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Homemade Christmas Decor – The Scrap Shoppe

December 5, 2010 By: Michele McDonald30 Comments

Welcome to week 2 of a Homemade Christmas
with the Scrap Shoppe!Link up your projects at the end of this post.
This week we have some fabulous bloggers lined up to show off some fun
Homemade Christmas decor!

Today I want to share a set of Christmas trees made almost entirely of holiday ornaments.
I have a black and white theme in my kitchen so black, white, silver are the colors I used.
You could easily switch this up to match your own decor!
Tree #1
1. Start with a foam cone.
2. Trim it down to size as needed. I trimmed mine to fit in my hutch nook.
3. Stock up on miniature ornaments (I bought mine half off at Hobby Lobby).
4. Chenille stems come in handy to fill in gaps between the ornaments on the tree.
Note: My adhesive (Beacon’s 3-in-1) literally ate a crater in the styrofoam.
Which leads me to step number 5…
5-6. I wrapped the cone in some silver mesh so the adhesive would have something to grab on to (and not make craters in my styrofoam!).
7-8. Start adding your ornaments one row at a time, being sure to rotate your colors and style of ornament.
9. Take one of the chenille stems and twist it into a hook.
10. Bend the bottom of the hook back up.
11. Wrap it over the top of the first hook to make an identical second hook on top of the original hook.
12. Trim the stem at the bottom of the hooks and adhere to the tree between the cracks in the ornaments.
13. Top with a bow!
I have some fun vintage-looking candlesticks that I thought would look cute under some of my trees. I was even more excited when I discovered they unscrew to give me various pieces! I took the very bottom of one of the candlesticks and used it as the base of Tree #1.
Tree #2
1. Take a piece of white cardstock and roll it into a cone.
2. Tape the top of the cone to make it keep its shape.
3. Trim off the excess off of the bottom so the cone will sit flat.
(Not shown, I also sprayed the cardstock with some silver glitter spray.)
4. Get some bead garland (I had mine on hand already).
5. Put a line of adhesive along the bottom of the cone.
6. Add the garland and let dry.
7. Begin wrapping the garland around the cone.
8. Wrap the garland to the top of the cone then adhere the end of the garland to the top of the cone.
9. Find some decorative ribbon.
10. Adhere the end of the ribbon to the bottom inside of the cone.
11. Drape the ribbon around the cone in a decorative manner.
12. Adhere the end of the ribbon to the back side of the top of the cone.
Add a tree topper of choice. I used this snowflake ornament I found for half off at Hobby Lobby. I attached it by layering several pop dots at the top of my tree and sticking the snowflake to it.
Tree #3
This is by far the easiest of the 3 trees!
1. Take 3 regular-sized ornaments and adhere them one on top of the other.
2-3. Take some of the decorative ribbon from Tree #2 and wrap it around where where the ornaments are glued together.
I set the tree in one of my candlesticks.
I set my trees up on some crushed black velvet that I had in my stash and scattered around extra ornaments.
I also added some of the larger ornaments the garland on top of my hutch to tie everything together.
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We all want to see what you’re making, too, so be sure to link your homemade Christmas decor to the party below!
The link party will be open until December 19th then I will pick some from the list to show off!
Please link only homemade Christmas decor ideas!

Comments

  1. Sandi magle says

    December 19, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Great idea using mesh on the styrofoam, I have used chickenwire. The only paint I have found that satisfactorily covers styrofoam is Designmasters floral paint. It is acetone based and a fine mist, generally used on fabrics, florals, glass, just about anything. Some craftstores carry it, Michael’s here in the Chicagoland does. This is what florists use on everything from live plants to everything else.

    Great post, and you have a new follower…thanks, Sandi

    Reply
  2. Amanda says

    December 22, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    I love your trees! I used the same technique (cardstock cone) and tinsel to make a couple of trees for my dining room as well. Thanks.

    Reply
  3. Amanda says

    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    Just dropping by to let you know that I linked to this post in a round up today from the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip. 🙂 This will appear in the main Craft Gossip RSS feed, on the main home page and can be found directly here
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/25-christmas-tree-crafts/

    If you would like a “featured by” button, you can grab one here!
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/grab-a-craft-gossip-button/

    Reply
  4. Holly says

    December 16, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    So pretty! I LOVE the black and white – great tip about the glue…my spray paint ate my styrofoam!

