5 Holiday Decorations To Buy NOW (Before They Sell Out)!

With summer behind us, your thoughts have likely turned to pumpkin patches, changing leaves, Halloween decor, and other joys of the fall season. As they should! Let’s enjoy the seasons as they come and not skip ahead to Christmas, right?!

Well.. as you’re sipping that pumpkin spice latte and enjoying all things fall you might want to also take a quick look ahead to the holidays and start thinking about buying some of your Christmas decor and presents. With supply chain disruptions, shipping delays, and product shortages, holiday decor and gifts are predicted to go fast with lots of sell-outs by the time November rolls around.

Today I’m sharing five holiday decorations that are expected to sell out fairly early in the holiday season that you might want to grab now before they sell out. Then once they arrive, put them away in a closet until November when it’s a more civilized time to talk about the holidays – ha! (post includes affiliate links; full disclosure statement available {here})

1. Artificial Christmas Trees

I’ve read several articles this year about how artificial Christmas trees will be in short supply so don’t wait too late to get one if it’s on your holiday must-have list! I’ve been really happy with both of our Balsam Hill trees including their prelit 6.5′ Noble Fir tree:
and their 7.5′ frosted fraser fir:
They’re both gorgeous, realistic trees but they’ve not cheap! If your tree is fairly sparsely decorated with ornaments or you like having a tree that looks beautiful with nothing but lights, they may be worth the investment because both trees are beautiful even when bare. But if you load on plenty of ornaments, ribbon, garlands, etc. (I share my step by step of how to decorate a Christmas tree {here}), you can get away with buying a less expensive artificial tree since the ornaments and ribbon fill any gaps. You can now actually get some Balsam Hill trees that are MUCH less expensive as Amazon exclusives including {this Balsam Hill pre-lit 7 foot tree} and {this Balsam Hill 6 ft tree} that’s similar to my noble fir but about half the price!

This tree I decorated in my girls’ room the past two years was a 7.5 ft flocked tree that was also a fraction of the price of my Balsam Hill trees but I think it looked just as beautiful once decorated:
My exact tree is no longer available but {this flocked Christmas tree} has a similar amount of lights and branch tips and has excellent reviews. And it’s available in sizes ranging from 4.5 to 9 feet tall – I bought the 7.5 foot version for for our NC home and will tell you what I think once it’s up. But like everything else in this post, don’t wait too long if you’re going to get an artificial tree this year because the sell-out risk is high.

There are some tabletop trees that will go fast too including {this tabletop tree} from Target that sold out early last year and {these pre-lit Birch trees} that were a Pottery Barn bestseller. I bought two for the top of our bedroom dresser last year:

Sources: Round mirror (I used Rub ‘n Buff to change the color to gold)  |  Bust planter  |  Black & white bone box  |  Snowy forest art print  |  Acrylic lamp  |  Pre-lit birch trees (small and medium)  |  Dresser is old one I painted with Farrow & Ball “Worsted”  |  Dresser knobs

and loved them so much that I decided to buy two more and use all four to decorate our fireplace mantel but… they sold out before I could snag them. I already ordered the extra two I wanted for this year so I’ll be ready to roll!

2. Christmas Tree Collars

I first tried using a Christmas tree collar instead of a tree skirt about four years ago and have never looked back! I love that tree collars don’t take up nearly as much floor space as tree skirts. And I especially love them for artificial trees because they cover the trunk of the tree which is the biggest giveaway for whether your tree is artificial versus real. If you have a real tree, I’ve had some readers tell me they love them because it keeps their pets from drinking the tree water. I’m not sure why but Christmas tree collars sell out well before the holidays every year so with extra shortages this year, the time to snag one is now.

One of my first Christmas tree collars is {this woven tree collar} – I used it around our upstairs Christmas tree and loved the look of it! It’s completely neutral so goes with any colors that you use on your Christmas tree and it adds great texture to the room:
Believe it or not, this exact one is already backordered until mid December (!) so you might want to consider a similar option that will arrive before it’s time to put your tree up! Other natural weave options I love include {this open weave zig zag tree collar},  {this chevron weave tree collar}, {this chunky braided seagrass tree collar},
and {this super well priced woven tree collar}.

I also have and love {this white rope tree collar} that I’ve used around the base of the Christmas tree I decorate in my girls’ room:
I found it {here} where the listing currently says it’s out of stock but it’s possible there will be a restock (I’ll share with you if I see that happen!). A similar option that’s currently in stock is {this rope tree collar} that’s a beauty too.

