Grandmillenial Chinoiserie Tabletop Christmas Trees

One sure way to take your Christmas decor to the next level is by incorporating grandmillenial blue and white chinoiserie accents into the mix. From using jardinieres and cachepots as unique Christmas tree stands to creating DIY chinoiserie Christmas ornaments -- I've got you covered!

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I bought this chinoiserie jardiniere from a local vintage shop a few years ago. And while it proves to be a great spot to display my large preserved boxwood ball, I realized it can can also be used as a tabletop Christmas tree stand! 

All I needed was the perfect tabletop Christmas tree that would fit inside it. And even though I already owned more than a few trees, none of them fit inside the jardiniere. 

One lucky trip to Hobby Lobby later . . . . I ended up with the perfect sized flocked tabletop Christmas tree at 50% off for only $10! The tree is 32 inches tall and has a burlap covered base, with a good amount of flocking that, thankfully, doesn't flake off easily. Most importantly, the base of the tree fit perfectly into my chinoiserie jardinere. 

 It was like a match made in heaven.  

In addition to the jardiniere, I also used one of my many thrifted chinoiserie cachepots as a Christmas tree stand.

I already had a tabletop Christmas tree that was a perfect fit for it.   

Displayed together they were even more impressive.
 

I began decorating the grandmillenial tabletop Christmas tree with a group of four mini chinoiserie ginger jar ornaments I purchased as a set a few years ago.  

I added a few larger blue and white ornaments as well, like this blue floral patterned ginger jar ornament. You can see the blue and white finial ornament in the background.

I picked them up at Hobby Lobby last year at 50% off, along with the Stafforshire dog ornament which I especially love. I would've bought two of them but they only had one left!

Luckily I remembered at the last minute that I had a Delft ball ornament purchased as a souvenir from a trip to a lovely lake town in Michigan. Any pieces you can find with the blue and white Delft pattern on them are perfect for your grandmillenial blue and white Christmas tree.    

Then I began to think about what other blue and white pieces I already owned that could be transformed into Christmas ornaments. I came up with three unconventional blue and white chinoiserie pieces I could turn into ornaments for my tabletop Christmas trees, starting with a blue and white porcelain mini teacup.

Then I added a Delft mini bell given to me by my daughter as an ornament. I just tied a blue ribbon around its neck and used the ribbon to hang it on the tree.

 And it really is amazing what you can do with a single thrifted blue and white salt shaker.

I just turned it upside down, added some ribbon around its neck and voila -- another mini ginger jar ornament!  

I also added these two chinoiserie salt and pepper shakers as ornaments.

I just wrapped some wire ornament hangers around their handles and hung each of them on the tree!

The backdrop for these grandmillenial tabletop Christmas trees is a large white frame with three blue and white plates displayed within the frame. 

I purchased the work of art at a vintage shop because I absolutely fell in love with it! It's certainly easier to hang one frame versus having to hang individual plates on the wall (even though I really do want a chinoiserie plate wall!) and I can move it around the house for display purposes when the spirit moves me. 

The third chinoiserie piece on the mantel (sitting between the two trees), is a thrifted blue and white chinoiserie cachepot with lid (which I removed for this display) that I filled with faux frosted greens, contributing to the festive holiday mantel vibe.

Ribbons are optional, but I think they add so much texture and interest to the trees and overall display as a whole. My faves are blue velvet and blue and white gingham. Just be sure that the ribbon is wired so that you can shape them for the full effect you're looking for. 

Last but not least I added another blue and white piece from my stash on top of the larger tree -- a mini blue and white porcelain plate I got for $3.00 at a thrift store. I think it sets off the velvet ribbon, and the rest of the tree for that matter, beautifully.

If you don't have a collection of chinoiserie porcelain pieces to choose from for DIY ornament purposes, you can always make your own beautiful chinoiserie ornaments. I did, (examples of DIY chinoiserie ball ornaments above) and it turned out to be one of my very favorite DIY Christmas projects of all time! Visit How To Make Chinoiserie Christmas Ornaments for the full tutorial.  

Well, that's it for today, friends! 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my 

Grandmillenial Chinoiserie 

Tabletop Christmas Trees 

 and that I've inspired you in some way. 

 

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