Happy Tuesday, Ya’ll! I am happy to report that I finished up all of my Christmas decorating this past weekend and even have most of the Christmas presents wrapped. I’m officially ready to bake up some holiday treats and sit back and enjoy the season with my family.
Before getting started with today’s tutorial, I just want to take a minute and thank-you all for all of the wonderful comments on all of my posts. I seriously appreciate each and every comment and I’m so glad that you’re following along with me! I’ve only been blogging for a little over a month now, and it’s a very scary feeling when you are first starting out, as you wonder whether or not anyone will actually read your blog. So thank-you for validating this dream and hobby, and I seriously appreciate all of the support! 🙂
Moving on to today’s post, I’m super excited to share with you these adorable miniature Christmas trees. If you saw my DIY Joy Christmas Wreath, you will see that I only used half of the pine garland purchased at Wal-mart. Of course, me being me and not wanting to waste anything, I came up with the idea to make miniature Christmas trees to dress up my dining room table.
DIY Miniature Christmas Trees
Originally, I had planned to use Styrofoam cones for my trees, but they were sold out at all of the local craft stores. On to plan b, I decided to use some plain construction paper to form the cones, which I already had on hand. You could also easily use poster board.
Supplies Used:
- 20 ft. Pine Garland (Wal-mart $4.97 used half) – $2.48
- Poinsettia Flowers in Red, White, and Gold (Dollar Tree $1 each used 4)- $4.00
- Heavy Duty Construction Paper (Already Own)
- Tape (Already Own)
- Scissors (Already Own)
- Pen (Already Own)
- Hot Glue Gun (Already Own)
Total Cost=$6.48 (makes 6 trees)
Step 1: Draw the outline for your cone shapes on your construction paper. I googled a cone template and printed it for guidance. Then cut out your shape and roll it until you get the desired height/shape. Tape your cone in several spots to ensure it is held together well.
I chose to create my trees with variating heights/sizes.
Step 2:
Using the pine garland begin wrapping the garland around your cones, securing with glue at the bottom and top part of cone.
Once finished, your trees will look similar to this:
Step 3:
Using scissors, carefully cut off all of the flower heads from the bouquets.
Once finished, begin gluing flowers onto the Christmas trees. Be creative in choosing a pattern of how you want to place your flowers on your trees. You can place them as close together or as far apart as you want.
Repeat the process on each tree until all trees have been decorated with flowers.
And there you have it- cute, festive, miniature Christmas trees! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will try making some of your own! I’m thinking Christmas bead garland would also look great on these. Do you have any other ideas for decorating these trees?
Thanks for stopping by!- Cara
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Sara says
December 8, 2015 at 8:02 amWOW. Those mini trees look perfect! I thought for sure they were store-bought! You, my friend, have ALL THE SKILLS!!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:42 amThank-you so much, Sara!
Pinky says
December 8, 2015 at 8:41 amWhat an adorable and easy DIY. Love how festive they make the table look, such a fun tablescape.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:35 amThank-you! I agree they do look very festive.
Candy says
December 8, 2015 at 8:47 amLove these. My grandkids could decorate one each. Thanks.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:36 amThank-you! I think there are so many ways you could decorate them it would be really fun for kids.
Greta says
December 8, 2015 at 8:53 amThese are so fun and creative! Perfect for a table!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:36 amThank-you Greta!
Jennifer Dodrill @ All-In-One-Mom says
December 8, 2015 at 8:55 amSuch a great idea for a Christmas centerpiece! Thanks for the easy to follow directions!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:37 amThank-you for stopping by and I’m all about easy instructions!
Julie@MomFabulous says
December 8, 2015 at 9:11 amThese are seriously cute!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:37 amThank-you Julie!
Trish says
December 8, 2015 at 9:20 amThese are adorable and such a clever idea! Thanks for the great instructions. I agree with Jennifer — these would make a wonderful centerpiece decoration.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:43 amThank-you! It really brightened up my dining room table.
Shann Eva says
December 8, 2015 at 9:23 amThese are so adorable! I’ve been looking for a Christmas project, and this might be it. Thank you!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:38 amI’m glad you like it, Shann! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Kayla says
December 8, 2015 at 9:50 amI love this! So simple and adorable!! 🙂
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:43 amThank-you so much!
Ashley L says
December 8, 2015 at 9:57 amThose are really cute! What a clever simple idea for the holidays.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:38 amThank-you so much!
Andrea Nine says
December 8, 2015 at 10:29 amYou are such a talented girl! So simple and so darling! I was looking for some cute trees on either side of my centerpiece on my long dining room table and I’m thinking these just might fit the bill Plus I love to craft too so this just gave me an excuse, LOL. Hope you have a great day today
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:39 amThank-you! Any excuse to craft right?-haha Have a great day!
