From Faux to Fir in under a minute

I don't know if anyone has ever tried this before or not, but I had an awakening this year, and I wanted to share it.

There is a wonderful Blog Carnival, hosted by Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer, and I thought I would get involved this week and share a tip that's "worked for me".

I am a big Bath-and-Body Works fan.

I also am a big fan of real live Christmas trees--but, for many reasons, we put up a fake one every year. I must say, I do miss that light pine smell that a real Douglas Fir Christmas tree gives off.

A couple of weeks ago, I had a coupon at Bath-and-Body and I decided to try a new fragrance of room spray. As I was browsing the vast selection, I came upon this:

Tree Room Spray. And, an idea came to me.

Now, let me preface this by saying that I am generally not a huge lover of room sprays. They are great when you need a quick burst of fragrance, but they just do not last long.

The reason, though, that they don't last a long time is that you spray them up into the air. They dissipate, and then there goes your yummy smell in a matter of minutes.

"Why not," I thought to myself, "spray my fake tree with this stuff, in the hopes that it will smell like there is a real tree in my house?"

I am happy to report that this has worked like a charm! By spraying the tree and not the air, the fragrance has something to "stick" to, and therefore lasts and lasts. I respray it every few days, just three or four squirts or so, and my house has been smelling all Christmasey ever since!