a few weeks ago
posted about decking her christmas tree
i loved sasha's idea for a cheap and lovely
(two words that don't always go together)
christmas tree stand
she used a galvanized washtub
bought at lowe's for
$14
now
this idea appealed to me for two reasons
one
my old christmas tree skirt had to be binned
because it was just
old
tattered
icky
two
the whole washtub thing is
well
cheap and lovely
so
of course
i had to dash on over to my local lowe's
and grab a washtub
to make my own
nifty christmas tree stand
only
our tree was already up
fully decorated
and hubs informed me
gently
that it would be just too difficult to lift the tree and replace in a different stand at this point honey
sigh
so i thought to myself
what am i gonna do with this washtub?
then
it came to me
that tub
(spraypainted, of course)
would make the perfect firewood holder thingy
so
I whipped out my trusty can of spraypaint
(rustoleum's oil rubbed bronze)
and in a blink
or two
went from
to
after a little of this
and now it looks like this
it works
but next year
the tree's going in it
