Great Mist Trees

12/19/2022

50% off all trees and wreaths now through Christmas! Plus we still have a great selection of handmade local gifts if you need to get some last minute shopping done… ☺️

12/16/2022

High quality CBD products by Able H**p here in the artisans’ market! makes top tier salves, extracts, and sweet treats to bring a little extra relaxation to your day. Their CBD honey sticks and limited-release CBD chocolate bars are not to be missed!

12/12/2022

That’s the thing about Christmas magic… it’s all made by regular people. And yet it still turns out to be magical ✨

(1/15) “It’s a magic trick, a dupe. Nothing but an illusion. And it starts the moment you walk in the door. Biggest store in the world. Eight full floors of shopping. And Santaland is at the very top. You can take the elevators. Or you can do what I did when I was a kid, and what I still do today: you take the escalators. Up, up, up. Through make-up. Through linens. Through housewares. Around the third floor, something happens. The escalators change to wood. They’re over one hundred years old, these escalators. From the original Macy’s. When you see them, you know: very soon. You’re about to see Santa. Your heart starts racing. Up, up, up. Until finally you see it: the back of the line. A line like you wouldn’t believe. Real life is happening in that line. Somebody pooped their diaper. Somebody needs to be breastfed. If anyone tries to smuggle in a pet, a white flower will step in. White flowers are managers. But nothing in Santaland is called by its actual name. The line goes past windows featuring scenes from Miracle on 34th Street. Then it spits you out at The North Pole. There’s a little kiosk with an elf. Full-grown adult, but the floor is dug out. So it looks like an elf. They’ll ask you Christmas questions: How many reindeer? How many lords a leaping? Doesn’t matter if you know the answer, because it’s all a mind game. To make you forget how long you’ve been waiting. In the business we call it ‘resetting the clock.’ After the elf you’re into the final maze. Everything covered in snow. Everything lit to the nines: the rainbow bridge, the animatronic penguins, the Lionel train. All of it setting up the final trick. You’ll come to a giant toy soldier made of candy. And that’s when you know you’ve arrived. A final elf will whisper those magic words: ‘Follow me.’ They’re walking backwards. They’re waving their hands. Keep looking at the hands. Don’t look at the other children, following other elves, to other doors. Just follow your elf to your door. Then walk right in. Turn that final corner, and p**f. Real life disappears. All the waiting, all the crying, all the pooping, just melts away. And you’re face-to-face with the grandest illusion of all: Me.”

12/11/2022

We will be back in the Friendly Street area tomorrow for a second pop-up sale! Thank you to everyone who made last week so great, and go tell your friends we’ll be there again tomorrow!

12/10/2022

On sale now through 12/15: get a wreath, a no-spray tree, and a candle all for under $100!

12/09/2022

All three of our community fundraisers are now live! Please share this video far and wide to help us raise money for Willamette Family Inc, First Place Family Center, and Home Starter Kit this holiday season. When you buy a tree for your family, mention one of these organizations and $5 from your purchase will go to support families in transitional housing and emergency shelter this month. The more you spread the word, the more we will be able to donate!

Happy Holidays from Ellen and Sage at Great Mist Trees, and huge thanks to Aaron O'Gara at Echo Media for donating his time to create this video.

12/09/2022

Our third community partner is First Place Family Center, a program of St. Vincent de Paul. Their Night Shelter Annex is a safe landing pad for families in crisis and provides up to ninety days of emergency shelter. Mention First Place Family Center when you buy your Christmas tree and we will donate $5 to support families in emergency shelter this holiday season!

12/09/2022

Lovely, unique, and macabre! These curio display pieces by Debrenas Vintage Glassware and Oddities are a fantastic addition to the artisans’ market!

12/07/2022

💥CW: addiction
Kicking off our partnership with Willamette Family today! If you mention them when you buy your tree from us, we will donate $5 to their work with families affected by addiction.

12/06/2022

Handcrafts: the original human invention to stave off boredom! It’s been lovely having something to work on during the lulls here at the shop. These Swedish straw stars are the perfect meditation.

12/05/2022

Ridiculously adorable toddler and young children’s clothing now available in the artisans market!! makes the SWEETEST upcycled wool and cotton vests, wrap dresses, bonnets, and jackets for your smallest family members! I’m in love with these creations and I don’t care who knows it 😍

12/05/2022

💥CW: addiction, DV
We are kicking off our first community fundraiser of the season with Home Starter Kit! Mention Home Starter Kit when you purchase a tree and we will donate $5 to their work with vulnerable families in our community 💛

Home Starter Kit is an all-volunteer ministry of the Church of the Resurrection in Eugene. They provide basic kitchen, bed, and bathroom goods to families transitioning into permanent housing out of homelessness, addiction treatment, prison, and domestic violence. The kits provide a sense of normalcy and comfort in unstable times, and help ensure a smooth transition into a new home. There are no overhead costs to this program; all money raised will go directly toward supplies for the kits.

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