Hi, friends! Today I decided to make a Christmas craft since I had some garlands I wasn’t using, and I was thinking about how I could put them to good use this year. Last year I hung them on my front door, but they kept falling off or wouldn’t stay in one place, and that really stressed me out, so I decided to put them to a different use this year. I wrapped one around the wooden table where I have my little tree, and I still had some left over, so I thought I’d make a mini Christmas tree and put it on the shelf by the entrance to my house. It was pretty easy and turned out really cute—maybe a little lopsided, but it’s a nice idea.
MATERIALES
Caja de cereal
Tijeras
Silicon caliente
Guirnalda
Cinta adhesiva
Foami escarchado
MATERIALS
Cereal box
Scissors
Hot glue
Garland
Masking tape
Glitter foam
First, I took a cereal box and cut off all the “flaps,” leaving a completely rectangular shape. Then I made a cone out of the box by folding it toward one corner; to keep the cone in place, I secured it with tape and also reinforced it with a few staples.
Then I trimmed off all the excess from the cone, trying to make it as neat as possible (or at least so it would stand on its own without any problems). Before continuing with the little tree, I wanted to try making small circular shapes and sprinkling glitter on them to decorate the tree, since I didn’t have any glittery foam left. I would have liked them to be little red balls, but I didn’t realize I didn’t have any glitter foam left.
Once the decorations were ready, I moved on to the little tree. I took the garland and began attaching it with hot glue around the cone, wrapping it around until I reached the bottom. Then I trimmed off the excess since the garland was quite long, and I also used hot glue to attach the little balls.
So I put it in my entryway; I thought it would be a good idea to place it on top of a small flowerpot saucer, and it looks even prettier that way. It's super cute and looks really nice—the only thing that would make it even more special would be some tiny lights, but I can't find that kind of light around here ;(