The idea for the tree came about on a recent trip to Marshall’s, where I found a Mets logo tree skirt and a dozen Mets ornaments that came in plastic candy cane-shaped packaging.

And from there, a few trips to CVS, Target, and Walmart allowed me to add orange and blue lights, several baseball-themed ornaments, and even Mets candy canes to the tree.

So tonight I set it all up, complete with a real Mets baseball tree topper. What do you think?

Mets Christmas tree!

The tree in it's blue and orange glow.

Several Mr. Met's adorn the tree.

The obligatory Mets gnome.

Baseball snowman ornament.

Mets candy cane and Citi Field ornament.

I added some Mets stuffed animals to complete the scene.

One of three Mr. Met ornaments in a natural blue and orange colored glow.

Homemade Mets ticket ornaments from some stubs I had hanging around.

As a diehard Mets fan, I’m super excited with how it turned out. I really was able to get creative putting it all together and it’s the perfect off-season tribute to my beloved Metsies!

I don’t know how I can top this next year… unless I decorate a full-size Mets tree! Uh oh… now I really want to!