Sunday, December 2, 2012

25 Days of Christmas Ornaments - DAY 2

Christmas trees are everywhere!  And I decided to put a tree on my tree.  A little one, that is.
 
Here it is

 
SUPPLIES
 
Cardboard cone
Jute
Floss
Buttons
Hot glue


And here's how I put it together.
 
I began by using hot glue to create a hanger for my ornament.  I crisscrossed a piece of floss underneath a piece of the jute.
 
 
Then I secured a looooong piece of jute with hot glue and then I wrapped it around the cone. 
 
 
Periodically I added a drop of hot glue to keep it secure.

Once I completed the process and glue the end of the jute to the cardboard I put a large dot of hot glue right in the middle of the tree.
 
 
Can you see it?
 
Well, that's where I put one button
 
 
I finished the tree by staggering a few more buttons in assorted shades of green and in different sizes all around the tree.

Here's what I learned:
 
- I can make one tree in about 10 minutes!
- This would be a great project to make with my kids (who are 6 and 8) - although they might need help with the hot glue. 
- It was super easy and it would be difficult to mess this one up.
 
Thanks to Pinterest for the inspiration.  I found TONS of cone tree ideas which evolved into this project.
 
I'm hoping to get started earlier in the day on tomorrow's ornament...


2 comments:

wendipooh13 said...

sooo cute!!! LOVE this

Rose said...

girl you are making some FUN and FAST ornaments!!! :)

 
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