    Reply
  5. Vivian says

    December 13, 2010 at 4:56 PM

    Love the beaded Tree!

    Newest follow on GFC, Check us out at
    http://closertolucy.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  6. Vicki says

    December 11, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Love these projects, especially the colors. So different. Your hutch looks great. I am a new follower and have joined the linky party this week. I just added your button to my blog. So nice to meet you. I’m looking forward to exploring the other blogs.

    Reply
  7. AllieMakes! says

    December 11, 2010 at 3:19 AM

    Love the arrangements! And the tutorial!
    You should come link this up to my weekly Thursday Making It With Allie Link Party! I think it would make a Fabulous addition!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. Jodi says

    December 10, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    What a beautiful blog! I linked up my It’s a Wonderful Life pillow.

    Jodi

    Reply
  9. iluvmybugs says

    December 10, 2010 at 12:36 AM

    What a fun project..love all the glitter! TFS

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  10. Southern Fried Gal says

    December 9, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    Your trees are fun! Great tip on adding the mesh.

    Reply
  11. Terry says

    December 9, 2010 at 7:14 AM

    Love all three trees! All very pretty and glittery which makes for a pretty arrangement!

    Reply
  12. Lisa says

    December 8, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    Gorgeous! The color and sparkles are so elegant!

    Reply
  13. Dacia says

    December 8, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    I love all the decor you made. It’s so beautiful! Thanks for sharing your ideas and for hosting a linky 🙂

    Reply
  14. pk @ Room Remix says

    December 7, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    They’re all so creative, but #2 is absolutely my favorite!

    Reply
  15. April says

    December 7, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    You did a fabulous job! They are so pretty!

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  16. Amy says

    December 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    I love these trees! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  17. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says

    December 7, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Those are gorgeous!! Thanks!

    Reply
  18. Holly says

    December 7, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    Your hutch looks beautiful. Love the black/silver combo.

    Reply
  19. Renee @ where the grass is greener says

    December 7, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Great ideas! I like your blog, too!

    Reply
  20. Jana says

    December 6, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    I love all this stuff and I only decorate in black & silver so this is all awesome!!

    Come link up at Giggles, Glitz & Glam!

    http://gigglesglitzandglam.blogspot.com/2010/12/glam-party-5.html

    Reply
  21. Chris says

    December 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    I love the sparkling decor you created. It looks magical.

    Reply
  22. Mrs Bishop says

    December 6, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    I love, love, LOVE the black and silver ornaments that are everywhere this year! These ideas were all so cute!

    Reply
  23. [email protected] Not Just Paper and Glue says

    December 6, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Your trees are lovely and look so good on your display.

    Reply
  24. Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com says

    December 5, 2010 at 9:30 PM

    What great trees!! I appreciate the tip about the mesh. That will come in handy with an ornament idea I have!!
    Super cute display and I love it with your chalkboard pennant!! 🙂

    Reply
  25. Erin @ Crafts and Sutch says

    December 5, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    Lovin’ the ornament tree! I love the black, white, and silver combo. My dining room (before it turned into my office) was black and white and I decorated with the same colors. It always looks so classy and chic! 🙂 I”m so excited for this week’s posts!

    Reply
  26. Heather says

    December 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    Hello! I came over from the linky party at It’s So Very Cheri. I just wanted to stop by and say “thank you” for the great tutorial. My favorite tree is the one covered in Christmas ornaments!

    Reply
  27. Fashion Meets Food says

    December 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    wow absolutely loving this. I just might have to make this. Thanks for sharing I am your newest follower!

    xo

    Reply
  28. Alison says

    December 5, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Your trees are gorgeous, Michele!! I LOVE those vintage candlesticks!! They are perfect. I think that first tree is my favorite.

    Reply
  29. The Answer Is Chocolate says

    December 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    These are so pretty! And great tip on preventing the styro-meltdown. You’d think that stuff would be more durable!

    Reply
  30. Jenglamgirl says

    December 5, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    Michele I emailed you my post for tomorrow. Thanks Jen

    Reply

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