Monday, 28 November 2011

Prim Christmas Tree


I bought a styrofoam Christmas tree about 8  1/2 in. tall.....

 I took some material & ripped it into 2 inch strips.... The bottom two rows were about 1 1/2 in strips...  I wound the material around the part of the tree that I wanted to cover three times(3x) for a full ruffle....I cut this length of material off & I sewed by hand a basting stitch through the top of the material.....I gathered to bunch it up to look like a ruffle..... I attached with pins around the tree, making sure my ruffle was evenly distributed.... If you want more of a ruffle wrap 4 times or if you want less of a ruffle, wrap 2 times...

I like the primitive effect so I like the rough edges & the strings from the material
just add to the charm....

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