DIY Christmas tree made from natural material, photo
You can find a lot of different options for making an artificial Christmas tree. On the eve of the New Year holidays, I want to create something unusual and interesting. Let's look at how to make a Christmas tree from natural materials. This will be useful for those who just want to make a decoration for their home and for those who need to bring such a fake to school or kindergarten. YolMade from natural materials, it looks harmonious, and by adding beads or sparkles to its decoration, you can achieve an amazing result.
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Choosing pine cones for work
This is a very interesting option. To work, you need to prepare cones, a base cone, glue and scissors, and decoration. First of all, it is necessary to separate the scales from the cones; we will use them separately. Cut them with scissors. When you have prepared the required number of scales, you can proceed to the stage of attaching them. Starting from the bottom of the base cone, glue each scale individually with PVA glue. Thus? move from bottom to top. When the entire cone is sealed, leave it to dry. All that remains is to decorate your fake. You can paint it with spray paint or acrylic paint. Using a glue gun, glue the beads.
Second option. If in the first case we worked with the scales separately, then here we will need to use whole cones. Each of the ideas is original and interesting in its own way.It is necessary to make a cardboard base. To do this, roll the cardboard in a spiral and secure it with a stapler. Now you can move on to the main part of the work. Gradually begin to cover the cardboard cone with pre-assembled pine cones. For fastening, use transparent polymer glue. If you have a glue gun, it will also work for this process. The cone peels off from the bottom of the structure in a circle, smoothly move upward. When the entire cone is covered with cones, you will have a real tree made of cones. Now you can decorate your products with tinsel, beads, and sparkles.
Christmas tree made of acorns
This is a very beautiful DIY Christmas tree made from natural material, you can see the photo below. To make a Christmas tree from acorns, you will need a foam or cardboard cone, which you can make yourself or purchase at appropriate stores. Also prepare pins, glue gun, acorns.
- Place the pins around the perimeter of the cone so that they form a spiral. Start at the top of the structure, so that the first pin is near the top, and smoothly lower down.
- Now you can move on to attaching the acorns. At this stage it is better to start working from the bottom. Attach the first acorn near the bottom pin. Use a glue gun. Glue the subsequent acorns, moving side by side in a spiral.
- Thanks to the pins that you installed in advance, the acorns will be fixed and can stick well. After the glue has dried well and your acorns are securely held, you can pull out the pins.
Your Christmas tree is ready. Now you can decorate it as it is, or paint the acorns first and only then start decorating.
Eco option made from sticks
- In order to assemble such a Christmas tree, you need to prepare a thin branch and dry it well first.
- Using pruning shears or special large scissors, cut the branch into pieces. The length of each segment should be 3–4 mm less than the previous one.
- From the prepared branches you can later assemble a triangle, which will become a model of your future Christmas tree.
- Apply glue to white cardboard. Use a heat gun. Place twigs on top of the glue. The longest branch should be laid at the bottom.
- Gradually move from bottom to top from the longest stick to the shortest.
- Leave the product to dry.
- Separate the Christmas tree from the cardboard; it should stick well.
You have created an interesting New Year art tree. Now all that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree assembled from twigs at your own discretion. These can be dried berries or leaves.
REFERENCE. Such a fake can become a decoration for a real Christmas tree. To do this, you will need to attach a rope fastening to it. Just grab the thread from the top branch and tie it.
As you can see, the process of making a Christmas tree from natural materials is very simple; the main thing is to stock up on all the necessary materials in advance, because on the eve of the New Year holidays it will not be so easy to find them.