Bedazzled Tree

We made another tree craft today. We actually did it over a few days. This one was a lot of fun to do, and the kids really enjoyed it. We painted a canvas, glued on yarn in the shape of a tree and a star, and then glued on the decorations to fill the tree. Inspired by this post. Funny Coincidence: I did not realize that the background color we painted was basically the same as theirs. I didn't realize it until today when I pulled the link back up to link back to it.

Supply List: Canvas, yarn (we used green for the tree and grey for the star), tacky glue or some other glue, beads/sequins/buttons/etc, paint, paintbrush, scissors (to trim the yarn), and small foam brush (optional - we used it to spread the glue out before adding the beads).

Here is how we broke it down (though you could do this in one day; you just have to allow for drying time):

Day One: We painted the canvas. I mixed green, blue, and white acrylic paint until I had a color we all liked. Set aside to dry.

Day Two: I drew a tree and star on the canvas. Then, I traced the drawings with glue and placed the yarn on the glue lines. Set aside to dry (again). I drew the tree freehand and I used a star-shaped cookie cutter for the star at the top.

Day Three: Glued on our beads, sequins, snowflakes, and stars. We used a variety of pony beads, round beads, and various colored/sized sequins. You could also use buttons, bells, or anything that you can glue on to add dimension.  We also decided to add snowflakes around the tree to make it a more wintry feel.

Google's AutoAwesome magic at it again - making our tree twinkle!