While this one’s a little harder to see with the presents piled around it, I also have a hammered silver tree collar that looks identical to {this tree collar} that’s currently available:

You can find collars in a variety of other metallics too like copper or brass or you can choose a painted color such as one in classic Christmas red. There are so many beautiful options:

Source links: 1. Open weave zig zag tree collar  |  2. White weave design tree collar (two size options)  |  3. Hammered copper tree collar  |  4. Whitewash rattan tree collar  |  5. Chevron weave tree collar  |  6. Chunky seagrass tree collar  |  7. Hammered silver tree collar  |  8. Vertical lines natural weave tree collar  |  9. Hammered brass tree collar  |  10. Red metal tree collar  |  11. Ivory rope tree collar

Before moving on, I wanted to share a quick tip for tree collar newbies. Some tree collars have an opening allowing you to wrap the collar around the base of the tree but most are a solid circle. If you get one that’s a solid circle remember to put your collar over your tree stand BEFORE you put your tree in it. The first time I used one, I got my whole tree decorated before going to put the collar on and realizing my oops – I think I was so used to the skirt going on last that I just didn’t think it through! 🙈

3. Flocking Powder

If you make a product that is pretty much only bought around the holidays, you would think you would stockpile the heck out of it so you had plenty to sell all the way up to the end of the year right?! For whatever reason, that doesn’t seem to be what happens with flocking powder which commonly sells out as we approach the holidays. After waiting too late to buy some two years ago, I bought it early in the season last year and gave my Christmas tree a new snowy look:
Flocking is a great way to give new life and a new look to an artificial tree that you might’ve had for years.  Adding flocking powder to our tree was easy to do (see {this post} on how to flock a Christmas tree for the step by step!) and I love that by doing it yourself, you’re able to control whether you want a lightly or heavily snow covered look. I wanted just a light flocking of snow and was so happy with how it turned out:
You can use flocking powder to add the look of freshly fallen snow to things other than Christmas trees too, such as wreaths and garlands.  There’re a lot of different brands of flocking powder but the two most popular are SnoFlock which you can find {here} (it’s what I used to flock my own Christmas tree) and Sno-Bond Flock in a Box which you can find {here}. Just don’t wait too long to buy it because if you wait until it’s time to put up your tree, there’s a good chance it will be gone.

4. My Holiday Bells

If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that this set of three bells is my favorite holiday decor piece:
I’ve used the same bell set every Christmas for the past seven years as part of a greenery swag for our front door (see my greenery swag tutorial {here}) and get compliments on them from everyone who visits our home during the holidays. You can use them in places other than your front door too such as tied to the post at the bottom of your staircase or added to shelves in your home or your fireplace mantel. You can snag your own holiday bell trio {HERE} before the price goes up (which has happened in past years as we get closer to the holidays) or they sell out.

5. Fire Pits

Outdoor space heaters and fire pits were in super short supply last year since so many people were sticking close to home and spending more time outdoors. I don’t expect this year to be any different, especially since a lot of homeowners invested in outdoor spaces over the past year and want to enjoy them as close to year-round as possible.

The most popular “new” type of fire pits are {these “smokeless” Solo stoves} that are designed to make it easy to create a roaring fire and have nearly no smoke and minimal ash left to clean. They have an attractive simple, clean-lined design:

There are three Solo options – we just bought {this Solo Bonfire} which is their mid-sized version that’s big enough to create a roaring fire while being small enough to be portable. This pic of my daughter holding it in its carrying case (which comes with it) should give you a good idea of its size:

It’s perfect for us because we can easily store it in our garage during the warm weather months yet it’s easy to carry out to our backyard when we want to use it.  Solo also has {this larger Yukon fire pit} and {this smaller Ranger} that’s the perfect compact size for camping or bonfires at the beach. And if you’re looking for an outdoor space heater, friends of ours bought {this outdoor space heater} before it sold out last year and are really happy with it!

As far as holiday gifts go, I always share my family’s favorite things in an annual post to give you a few gift ideas – I’ll try to knock that out a little earlier than usual this year! Until then, you can check out my Christmas Wish List Ideas post from last year {here}. 

And with that we’ll get back to all things fall! 😊 Our beach opens up to dogs in the fall (October 1st) so we’re heading there this afternoon to walk the beach and give Cricket her first look at the ocean. Boston terriers aren’t exactly water dogs so it will be fun to see what she thinks of it! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!