I was warming up my clicking finger, all set to buy that first tree, and... $350??? I will pay for cute, but most of the cute in that tree is the negative space around it. And I already own that.
Totally willing to check back after the holiday to see if they have sales, though.

You're missing the best kind of small Christmas tree!! We currently have a replica of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree... cute, whimsical, small, and only $17.97!! :) We're using that and decorating a small pine tree in our front yard until we can afford a larger tree. It actually is currently holding four large ornaments, AND it comes with a small, blue Linus blanket as the tree skirt... LOL.

It sounds silly, but my boyfriend's family decorates a small house plant every year. I don't know what type it is, but it's a bit like a dense fern. They put lights on it and everything. It's adorable. Not a bad idea if you prefer a live plant.
Or if you're broke like I am and think cardboard trees are silly :B Decorating a christmas flower could be cute too.

I love the cardboard Ikea tree! You can use so much more than the stickers to decorate it... things like family pictures, sheet musci, magazine cutouts and even tape real ornaments onto it! Cute

Ok, scandiclevelander, spill. Where, oh where, did you find it? Tell me, I NEED to know.

Amazon has it. Also, Target, but without the blanket.

We got ours at Home Depot... with the blanket. :)

We just moved into a small one bedroom and no longer had room for our big tree and its decor. So, we went decided to try the upgraded charlie brown tree from Restoration Hardware (Winter Wonderland Tree). It looks adorable and we added a few beautiful ornaments to it.

Less is more...lol.