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Tomato Cage Christmas “Tree”

December 10, 2010 By Colleen Jorgenson 6 Comments

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This was ridiculously easy. I’m not kidding.

My girlfriend did one a few years ago and I’d been wanting to try it, but not enough to go out and buy a tomato cage.

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Then I saw this hanging out in Mom’s garage.

Without tomatoes.

Nothing is sacred around Christmas.

Wait a minute . . . let me rephrase that . . .

I’ll use anything to decorate at Christmastime!

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I secured the top with some wire.

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I wanted some regular cheap garland.

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Not ‘tinsel-like’ garland. But Walmart was all out.

Imagine that! Walmart – out of garland! Well, the $2 variety, anyway.

The tinsel stuff actually worked better because it wrapped so easily and didn’t need to be shaped.

Until I got to here . . .

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Whoops!

I wanted to snip those bottom two rings.

Mom said no.

Uh, I’m 53, remember Mom? I’m a big girl now, and I want to snip those rings off.

Just go get some more @ Walmart.

No! I don’t wanna!

(I may be middle-aged, but I can revert to a whiny 5 year old in a red hot minute.)

Let me try something else. . .

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Nope. Won’t fit.

She tells me to go check in the garage. Surely we have some more garland.

I think this is a fool’s errand because I hate tinsel (which she loves) and I’ve thrown out most of her decorations that I don’t like.

Hey! I’m the one who puts them up at her house every year. Surely, there isn’t any tinsel-like garland . . .

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Somehow this survived my dowdy-decoration-dumping.

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I know . . . I was going to make it shorter and now I actually made the dang thing taller! But it was windy outside and it needed a bit of a base.

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The two garlands didn’t match, but were close enough.

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Threw some lights on and that was that!

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Not bad, huh?

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But much prettier at night . . .

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Which setting are you supposed to have the camera on for nighttime again?

Oh well, you get the idea. . . it’s a Tomato Cage Tree.

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Filed Under: Floral Design, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, More Stuff

Comments

  1. Regina says

    December 10, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    Colleen….it is awesome!! I did one of these a long,long,long LONG time ago…LOL!! Might have to do one next year…thank you for the inspiration and the cute post.

    Hugs,
    Regi

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  2. Vicki Holdwick says

    December 10, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    You, girl, are the absolute coolest!!!

    xoxo

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  3. Katie P says

    December 10, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Wow — how cool, and so easy!! Thanks for sharing!!

    Katie P
    Food, Wine, & Mod Podge — Vinyl Giveaway!!

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  4. Lisa says

    December 10, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    What a creative idea! This is so great and it looks pretty lit up at night

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  5. Barb says

    December 3, 2013 at 2:52 am

    I was searching the web tonight to find ideas to make two tomato cage Christmas trees for either side of our front door. I brought up your tutorial, and gasped when I saw whose website I had found!! I am the mom of Jess from Mad in Crafts, and she inherited her cheapness from me (but the creativity from her dad). All the other tutorials used the more expensive garland, which obviously was not for me. Love your use of the cheaper tinsel garland. Now let’s hope our WalMart is not out… I plan to put the tomato cages upside down over outdoor plant stands, with a couple of bricks for weight where the plants usually go. Thanks, Colleen! (And now I also feel better about spending the $ on new tomato cages last spring.)

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  6. Colleen Jorgensen says

    December 3, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Oh how funny, Barb! Well, nice to meet you! I hope Walmart has the garland too because you’ll love these little trees.

    So glad you ‘found’ me. I adore your daughter.

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