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How To Make Burlap Christmas Trees

November 18, 2012 By Tanya 16 Comments

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Happy weekend right before Thanksgiving everyone! Are you totally relaxed and have your menu planned out and turkey thawing or worried and not sure where to start? I am finding myself somewhere in between but cannot stop crafting.  Since I am beginning to decorate for Christmas this week I figured I could, should really, sneak in a couple fun projects.  It’s no secret that I LOVE burlap, and cannot get enough of the contrast between glitz and rustic.  We will call is rustic glamour, that sounds very fancy. 

 
I have had these Styrofoam cones for a while, but just picked up the little glass candlesticks at the Dollar Tree last week.  They are continuing to stock more and more awesomespice goodies every day, I CANNOT STAY AWAY!
 
I have a corner kitchen sink so I have quite a bit of space behind the sink and large windows, what better than a couple rustic glamourized (that is so a word, I know it) trees to grace that little corner?
 
I used E-600 to attach the cones to the candlesticks, and since one cone was a bit shorter, and would be covered by burlap anyways, glued an empty cardboard ribbon spool in between to they would be the same height.

 
Next I used about one yard of a dark khaki, almost a mossy green burlap and cut it into three inch strips.  Starting at the base of each of the cones, I used hi-temp hot glue around the edge, then gathered the burlap and tacked it down with glue as I went. 

 
I made them a bit uneven on purpose, and gathered more closely in a few different places to make the tree ruffles kind of fun and silly.  I used 3 strips on each tree, and once I reached the top, just pinched the burlap together and added a bit of glue to the top of the tree to hold it in place.  I have not hung anything on them yet, I am just enjoying them like they are.  I may hang some really sparkly beaded garland or too-big ornaments on them so they look fun and a little wacky.  They will fit in nicely with everything else that way. 
 
 
Off to shop for my Thanksgiving ingredients and find the perfect turkey.  Have a wonderful, blessed weekend and I hope this finds you completely prepared and not procrastinating like me.  But if you are, I won’t judge, especially if you were crafting or creating, then you are in good company 🙂
 
xoxo, Tanya  

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  1. Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheap says

    November 18, 2012 at 2:52 am

    love anything brown and textured! therefore I love this! I am working on creating Christmas "trees" too.

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  2. Our Neck of the Woods says

    November 18, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    How cool! I love burlap, too. Great idea on using the candlestick as the base!

    Hope you get all your Thanksgiving preparations done soon! We are going to my aunt's so I just have to bring a side dish or two. Very low stress for me haha.

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  3. Leslie Stewart says

    November 20, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I love burlap and this is such a cute idea! Have a great week!
    Leslie

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  4. Chrissy says

    November 23, 2012 at 1:07 am

    I love burlap crafts! Thanks for sharing! I am a new follower after finding you through a linky party. I hope that you will stop by my site if you get a chance. http://www.thetaylor-house.com

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  5. Ana Lopes says

    November 23, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    So ADORABLE, Tanya!!!
    Hugs from Portugal,

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  6. Sherry says

    November 25, 2012 at 7:07 am

    So adorable Tanya! You can't go wrong with burlap. This turned out really darling. I can see a grouping of three different sizes looking cute on a mantle or tablescape.

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  7. Debbiedoo's says

    November 25, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Such a cute idea Tanya..burlap Christmas and dollar tree, you can't go wrong. Thanks for sharing wit our party.

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  8. Our Pinteresting Family says

    November 27, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    Adorable idea, Tanya! Sorry I missed all your posts last week. I was MIA during my week off. 🙂 megan

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    November 28, 2012 at 6:20 am

    Thanks for linking it up last week to the party! You just got featured on Wanderlust Wednesday at Howdy Honey!

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    November 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Love your trees and have pinned them. Hope to make them this season.

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