About Silk & Stem

Silk & Stem

Stems, wreaths, and trees, measured before they ship.

Why we exist

This category sells the photograph, not the piece. A styled tabletop shot hides how tall the tree really is, how wide the wreath is, and how many stems are actually in the bunch, so a 20-inch bush shows up for a six-foot corner and back it goes. We write the height, the width, the stem count, and what the pot is made of into every listing, and we put the fall and Christmas pieces on the shelf in summer — because out here the craft store is an hour away and its aisle is bare by October.

How we run this store

We run a small shop for houses that sit an hour from the nearest craft store. Stems, wreaths, garlands, potted trees, and seasonal pieces go on the shelf only after we write down the height, the width, the stem count, and what the pot is made of, and those numbers stay in the listing where you can read them before you buy. Vessels are metal, rattan, or resin, because glass and ceramic do not survive the last mile out here. Nothing runs on a battery. And the autumn and Christmas pieces go up in the summer, so you are not shopping a bare aisle the week you need it.

  • Height, width, and stem count go in the listing. A styled photo is not a measurement.
  • Vessels are metal, rattan, or resin only. No glass, no ceramic — they break on the long haul and we are the ones who packed them.
  • Nothing battery-powered. A pre-lit tree plugs into the wall and we say how long the cord is.
  • Certification words — fire-retardant, UV-rated — are copied from the maker or left off.
  • Seasonal stock lands early and stays at one price. No countdowns.

Where this is going

Nobody an hour from a craft store has to guess how tall a tree is, or drive out to find the wreath aisle already empty.

What we say

Fall and Christmas go up here in July, not in October.

If it comes in a pot, that pot is metal, rattan, or resin — never glass.

What we don't do

  • No fake urgency: no countdown timers, no invented stock counts.
  • No discount-only reasons to come back.
  • No reviews, awards, or guarantees we don't actually have.
  • No claim that a piece will pass for living. We describe it, we don't oversell it.