Got the Christmas Tree Blues...I need a cupcake!

Yesterday I put up a 14 ft. Christmas tree by myself.  We live on 54 acres and I hiked out in the woods, cut the tree, managed to get it in the truck and inside the house, then put it in a stand.  It took almost 3 hours to get to this point in the story.   After several failed attempts (my arms were almost noodles), I was able to get the tree to stand up and I began to turn the screws of the tree stand into the trunk...only to discover the screw threads were stripped (now I understand the tree problems from last Christmas).  I could not let go of the trunk and I could not secure the tree.  I was stuck inside a monster tree with nobody to come to my rescue.

I decided to lean the tree against the window and get some rope.  When I returned with the rope, I tied the tree to a flower-hanging bracket on the wall.  What a beautiful Christmas image...a giant fir tree tied to the wall with bright yellow, red, and green rope.  But all was well and I put on the lights and garland.  I built a fire, ate supper by the lights of the tree and went to bed.

4 AM....a loud crash!  The tree fell over.   Note to self:  don't tie a tree to only one side of the wall.

7 AM...I found the strength to lift the tree with my sore arms, untangle the lights and garland (which were in a knotted mess) and retie the tree (on both sides this time). 

I sure could use a Christmas tree cupcake! 

cakeebakey

two parts sugar

Bodacitos y Colores (Erika)

(Costa Rica)

Christmas Tree Cupcake Stand

This cupcake stand is available at Michael's for $9.99 but with the 40% off coupon it makes it very affordable.  It was easy to assemble and if you are careful, it can be reused! 

(we just got a lot of snow at Lake Tahoe and I took this picture in my yard yesterday)

Christmas Tree Cupcake (video tutorial)

These cupcakes are soooo cute...and easy to make. 

P.S.  Cupcakes are called Fairy Cakes in other parts of the world.