One was an absolute disaster. I mean, threw the whole thing out absolute disaster. I'm pretty happy with how the other one turned out, though! Here it is!
I dug some boxes out of our fire pile (newspapers, boxes and the like for when the weather's nice for fires outside. Suffice it to say that pile is pretty big come July!), stapled them into a cone shape and cut the edge.
(As you can see, I had planned on both of them working out. Sigh.)
Next, I took an old sweater I was planning to throw out (the sides were all pilled, it wasn't worth donating) and cut it into strips (3-4 inches each).
Fold them in half and iron them so they keep their form on the tree (and are easier to put together).
Now my favorite part! Watching it all come together! I used a hot glue gun because it's easy to apply accurately and it dries quickly. Watch those fingers through the fabric, though!
(Don't worry, this is the back and the glue will be covered by by the next layer.)
I decided to use the ribbed portion of the sweater for the bottom two layers, and the smooth fabric for the rest to give it some texture.
TA DA! (Don't worry - I fixed that little bit of cardboard peeking through). A cute little whimsical Christmas tree! And all it cost me was a few sticks of hot glue. I can't wait to try more of them next year!
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