I tried an easy, low cost decoration idea yesterday. I saw it in the latest Style at Home magazine (www.styleathome.com) first. Then, I saw it again after that. Then, it seemed that everywhere I look, I see these adorable little trees everywhere!
Here’s the project description how to:
- Gather a selection of patterned wallpapers in similar tones.
- Draw a circle in pencil on the back of a piece of wallpaper (the size of the circle will determine how tall the cone will be) and cut it out using scissors.
- Mark the mid-point and cut a seam to the mark.
- Bring the two edges of the seam together and continue to roll the paper to create a cone shape.
- Secure the outside edge to the cone with double-sided tape.
- Repeat with remaining papers.
Tips:
- I didn’t have wallpaper samples, so I picked up a few individual pieces of paper from the scrapbook section at Michaels (www.michaels.com). Be sure not to buy anything too thick, as it is difficult to roll without tearing.
- I used different sized pot lids and bowls to trace the circles on the back of my papers.
- I didn’t have any double-sided tape on hand…the glue stick works just fine!
The end result is a fun, low cost and easy DIY holiday decoration.
Cone-shaped trees of various heights can be highly impactful when displayed en masse. Imagine them as a centre peice for a table setting, placed on a shelf, or on a side table or coffee table. Anywhere that you have a bit of space to display them in bunches!
Here are just a few of the ones I didI choose some bright colors that fit with my decor, and some in the more traditional red and green but with patterns, textures and sparkles (of course!).
I rolled some of them the opposite way and you can see the layers, but I liked the effect, so I left some that way.
Can’t wait to put them out with my other decorations (but I will because after all, it’s NOT Christmas yet!!).
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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