Wordy Christmas Tree

How many words do you associate with the Yuletide Season? Here is a tree that uses many words to create a specialized tree and container.

MATERIALS NEEDED

  • Book pages
  • One skewer
  • Mounting tape
  • Pinking shears
  • Tiny silver beads
  • One larger silver bead
  • Tacky glue
  • Glue gun
  • Flower pot
  • Oasis
  • Ribbon
  • Aged newspaper shredded
  • Mod Podge: mat
  • One red rhinestone
  • Needle and thread
  • Red letters

HERE’S HOW

Tree Decoration:

  • Cut graduated squares from large to small
  • Poke hole in the middle of each square with skewer
  • Push small squares towards the top and gradually work towards the bottom
  • Use smaller pieces of mounting tape as spacers in between each square
  • Alternate and twist squares as you work down
  • Glue tiny beads to tips of squares and larger bead at the top

Flower Pot Decoration:

  • Using Mod Podge glue shredded newspaper to pot
  • Wrap and glue ribbon around pot
  • Gather and sew flower ribbon onto flower pot
  • Glue red rhinestone in middle of flower and glue to pot
  • Glue letters around pot rim: Joy, Noel, Hope, Merry