The Artist Who Made This $5,000 Christmas Tree Featured on 'Hoarding for the Holidays' Is an HGTV Favorite
And he makes Christmas decor for more modest budgets, too.
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I could spot a Glitterville product from a mile away, tbh.
Many of us here at HGTV have logged hours in the sparkling studios of artist, designer and author Stephen Brown. So that's why when I saw a dainty, smiling Christmas tree wearing pointe shoes on Hoarding for the Holidays, a show that follows over-the-top holiday collectors and decorators, I knew it could only be Glitterville.
The tree in question — a 7-foot-tall display tree called "Pinesy on Pointe" made from fiber pulp and hand-painted in Stephen's signature whimsical style — was acquired in a barter: Texas collector Kandace promised her husband, Ricardo, she would free up space in the garage if they could add the tree, priced at $4,950, to her collection. (She only ended up freeing about half the space in the garage, but, hey, an attempt was made.)
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Kandace is a repeat Glitterville customer.
Pinesy (yes, we're now on a first-name basis with the tree) made not one, but two appearances on the show. Chelsea and Bryan, Las Vegas collectors and founders of a holiday and staging business called Santa's Helpers, designed a pretty-in-pink, Candyland-esque display absolutely packed to the brim with Glitterville products. Think oversized candies, rainbow garland, unicorns, fairies with cotton candy-like hair and more.
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In fact, most of the items you see here are Glitterville originals.
Stephen's art is beloved not only by us and avid holiday collectors, but has reached national acclaim … including from the one and only Oprah. His work caught her eye and made her list of Oprah's Favorite Things. This led to Stephen landing a job as a set stylist for O, The Oprah Magazine.
Michael Starghill Jr.
The Sugar Plum Fairy comes in various sizes and skin tones!
Many of Stephen's Glitterville products start with a hand-drawn design and a handmade figure, usually made out of simple materials like paper mache, dowel rods and chenille pipe cleaners. (I can attest that watching him work is literal magic.) Then, he works with a company to perfectly replicate the original figure in different sizes to sell to individuals in his studio shop, on websites and for wholesale retail.
Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stephen Brown's Glitterville Studios 33 Photos
See how Stephen turns his original art and handmade creations into products for the holiday masses.
Currently, he has a partnership with Neiman Marcus, where you can buy Glitterville Christmas ornaments, dinnerware, gift bags and more — including a 6-foot-tall nutcracker. You know, if you're feeling adventurous.
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