Diy Burlap Christmas Tree Tutorial

Hi friends!  Thank yous thus much for all of your sort comments on my Home Depot Holiday Style Challenge project!  Today I desire to part how I made the ruffled burlap trees.  When I received a huge curl of natural burlap, a few Christmas garlands, floral picks, in addition to ribbon inwards my mystery box, it took a piffling brainstorming to figure out how to exercise those supplies to decorate my mailbox.  But, afterwards a piffling collaborating over the cry upwards amongst my smart sis, nosotros came upwards amongst the persuasion to exercise all of the burlap to brand a twosome of trees to flank the mailbox.  Believe it or not, 100% of the supplies I used came from The Home Depot, in addition to it's all held together amongst null ties.

Here's what you'll need: (links to most of these products inwards my post on the Home Depot blog, found here)  

1 curl of natural burlap, 2 pots, 2 Lycopersicon esculentum cages, iv (or 6) yardsticks, 2 boxes of 100 bulb white lights, cable null ties, diversity of decor (I used a garland snipped into smaller pieces, floral poinsettia pick, in addition to Christmas ribbon).  Not pictured- Quikrete concrete mix

I started past times drilling a hole 2 inches from the destination of each yard stick.  These volition move used to back upwards the Lycopersicon esculentum cage forms.

The trees postulate a solid, heavy foundation to withstand whatever gusts of current of air without getting knocked over.   I similar to get down past times lining my pot amongst a large trash bag, in addition to thus if I ever desire to take the concrete to exercise the pot for some other purpose, it's slowly to skid out.  To create a sturdy base, mix a portion of the Quikcrete according to bundle directions.  Fill the pot 1/2-3/4 full, deep plenty that the yardsticks tin move inserted several inches downwardly inwards it.  

Push the yardsticks downwardly into the Quikrete, making certain the holes yous drilled are at the top.  In hindsight, I should accept used 3, placed where the corners of a triangle would go.  Later on, iii back upwards sticks would accept made it easier to secure the cage in addition to brand certain it sits at 1 time in addition to even.  Skipping ahead a bit, the bottom correct photograph below shows how yous volition exercise a null necktie through the hole on the yard stick to secure the cage to the stick.  While the concrete is drying, get down operate on the tree portion.  Squeeze the pointed ends of the cage together in addition to weave a null necktie inwards in addition to out several times earlier securing the iii ends closed.  This is the top of your tree, brand certain it's "centered" amongst the residual of the cage, in addition to non leaning towards 1 side to a greater extent than than another.   

This is optional, but I wanted to move able to low-cal the trees at night, thus I started past times wrapping the cage amongst a string of white lights.  Be certain that the destination amongst the plug prongs is at the bottom earlier yous start.  ;)  Secure the top of the low-cal string amongst a null tie.

To develop the burlap, I unrolled it into long strips in addition to cutting the width inwards one-half (so each strip is close 1 1/2' wide).  My strips were in all likelihood close viii feet long- I didn't truly stair out because you'll merely cutting to a greater extent than when yous postulate it. Next, I folded each 1 1/2' broad strip inwards one-half to laissez passer on it a piffling to a greater extent than mass in addition to thickness.  If yous desire to larn out a flake of overlap when yous crease (so it's non folded just inwards half) it gives a piffling variation on the border of the ruffles. 

Then, amongst the folded side of the strip upwards (cut sides down), I fed the destination of a null necktie through the destination of the strip in addition to secured it to a cross slice on the bottom layer of the cage.  With a mo null tie, I threaded it through a portion of the burlap, skipping several inches in addition to lacing it through, gathering the stuff upwards equally I went.  The kickoff photograph below shows close how much stuff I gathered, in addition to thus pulled together in addition to unopen the null tie.  Then, repeat all the agency to a greater extent than or less the bottom level. Next, motility upwards to the side past times side band on the cage in addition to repeat the process.

When I got close one-half agency upwards the cage, the metallic rings to a greater extent than or less the cage weren't inwards the correct identify for some other row of burlap, thus I attached it to the low-cal string in addition to kept going around.  If yous chose non to exercise lights, yous powerfulness accept to roll some floral wire or something to a greater extent than or less the cage at this quest to create something to secure the burlap to.

Also, at this quest when you're close one-half agency through, you'll desire to larn ahead in addition to attach the cage to the base of operations (if the concrete is dry), earlier everything is covered inwards burlap in addition to it's difficult to come across what you're doing.  Slip the cage over the yardsticks, feed a null necktie through the hole inwards the yard stick, in addition to secure it to the metallic band on the cage.  After yous secure the kickoff one, operate amongst the mo 1 to brand certain the tree is sitting straight.  You tin tighten or loosen the null necktie to straighten the tree.  This is where I wishing I had done 3 sticks, it would accept been easier to accommodate my tree in addition to would accept kept it to a greater extent than stable when moving the tree. This is what the within volition await like...
 

After the cage is attached to the base, exceed on amongst your burlap strips until the tree is finished!

To complete it off, attach your selection of decorations to the tree.  I used sprigs of greenery attached amongst to a greater extent than null ties.  Sometimes I attached it to the wire band underneath, in addition to sometimes I merely threaded the null necktie through some burlap where I wanted the sprig to go.

Finish off amongst a topper of your choice, in addition to admire your operate this vacation season!  If yous detect tying big, amount vacation bows challenging, a few years agone I made the 1 in addition to solely highly embarrassing video I've ever used on the weblog that's a tutorial for how to brand a bow.  You tin do it, I promise, merely larn a long slice of ribbon in addition to do amongst me.  

I truly mean value I'll exercise my trees on the patio, in addition to I've been tweaking them a bit.  I nevertheless accept some operate to do, but here's a piffling peek at where they're headed.  Maybe you'll spot them inwards my Christmas Tour inwards a few weeks!

My hubby in addition to I are headed out this weekend for the Sailing amongst the Scotts Design Cruise amongst a few other of the best bloggers around...and the side past times side few days volition move a flurry of training until nosotros caput to the airport.  I hope you'll follow along for all of the fun!  And, if yous come about to move going, move certain to detect me at some quest in addition to tell HI!  I'll computer program to accept a few posts develop for yous patch I'm gone.  If yous mean value close it on Tuesday in addition to Thursday, I certain would appreciate a piffling prayer equally nosotros acquaint our blogger panels.  I tin sit down behind the keyboard all day, but ever larn jittery when it comes to truly speaking inwards forepart of people!  Thank yous friends, Bon Voyage!!

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