Hey everyone! In case you missed my Burlap Tree tutorial on The CSI project, here it is! This is such a great activity to involve your children in!
We had a great/messy time! : )
We had a great/messy time! : )
This is very easy to do. You don’t have to use burlap, any fabric you want to paint will work, however I have only tried it with the burlap.
Supplies
1. Roughly half a yard of burlap
2. Acrylic Paint
3. Hot glue gun and hot glue
4. Styrofoam cone
5. Scissors
{Tutorial}
First I covered my table in paper, then I laid out the burlap (one piece for each kid), set up their paints and let them go to town! You will end up with the most beautiful piece of art you have ever seen ; )
Once they are done painting, let it dry completely. You will then cut it up into little pieces. The amount depends on what size you cut your pieces, it is really all up to you if you want big loops or little loops. Mine were roughly 1/2” x 3” I wasn’t exact with my cutting though. I glued as I cut (every 15 pieces) so I didn’t end up cutting way too many. Not to mention I am impatient and like seeing what I make as I go. : )
Once you are done cutting out your pieces you are going to pull out your handy dandy hot glue gun. (I used a low temp one) I would use a low temp setting especially if your kids are helping with this part. Mine are just a wee too young to use scissors and hot glue! But if you have school aged children they could help with the whole project!
Now, fold the piece in half and put a dot of hot glue meeting up the two short ends like so…
Once you do that and they dry, you will begin gluing each piece around the cone starting at the bottom. When you finish each row, begin centering the next piece over the space between each piece from below.
Keeping going around and around until you get to the top.
How I did the top was instead of folding each piece you cut in half, I folded one short end up about halfway in length leaving an extra flap to fold over the top. I glued them around the top, and then again glued down the flap on the flat part of the cone top.
Now you have your very own child-painted burlap Christmas tree! The best part, you can do this in ANY color! They even sell colored burlap. The possibilities are endless!! : ) I love having this beautiful Christmas tree made by my adorable children, and still goes with my décor! It has such a special place in my heart this year and for many more to come! I can’t wait to make ornaments with them next!
Linking this up to….
Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique says
That's cute Ashley… as are your little ones.
Festive hugs ~ Kerryanne
super cute project. Love that you had the kids involved!
I love fingerprint, handprint, or footprint projects! So sweet :)
I knew I was forgetting something when I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday! I wanted to get burlap to try to make something fun, if not copy your idea! Your blog looks different or am I just now waking up!? Well, it looks good and apparently I'm just now noticing? If its been this way for a while, then I am so sorry I suck. I always love your crafts and the picture of the final result with the shutter behind it is really a cool pic!! I want to find old shutters or windows.. they are so cool!!
This is awesome! I love that the kids can be a part of it too! I'd love for you to link up & share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinteresting-link-party-week-sixteen.html
This is really cute! I would love it if you would share your Christmas Trees here:
http://juliejewels.blogspot.com/2011/12/show-off-your-stuff.html
Oh, so lovely! Best thing is that your kids will be so proud :) Really a must-try!
Ashley! This is adorable! Your kids did a wonderful job…;) Thank you so so much for sharing it at my Christmas tree linky!
I love what you guys tend to be up too. This sort of clever work and coverage!
Keep up the excellent works guys I’ve included you guys to our blogroll.
It’s a very creative work done by you. I have never seen this type of creative christmas tree in my life. It’s really a great thing for me to see such type of work of art and craft done at home. Thanks for posting such nice blog for us.