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Simply on Sunday

November 22, 2015 By Christy 1 Comment

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It’s rainy and cold here, but we’re just a few days away from Thanksgiving, and a much-anticipated visit from my cousin and his family.  This will be the third year that they’ve joined us for Thanksgiving, and we always have so much fun together!

Last week, I went to the annual Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst. This is a huge fundraiser for the Sandhills Children’s Center and features over 200 trees and wreaths that are auctioned off.  Seeing the Carolina Hotel decorated for Christmas is a treat in and of itself:

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

The trees range from tabletop size to full-size and are themed.  Local businesses and other organizations put them together.  We had one from our kids’ school and another from my daughter’s ballet studio; there’s obviously great community involvement.  Wednesday night, when I attended, was “Girls’ Night Out” and it was mostly ladies although they still let the guys in!

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Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

There were some really creative themes among the trees, like this pink and purple breast cancer awareness tree:

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

This dog-themed tree would have Sunny going crazy for those tennis-ball ornaments:

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

My husband would probably have felt much the same way as Sunny if he had been there to see this gentlemen’s tree, decked out with bowties, cigars, and miniatures of scotch and bourbon!  I might have to do something similar next year in our upstairs “man cave.”

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

Most trees had a pile of related gifts around them; these were all included in the auction.

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

There was, of course, lots of fun stuff for kids…

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

But plenty for the grownups, too.  Isn’t this a creative idea for a jewelry “tree” from my favorite little downtown Southern Pines shop, Monkee’s?

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

Our school created this amazing Star Wars tree:

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

I forgot to snap a picture of the ballet studio’s tabletop tree, but of course it was Nutcracker-themed!

Here are a few more of my favorites.  Sock monkeys!

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

This dress-form tree was just as lovely as the ones I’ve seen on Pinterest:

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

And of course, this preppy tree was very tempting for me…mostly because of the goodies underneath it!

Festival of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst | 11 Magnolia Lane

It was such a fun night and the hall was packed, so I’m sure that their fundraising goals were well met.  And I know I left with some great ideas for decorating!

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Have a beautiful Sunday, and thanks for stopping by–

 

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  1. Pat says

    November 22, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    I love this, Christy, thanks so much for sharing! Such creativity with these trees and the gifts. Glad you were able to attend. Events like these can really put one in the Christmas spirit!

    Have a wonderful week ahead and Happy Thanksgiving!
    xo
    Pat

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