Caitlin Elizabeth @ This Brunette Life says
December 8, 2015 at 10:35 amThese little trees are so cute! I love the flowers!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:40 amThank-you! The gold ones were my favorite 🙂
Mary says
December 8, 2015 at 10:36 amI love these cute Christmas trees! I can’t wait to make a few of my own.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:43 amPlease do! It’s such a simple, yet festive craft to make. Thanks for stopping by!
Nadine says
December 8, 2015 at 10:41 amThese are so cute and look like something I might actually be able to make!!! Love how the table turned out in that picture!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 11:40 amYou should definitely try it! Thank-you!
Jenn says
December 8, 2015 at 12:52 pmWow, these are so fun! I can imagine you can do lots with just that basic design of cardboard and garland trees – but I like the flowers you added. And I like your JOY wreath! You have a knack for Christmas decor 🙂
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 4:38 pmThank-you! Yes, I agree I think you could definitely switch it up and add ornaments or beads. Thanks for stopping by!
Rachel Lloyd says
December 8, 2015 at 1:39 pmThese are so cute and festive! I am looking for some new DIY projects and these are just the things!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 4:39 pmThank-you! Glad to hear you plan on making them 🙂
Kate @ Green Fashionista says
December 8, 2015 at 3:00 pmThese are too cute! Love the flowers you added too <3
Green Fashionista
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 4:39 pmThank-you!
Katie Elizabeth says
December 8, 2015 at 5:42 pmThese are so, so cute! I can think of like 10 places in my house that I would put these – adorable!! And way to go on the Christmas wrapping, I’m totally dreading that!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:14 pmThank-you! I don’t mind wrapping presents, it’s the getting the toys out of the boxes when the kids open them, that’s the worst-haha
Sarah @ Bows and Clothes says
December 8, 2015 at 5:46 pmThis is such a cute craft! They are adorable! You did such a great job!
Sarah
http://mybowsandclothes.blogspot.com/
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:15 pmThanks Sarah!
Clare Speer says
December 8, 2015 at 5:48 pmThese are so cute and so colorful! Thanks for sharing!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:16 pmThank-you! Thanks for stopping by, Clare!
Kelsey says
December 8, 2015 at 5:57 pmI love fun holiday DIYs like this! These are so cute and look perfect on your table. xo
Kelsey | a balancing peach
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:16 pmThanks! I think it really makes it look festive. 🙂
Emily Humpherys says
December 8, 2015 at 6:12 pmI love working with cones of any kind! Perfect for table settings 🙂 I’d love to do these in all flowers (christmas or otherwise) or all tinsel/garland! Thank you for the idea!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:18 pmYay, I’m excited to hear you plan on making them! Thanks for stopping by!
Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings... says
December 8, 2015 at 6:14 pmCute little trees! And such a good way to use/repurpose things you already had.
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 8:19 pmThanks! Yes, I love using what I already have lying around the house as opposed to buying something.
Kerry says
December 8, 2015 at 8:26 pmSuch a cute way to use of the rest of the garland. So creative!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 8, 2015 at 9:01 pmThanks Kerry!
Alli says
December 8, 2015 at 9:44 pmSuch cute trees. They make great center pieces.
Alli
http://www.absolutelyalli.blogspot.com
Kindly Unspoken says
December 9, 2015 at 7:31 amThank-you, I thought so too!
Chrissa-Physical Kitchness says
December 8, 2015 at 10:57 pmTotally adorable! You are so so so creative!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 9, 2015 at 7:31 amThanks for stopping by Chrissa!
Kim says
December 8, 2015 at 11:08 pmCara, these are too cute! You are so crafty, I love that you share your crafts with us because they are so fun and even simple enough for me to do. I love this one and it turned out amazing. Definitely going to make myself one for my desk at work! Hope your having a great day! XO -Kim
Kindly Unspoken says
December 9, 2015 at 7:34 amThanks! I don’t do a ton of crafts throughout the year but I enjoy doing them during the holiday months. & I hope you’ll make them, they really are super easy!
Jacquelyn @ The Lowcountry Mama says
December 9, 2015 at 1:38 pmBest idea ever!! I’m going to definitely be making these this weekend =)
Kindly Unspoken says
December 9, 2015 at 4:49 pmThank-you! That’s great!
Natalie says
December 9, 2015 at 2:27 pmThat’s too cute! I love easy crafts that turn out despite my lack of artistic ability! 🙂
Kindly Unspoken says
December 9, 2015 at 4:55 pmHaha-thank-you!
Susannah says
December 9, 2015 at 8:15 pmWhat a precious little tree! I love how creative it is! <3
Kindly Unspoken says
December 10, 2015 at 6:52 amThank-you so much!
Ashley says
December 9, 2015 at 8:49 pmOh, these are perfect for work! I love this!
Kindly Unspoken says
December 10, 2015 at 6:52 amYes, these would look great in an office setting. Thank-you!
milex says
December 9, 2015 at 9:17 pm♥
Kindly Unspoken says
December 10, 2015 at 6:50 amThanks!