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Christmas Tree CraftThis Christmas tree craft is a classy and contemporary way to decorate your home this holiday season! These can be whipped up in less than a half hour, and the end result is really a simple and classic decoration, that looks good anywhere. These trees are made by wrapping foam cones with ordinary crepe paper, the kind used to decorate for birthday parties. They can be made to match any decor, in shades of red, blue, gold, silver, etc. These are great choices to make for Christmas craft bazaars, since you can buy the foam cones in bulk and one roll of crepe paper can make several trees.  Things Needed: (If you have trouble finding certain items at your local craft store, check out the blue links below... they take you directly to the item product page for easy shopping!)
1.
Begin your Christmas tree craft by wrapping each cone with
crepe
paper. Begin at the bottom, and wrap the crepe paper around
the
base twice. Wrapping it twice helps conceal the white foam
underneath. Hold in place with your fingers (or push a
straight
pin in after the first wrap, and then cover the pin when you wrap it
around the second time).    2.
Continue the wrap the crepe paper around the cone,
overlapping
the previous row by half. Keeping working your way up to the
top.
When you get to the top, let about half of the crepe paper
hang
above the top.   3. To secure the top, wrap the edges over the top as if you are wrapping a present, then secure with one small straight pin.    4.
Next, gather your gold pins and gold stars. Thread
a gold
pin through each gold star, then push these into the cones sporadically
all around the Christmas tree.   5. To make the gold star at the top of the Christmas tree craft, bend a gold pipe cleaner in a star pattern. I personally like the shape when it is not a perfect star, I think it makes the design look more whimsical. However, if you would like to use a template, the perfect way to do the bending is to wrap the pipe cleaner around a star cookie cutter. Leave a tail on the edge of one star so you can poke this pipe cleaner into the top of the cone tree.   This
Christmas tree craft looks great displayed in groupings on a mantle, on
a shelf, or near the base of your Christmas tree.
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