Deck the halls with boughs of … loofas?
There’s nothing like decorating the Christmas tree, but one mother’s unique DIY decorations have people thoroughly divided.
Crafty mom Sam Holtwick described her festive Christmas tree as having a “Christmas candy theme,” achieving the look with something straight from the bathroom aisle: colorful loofahs.
“Call me crazy but how have I not thought of this before?!” she captioned a now-viral TikTok, with over 3.5 million views. “When you want a Christmas Candy Theme tree but don’t want to pay a ridiculous amount.”
In the 16-second clip, Holdwick demonstrates how she makes her cotton-candy tree decorations: She takes a bunch of colorful sponges and glues a piece of cardboard rolled into a cone to them, making it look like the final product look like tasty cotton candy.
The clip then cuts to her fully decorated tree, with pops of color poking out from the silver branches and the twinkling lights.
Although the mom was pleased with her decorative efforts, she sparked a fierce debate in the comments section.
“This just looks absolutely shocking,” declared one user, with another commenting, “that’s just cheap.”
“Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should,” said another. “That’s a no for me.”
However, others defended the mom’s trendy tree — some even saying they planned to try it themselves.
“This is adorable!! Sam you are a good mommy and she is going to remember this forever!” one person gushed.
“I wasn’t sure how that was going to turn out but it’s actually so adorable!” agreed another. “Super creative too!”