I hate to admit it, but I think that if I were going to give them away, I would put less bling on them too! The silver one we kept, my husband just loved it. The other went to his mom. If I were to make any more, it would probably be by request and I would make them purchase the crystals themselves. Most people won't believe how much they cost or that there really is a difference between manufactures. That was the largest cost of making the tree .. all those Swarovski crystals.