Hey Friends!
It’s been crazy-busy around here lately with Christmas in general and the Holiday Home Tour I was part of last week in particular. I love Christmastime, but with all the work I had to put in to prepare for it this year, both blogwise and otherwise, I’ll sure be glad when 2015 is here so I can start off the new year with a bunch of new projects that aren’t holiday themed!
Here is a simple tutorial for making burlap and buttons Christmas trees. It uses the foam cones you can buy at any craft or floral supply store, and it’s a great way to use up any burlap scraps and any extra buttons you may have around the house.
Here’s what you need:
- 3 foam floral cones in 6″, 9″, and 12″
- 10 feet of 4″ wide burlap
- a few feet of 4mm decorative bead strand in one or more colors
- a lot of buttons!
- scissors
- hot glue gun
- glue sticks
Here’s what you do:
1. Starting from the base of the cone, wrap a piece of burlap around the bottom of the cone with half the width hanging off the bottom and glue into place. Trim off the overlap flush to the bottom of the cone.
2. Continue doing the same as you work up the cone, overlapping half of the preceding round with half of the current round so none of the cone foam shows through. Keep the seams together forming a line up the back of the cone. Pull off a couple of strands of burlap off the bottom of each round width-wise to give the tree a ruffled look.
3. Right before gluing the last round, glue a small piece of burlap on the flat spot on top of the cone. Trim it flush to the sides of the cone.
4. Wrap the final round on top of the cone, trim to a couple strands above the cone, then pull the strands out to give the top of the cone a ruffled look.
5. Starting at the top of the cone, glue bead strands on the seam side of the cone.
6. Wrap bead strand around the cone working downward, securing as needed with glue. Cut bead strand at the bottom and secure with glue.
7. Glue on buttons. You’re all done!
Aren’t they pretty? My kitty seems to think so! 🙂
Let me know what you think, and enjoy this fun and easy holiday craft!
Michelle
I totally want to do this next year!! How fun! I love it!! I’ve pinned it!
Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!
Thank you Jess! 🙂 And as always, thank you for hosting!
Super cute! Stopping by from Anti-procrastination Tuesdays and pinning!:)
Thank you Alyssa! 🙂
Very cute idea! I love the buttons:)
Thank you Ginnie! 🙂
These are fabulous and would fit right in with my burlap, rustic theme. I also love your tree in the background. I can tell it is beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial!
You’re welcome Michelle! I’m glad you liked them! 🙂
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for sharing these delightful trees at Friendship Friday at Create With Joy! They immediately caught my eye because I just posted a Candy Tree Tutorial! I love what you’ve done and hope you’ll stop by and check out my project as well.
Merry Christmas to you! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 I checked out your Candy Tree tutorial and I love it!
Merry Christmas to you too! 🙂
I love these! Pinned for next year and tweeted. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle! 🙂
You’re welcome Dee! Thanks for hosting the link party! 🙂
I really like those, just may have to do that next year, thanks for sharing.
Thank you Marilyn! 🙂
This is fabulous! I love it. Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for being a part of our party! I hope you stop by on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you. Merry Christmas! Lou Lou Girls
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you as well! 🙂
These are adorable! Thanks for sharing at Totally Terrific Tuesday! Make sure yous top back Monday night at 10pm to check out the features..wink wink! 😉 hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Jess
Thank you Jessica! Happy New Year! 🙂
Your quite welcome! I just love these!!