We went to Costco yesterday, and yep, they have some Xmas stuff up already! Sheeeesh.... BUT....

There was one item that I found interesting that maybe we could try this year.

These are huge outdoor ornaments for your bushes outside the house. These come in packs of 6 for about $31.00. There were 3 color styles, and we decided on the red/white since they are going on green yews.

Here is a picture of the scale of it:

We live on a hill, a steep hill, and the yews planted around the front along the stairs and side walks are about 60yrs old. They are Chinese snow yews, and grow horizontally instead of upright. They were put in by my hubby's step-grandmother in the 50's. They have become very overgrown, and this season hubby and I decided to prune them into artistic shapes, and get some light/rain air circulation below them. It also helps when it snows, because they overhang the stairs and that is very difficult.

This picture is for scale to show how one will look. They are heavy plastic and from China... but considering prices on the net for the same which are very expensive...this was rather a deal. People were coming up to us all thru the store looking at them and commenting. So I think they will be gone quickly.
I found it funny that Oreo showed up instantly while I was taking this photo...since that is HER TREE that she sits in when we come home--she likes to greet us from it. When she was a kitten she loved climbing in them, and still does now at 9yrs old! LOL