Spool Christmas Tree

When i saw these tiny spools i always knew i wanted to do a mini Christmas Tree.  The season is upon us and i finally got a chance to put my ideas into creation.  This cute little tree  measuring 5 inches tall could be a simple decor to place around the house or use it as a place setting for Christmas dinner.  I am going to give you step by step directions to create this adorable spool Christmas tree. 

Maya Road Supplies:

• 25 Skinny wooden SpoolsWood
• 1 Wood Mini Spool
• 1 vintage Wooden Spool
• 1 Crystal Star Trinket Pin
• approx. 12 inches of cream ruffled edge trim

Other: Book pages, Vintage Sheet Music, Baker's twine, Glitter Glue, Manilla Folder, Circle Punches, liquid glue, cream cardstock printed title.

1. Punch 5 Circles, one each of the following sizes. .5",  .75", 1", 1.25", 1.5" from the manilla folder.  I used this because it provided a stiff circle to hold the spools together and worked well to hold the trinket pin in place.

2. cut 26 .5 inch x 1.25 inches strips from book pages and one .75 inch x 2 inches strip from the music paper

3. Wrap all the mini wooden spools with your text paper.  *note i used a mini spool to top my tree to give it a bit more weight.  You could use a skinny spool too.  Wrap the Vintage wood spool with music paper. 

4. starting with the 1.25 punched manilla folder circle, glue 11 skinny mini spools to the outside edge using a strong liquid glue.  Glue 1 inch manilla folder circle to the top of the skinny spools.

5.  add next layer of 8 skinny wooden spools to the 1 inch circle.  Glue the .75 inch manilla circle on top the spools and add last layer of 6 skinny mini spools. 

6. Glue .5 inch circle to the top of the spools & add the single mini wooden spool.  Glue the entire piece to the vintage wooden spool. 

7. Add glitter glue to all the edges of the spools to give it a little sparkle.

8. Take the 1.5 inch punched circle and working from the outside in, glue the small ruffle trim in layers to create the tree skirt.  Three layers is all you need, leaving a small circle for the wooden spool. 

9.  Glue the wooden spool to the tree skirt. Wrap baker's twine around the vintage spool and tie it in a bow.

10.  Print out your holiday sentiment on cream cardstock.   Trim to a banner piece leaving a little excess off the left side of the printed title.  Add glitter glue to the banner & let dry. 

11.  Wrap the banner piece around the stick pin and glue the excess to the printed title. 
Add stick pin to the top of the three. 

Peace,

Ronda Palazzari

Comments

[Larissa Heskett]

OMG!! I LOVE this!! THANKS SO MUCH For sharing and for the tutorial info!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

[Theresa Merkling]

I simply LOVE this project! Shared on my pinterest - hope that's okay.

[Ronda P]

Thanks Theresa! You are more than welcome to pin it!

[Belinda]

I absolutely ADORE this project - thank you for the inspiration!

[Shelley Haganman]

This is so fabulous! Love it!

[Lindy]

WOW....isn't that just the cutest little Christmas Tree!!!! I love it!!!! T4S

[Julie Shearer]

Wow !!! That is so awesome !!TFS.

[Micah Gullikson-Poteraj]

Very cute, and it doesn't need water.

[B. Poteraj]

Nice. I'd love one.

[Sharon Gullikson]

What a great idea. Old fashioned looking, too.

[Natasha G.P.]

I love your crafts. So cute.

[Cheri Howard]

So cute!

[Wendy W]

this is way too cute! What a great little gift for a 'little' one this Christmas....gotta go make me one of those!

[JoAnn B.]

This is adorable. Love it. TFS

[Charli Clark]

This is gorgeous! I'm soooo making this for chrissie presents:)

[Judy Hawkins]

Love, love this. Reminds me of my grandmother and aunts who were wonderful seamstresses.

[Journey Miguel]

Thumbs up for this little artwork! So simple, yet fantastic. I will surely borrow this idea this coming Christmas. I am looking forward on doing this art with my kids. That would surely be fun and exciting. I'm sure the kids would love doing this. Plus we're gonna put this art at the center of the table to continue lighting the spirit of Christmas.