maybe paint some PVC pipe and put some limbs in to look like a weird palm tree.... dress a doll in the limbs and maybe some wings from the limbs and you have a forest fairy... geeme

I was so close to ordering that same tree. I loved it. I happened to find a beautiful tree with no lights on it that I really wanted in my town. But I was going to order a tree from Frontgate. I've purchased a lot from them and they always have been great products, so I wasn't worried about the quality. My friend ordered barstools, one came with a problem and they replaced right away. They are great to work with. If you have an Entertainment Coupon book they have a coupon for Frontgate. At least mine did. Just a thought. 15% is 15%, save that money to help with shipping. I am going to order the greenery swags for the garage carriage lights. The thing was I just happened to come across this tree without lights and I was having a hard time finding one, but I would have gotten Frontgate's tree for sure. Even with the lights. If you order it I'm sure it would be nice.

I know it's too late for this year, but I'm adding my experience for those who find this thread next year. We had a Frontgate or Grandin Road tree for about 5 years and it was OK until one part of the lights went out and it was pretty hard to figure out how to fix it. The Light Keeper tool mentioned above would probably have worked, but the tree was damaged during our move over the summer anyway. Plus, I have higher ceilings now so I wanted a taller tree. I found the website christmastreeforme.com quite informative about the construction and lighting of artificial trees. I was going to buy from them, but the one I liked only came with multi-colored lights and I wanted clear. I ended up finding one on the vickerman.com website. Vickerman is a wholesale company and they have a good search engine for finding the size tree you want. I then used the model number to find it online at elightbulbs.com. They had very good prices, and I noticed a Vickerman tree on the christmastreeforme.com website for a couple hundred dollars more than it was at elightbulbs.com. I ordered on a Wednesday and had my tree 5 days later, on Monday. I was nervous about getting it because I ordered less than 2 weeks before Christmas. When I emailed elightbulbs.com to check on the status, they responded quickly. I'd order from them again. The tree was easy to set up. Mine came in 4 sections and the lights had to be connected in a few places, but everything was well marked. The branches are all hinged, and it took well over an hour to fluff them out after I put the tree together. I chose a tree with Vickerman's "Dura-Lit" lights because they are supposed to stay lit even if multiple bulbs are removed or burned out. With 800 lights on the tree, I don't want to have to do a lot of troubleshooting so I hope the lights work for several years. I thought about getting LED lights that would last much longer, but I've seen some unfavorable reviews about the color and intensity of the light. My next tree will be LED, I'm sure. Overall I am happy with this tree. It's the 8.5'H x 60"W blue albany spruce. I bent some of the lower branches up a bit so it would fit in a smaller space, so it is probably closer to 54"W. I found 8.5'H is good for my almost 10' ceilings. By the way, I like to put an angel on top of my tree and most artificial trees can't support the weight of it. I found a tree topper extension kit from balsamhill.com for $20 that worked well. I was able to put my angel exactly where I wanted it. Balsam Hill had quick shipping as well, and I got my extension kit the same day I got my tree.

You can get a paste-like flocking at a craft store like Joanne, and I think there's a spray, too. I've used the paste on the tips of the branches of small green trees to simulate snow and found that it doesn't go far but it's easy to apply and dries reasonably quickly. The paste I've used is gloppy. It wouldn't be possible to neatly coat each needle.