Thursday, December 26, 2013

How To: Make a Homemade Christmas Tree

As a college student during Christmas time it can be difficult to afford a Christmas tree, especially when you share an apartment with a roommate and don't want to have split the cost at first and then later decide who gets the tree. 

So, I made my own Christmas tree out of 2 1/2 yards of green felt from Hobby Lobby. 


Draw a Christmas tree template onto the felt to be cut out, this tree is about 6 ft. tall by 3 ft. My roommate and I kept it up on the wall using a stapler and then strung a string of christmas lights to really sparkle, also using a stapler. 


Then we joined the lights with some garland that we had from last year's Christmas decorations that we bought at a nearby dollar store, not too shabby huh? 



Then we topped it with a felt star using the excess green felt that I just painted with gold glitter paint and, of course, stapled at the top of the tree separately. 
In total, this project cost about $10! 
This is perfect for a couple of college students who just want to decorate their apartment for the festivities. 



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