christmas tree stand ideas... 12 December 2016 at 9:00AM edited 12 December 2016 at 3:48PM in Special occasions & other celebrations 9 replies 4.2K views

fiscalfreckles

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DomRavioli

Buy one suitable for your tree. That's the only way to make it safe - if you've gone over the weight limit for the stand then you have no way of doing it.

You could always buy a smaller tree.

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

the cat did it.

ericsson68

We added concrete blocks to ours in the past

DigForVictory

We used a galvanised metal pail with half bricks & other lumps of rock from the garden. My parents took the view that child labour should provide the ballast while they held the tree & critiqued the angles.
If you have a really big tree you may want to research a rhino tub which is not quite as big as the name suggests & does come in other colours.

fudgecat

We have a terracotta flower pot and husband made a wooden frame that wedges into the top and holds the Christmas tree trunk. We then fill it with gravel. The rest of the year it stands outside as a decorative pot. We have used this for 6 years now! The original outlay on the pot (£5.00) was well worth it and it looks so much nicer than a Christmas tree stand.

fairy_lights

Why on earth has the OP been deleted?
I can only imagine the Christmas tree stand scandal and depravity it contained :rotfl:

charlietweak

ericsson68 wrote: »

We added concrete blocks to ours in the past

Really? That's good ideas!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

It could be worse, it can affect the pension and children's inheritance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-38435765

MichaelWard

Hi there, Merry Christmas to all, we had an old stand for our Christmas tree and made it look cool and new by hiding it by cardboard moving box and applied wrapping paper around it.