are beautiful, it had an electrical issue:
Considering the value, it was an easy fix and actually, the person who donated it already had white lights strung on the middle portion so, SCORE! I know I've already said it but -- like, for real y'all -- we had nothing for the tree besides our 14 family ornaments. Well, almost nothing. While shopping at Goodwill, I stumbled upon a section for Christmas villages. There were several tiny homes on display and my inner granny got the best of me. I bought five of the tiny buildings and I decided this was the year to finally have a beautiful village under my tree. I shared how I've always wanted a village on my Instagram story (@tmkeese). OMG! Are you following me? Seriously, it's behind-the-scenes access to all things Fabulous Island. Check daily for some really cool things like deals, tips, crafts, and sneak peeks. It's different from the blog because it's an in-depth look at thrift findings with price comparisons and more. I digress. Anyhoo, with the naked tree standing and plugged in, I pulled out the village and placed it under the tree.
That was all I had and the budget (have you moved? It's so expensive!) was next to nothing. I didn't have hundreds of dollars to spend on an over-the-top tree. I don't think I would even if I had it to spare. I just wanted something beautiful.
I headed to Michael's. I found gold tree picks and a few ornaments. The tree picks were priced at $5.99 with an additional 40% off, making them only $3.60/each. Large rolls of the wired ribbon for trees and wreaths were on sale and would cost about $7 after the discount. I was excited to leave with 4 picks and 4 rolls of ribbon... that is, until I saw the checkout line. It was frikkin' ridiculously long! I left with nothing. I walked across the parking lot to Dollar Tree. It was a GREAT day!
I found ornaments of all sizes but I really loved the extra large ones. There were a variety of finishes in gold, red and silver. I decided I was going for a metallic (primarily gold) tree.
The reindeer photographed above was tabletop decor but I bought two for our tree.
The Merry Christmas sign was large enough to make a statement and looks great in the front center of our tree. The best deal of that day was the tree picks. Ones very similar to the ones I almost purchased from Michael's were sold at Dollar Tree for 2/$1! I got two kinds, the glitter fruit pick and the gold bird tree pick
Also, while on a trip to my local Goodwill Outlet, I found several goodies and, because they're sold by the pound, I got a large bag of stuff for $1.30.
Included in that price was the roll of pearls and trim. I believe it is made for clothing but I saw it and thought it would work perfectly on our tree!
You can see both in the following photo. They just add a touch of whimsy and class.
They also compliment these ornaments on the tree perfectly (from that same Goodwill Outlet bag):
With the ornaments on the tree, the last piece was the star. I know for a fact the Pier1 Imports star that I had was packed and supposed to arrive to the new place. I know I wouldn't give it away because I paid a pretty penny for it. It was beautiful. It was, however, gone... nowhere to be found. I headed to TJMaxx, I'd hoped to find the perfect star but to no avail.
I found a star in my box from the rustic mom tree of 2013.
I spray painted it gold and added glitter.
Every year, the man has one job. I buy the decor. I determine the look. I allow the kid to place the family ornaments on the tree. He has one job: to put the star on top.
Every year. 1 job.
Every year. Crooked star.
Every year, we have a main tree and Munch has a tree in her room. It is always a lot of fun pulling her tree together and this year, her tree is pretty amazing. See you tomorrow with the deets and a tutorial.
