Julie Gillies ~ Creative Director & Founder

Creativity has always been my language. As an award-winning Creative Director with over 20 years of experience shaping campaigns for iconic brands like IKEA, Hasbro, PepsiCo, Match.com, and Anheuser-Busch, I’ve spent my career turning bold ideas into powerful, memorable experiences.

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Now, I bring that same vision into a more tactile, expressive art form: handcrafted Christmas trees that blur the line between holiday décor and sculpture—designed to stir emotion, spark visual intrigue, and bring beauty to unexpected spaces.

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Modern Holiday Décor, Reimagined

Pomps & Circumstance is where luxury design meets wild, natural texture. Each tree is a statement piece—unexpected, design-forward, and entirely one-of-a-kind. Rooted in craftsmanship and composed
of natural materials like grasses, florals, and botanicals, these pieces reimagine what a holiday tree can be.

Definitely not your mother’s Christmas tree.

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Dad ~ Chief Tree Sprucer,
Custom Homebuilder Turned Tree Architect

Rooted in Craft & Family

​Pomps & Circumstance began as a weekend project with my dad—“Dadio”—a retired custom home builder known for his precision and heart. What started as a creative escape quickly evolved into
a deeply meaningful design studio, built on joy, intention, and craftsmanship.

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Design that Resonates

Every tree is thoughtfully composed—luxurious yet grounded, wild yet refined, soft yet bold. These are not mass-produced decorations; they’re artisanal Christmas trees that become the focal point of any room. Pomps & Circumstance has been featured in Forbes, Better Homes & Gardens, Popsugar, HuffPost, and displayed in high-end spaces like The Tampa EDITION Hotel by Marriott and Hyatt’s Alila Marea Beach Resort.

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Luxury with a Deeper Purpose

At the heart of Pomps & Circumstance is our faith in Jesus Christ—the reason we create, give, and grow. We donate 10% of all profits to Christian-based charities.

And this guiding poem stays close to our hearts, reminding us to stay rooted, reach upward, and live with purpose:

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Advice From a Tree...​​

~ Stand tall and proud

~ Enjoy the view

~ Drink plenty of water

~ Bend before you break

~ Turn over a new leaf

~ Be content with your natural beauty (struggling with this one :})

~ Keep growing

~ Remember your roots

~ Go out on a limb

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Here’s to timeless textures, bold silhouettes, and trees that make a statement—while spreading beauty beyond the branches.
 

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