I don't have many Christmas decorations, that's why, while decorating the mantel for Christmas, I had to work with whatever I had on hand and make extras to fill empty spaces.
These sweater Christmas tree cones were an easy, ten minute project that was accomplished with supplies from around the house.
An old, chunky sweater, file folders (the only kind of cardboard I could find, they aren't that strong, but since they were going to be covered with the sweater fabric, they worked well), and hot glue.
No pattern, no dimensions! As soon as the cone was formed, it was hot glued in place. Then it was wrapped up with the sweater, hot gluing it all around, trimming the excess and again hot gluing the seams.
The bottom ends are simply folded and glued inside the cone
Very simple! I spend more time looking for the cardboard paper than making them!
If you want to pump them up a little bit, I'm leaving you with 20 fabulous ideas that can be incorporated in your own decor!
Go check them out, most of them have great tutorials and PLEASE pin from their sites!
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| BHG |
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| Sand and Sisal |
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| HGTV |
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| A Million Memories |
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| Its Overflowing |
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| BHG |
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| Polished to Perfection |
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| Curbly |
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| O'Christmas Trees |
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| Lemon Tree Creations |
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| BHG |
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| HGTV |
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| All Free Crafts |
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| The Creativity Exchange |
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| Our Lake Life |
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| Make and Takes |
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| One More Time Events |
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| Cozy |
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| Bower Power |
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| The Cake Blog |
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Tuesday’s Treasures at My uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm, Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life, Wow us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style, Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage,Cowgirl Up at Farm House Porch, Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence, Feather Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground, Uncommonly Yours at Uncommon, Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick , Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch, Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors, DIY Project Parade at DIY Show Off, Home Sweet Home at The charm of Home, Overflowing with Creativity at It's Overflowing, Hooking up with HOH, Tutorials and tips at Home Stories A to Z, Tutorial Tips and Tidbits at Stone Gable, Holiday Link Party at Centsational Girl, Homespun Christmas party at Cedarhill Ranch, Craft-O-Maniac Monday, 36 Avenue,
19 comments:
Love your trees that you've made and all the inspiration. Megan
Hi Cristina! I love that you were able to take something you already had and make it beautiful. I also like the fact that it's white, so you can continue to use it year after year, no matter the color scheme. Well done!
Debbie
Christina,
I just adore, adore your trees -- and silly me, I was thinking I'd need to buy cones from the craft store! I love the idea of making my own!
Love all the inspiration too!
:)
Linda
your tree cone is really cute!
huggies***
rea
Love your sweater trees. They are gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration photos. Makes me want to get off my glue gun and put up my tree!
Monisimos bonita idea
Love all of these cone trees! Very inspiring!
oh my! so cute. I now want to make all of them
Your trees are so cute! I love how you can use things around the house to make beautiful decorations. Such a clever and frugal idea!
Love your sweater trees, they look so good and thanks for all the inspiration, there are so many great ideas here.
Your tree looks so cozy cute! Saw the ceramic version in Target and your is even better. :-)
I love your sweater trees! They are perfect! Thanks so much for stopping by today and leaving me a sweet comment about my burlap bird ornaments. They were so fun and easy to make. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Nici
These are so nice, I want to make all of them! I'm a new follower and host a blog party..I would love for you to post them! :)
http://sew-licious.blogspot.com/2012/11/show-licious-craft-showcase-9-blog-party.html
Marti
I LOVE the sweater trees. What a fabulous idea. I feel so behind since I haven't been keeping up with all the blogs I normally read, but yours was the first one I went back to my reader to find.. you always have such great project ideas!
Love your sweater trees!!! Great idea and thanks for all the other ones too.
Cindy
I love yours Cristina! I have seen them in the stores and wanted to make them. Now if I can just find the time!
Your sweater cone tree is adorable! Thanks for sharing all the other inspiring ideas, too!
Thank you for submitting these! It was featured this week if you would like to grab an "I've Been Featured" button! :)
http://sew-licious.blogspot.com/2012/12/show-licious-craft-showcase-10-blog.html
Marti
Hi, Thank you so much for featuring my sweater trees. It was a nice surprise to see.
Thank you Tammy
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