Mini Christmas Trees
Mini Christmas trees make great decorations to add to any holiday setting. These work well for those who balk at bringing a life sized Christmas tree indoors, or without the extra room. Brighten any room by adding a prelit mini Christmas tree to a tabletop as a decorative centerpiece.
Like life-sized artificial trees, miniature trees come in different colors, sizes, styles and materials. PVC mini trees closely resemble evergreen pines or Noble Fir trees. Manufacturers make these in plain forms, pre-decorated, or prelit mini Christmas tree forms. Some PVC miniature trees come on stands. Others include a faux reservoir, or wooden bucket.
The needles on a fiber optic mini Christmas tree look and feel soft and feather like. Some fiber optic Christmas trees resemble a real evergreen tree. Others hold clear type needles bear a resemblance closer to fur than sharp pine needles. Most fiber optic miniature Christmas trees include built in lights.
Collectors can choose from other types of mini Christmas trees, such as glass, plastic, porcelain, and live evergreen bonsai trees. Glass trees come pre-decorated and prelit. Some include Christmas music and rotate. Many glass and porcelain mini Christmas trees are sold as collectibles.
One way to make your own miniature tree is to buy a rosemary plant and keep it neatly trimmed. Add tinsel, thin garland and small figurines. Rosemary gives off a pleasant scent when touched. Enjoy this culinary herb long after Christmas.
While it is difficult to find mini Christmas tree lights for a miniature tree, tiny decorations are available. Find miniature glass and plastic bulbs near ornament supplies at craft and department stores. These tiny bulbs measure less than a half inch with hooks attached. Craft shops usually carry an array of miniature supplies just for Christmas time, like tiny wrapped presents, stars, glass angels, and stockings.
Get creative and make ornaments from tiny items found in the dollhouse miniature aisles. String sparkling beads on thread or a thin wire to wrap around the mini Christmas tree. Cut out paper snowflakes and use polymer clay for tiny candy canes.
Department stores and online shops hold a mini Christmas tree sale a few times a month during the Christmas season. Some online retailers run mini Christmas tree sales throughout the year. Normal prices start near $20 and up. Designer collectibles reach well over $100 for a single miniature Christmas tree. Well worth the price for a tree that will last throughout the years.
