How Do You Place An Artificial Xmas Tree In An Urn?
If you’d like to approximate the look of a lovely Christmas tree potted in an urn, but don’t want to spend most of your time picking up shed needles–or don’t want the responsibility of caring for a real tree–you can place an artificial tree inside the same urn instead. This simple craft takes only a few minutes and, once the holiday is over, can be easily taken apart and stored until the next year. Select an urn that matches the general shape of your Christmas tree. A slender tree can be placed in a relatively slender urn; thicker, fuller trees should be placed in correspondingly thicker urns to keep from becoming top heavy. Place the Christmas tree in the urn, stem first, and hold the urn steady with one hand. Use your other hand to wiggle the tree around, applying pressure at the midpoint and near its top. If the tree can be rocked out of the urn, you need to trim some of its lower branches, lengthening the stem that seats it in the urn. Trim the branches away with sharp scissors o
