A funny thing happened last week as I was at my local UPS store mailing THESE trees to my friend Autumn for a fun local TV show segment to promote the HELLO HOLIDAY guide. The owner of the UPS store asked me if I had a shop and if I sold these trees.
I tried to explain to her what I did, and what those particular trees were for. I also told her that I didn’t sell them but that she could find instructions on how to make them
on my site. To which she replied, ‘I just don’t have time. Can you make some for me?’ She needed them for a Christmas party and long story short, I ended up making them for her.
But not before I set them up on our dining room table with the little gingerbread houses. The glow of a Christmas tree just makes everything look magical don’t you think?
After posting this image on Instagram, I got a lot of requests for the tutorial. So I dug up some REALLY old photos of the process which I had already posted HERE.
I made cones out of cereal boxes (not pictured) and cut several scale like shapes. Starting at the bottom and gluing them side by side, I proceeded to glue the next layer, staggering the order as pictured. I continued all the way to the top and then painted with a quick wash of white.
On the original post, I wanted the brown to show through, but these ‘updated’ versions I covered them completely with white spray paint. I allowed them to dry and brushed some glue and sprinkled glitter over them.
That was four years ago, and I still love them so which goes to show you that some of the best things in life are almost free’ ha.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. See you later on at The Inspiration Gallery…xo
These are absolutely GORGEOUS! So glad a found your site, you’re such an inspiration. I noticed you have some really nice chair covers as well, did you make them as well? Just love the look with white for Christmas. Thanks for being so generous with your ideas.
I just found your site and love the trees and the gingerbread houses! I was wondering if you also have instructions for the houses?
Nice trees! LOVE that plaid throw hanging over the chair too!!
I love the trees! They are so cute! I have a question though. I haven’t received a blog post from you in about a month or so. I went back to your site and signed up again and I still didn’t get anything today. I happened to be on Facebook looking for something for my sister and I saw this so I had to look. I can’t understand why I am not getting anything in my in-box. I was getting them all along until I wasn’t. Can you help? Should I sign up again? You are in my list of senders or I wouldn’t have gotten anything in my inbox from you.
I’m going to have to check out more things on your blog since I’ve missed so much.
Thank’s for this amazing post.
LOVE your trees!!! Please share how you made the cones. I am struggling.
These are just so precious! I love the look with the houses and I can see so many other things that can be done with them. You can make them tall and slender, tall and fat, short and slender or short and fat or teeny tiny…so many different things. Even different colors and adding a bunch of different options to them. So super simple too! I just adore them!