Make Those Tinsel Trees Pretty

I love these silver trees, really I do! I have a bunch of them and I love them, all silvery and pretty.

What I don't love are those ugly plastic pieces that keep the tree standing upright? They ruin the pretty I'm trying to make happen. Am I right?

So, I have to strategically place them in situations where I can cover the ugly plastic, like so...

This year I decided I would make use of these random glass containers I have not been able to let go of, sure that they would someday serve a purpose...

Uh-oh, what just happened? Positive reinforcement just happened! Proof that I am justified in holding onto things I may never use...or may use!

I threw away all of those ugly plastic pieces and found permanent places for these cute tinsel trees.

I used 3 little white sake cups (at least that is what they look like) and 3 square glass containers, you could find these at the dollar store, surely. The one's I have are an etched glass, so you can't see through them.

I started with my trees, threw out the plastic, and plugged in my glue gun!

I used styrofoam spheres that I had in my stash. I sliced the bottom off, so they would sit flat in my containers.

Next, holding the styrofoam flat on the table I pushed the plastic bottom of my tree into the foam. For the smaller foams I actually carved a bit out prior to placing my tree in. My initial try resulted in the ball just splitting, because there was so much plastic going in.