ABC Friday~Oh, Christmas Tree…

Posted by Jen | ABC Friday, Holidays, projects | Friday, December 5, 2008

I love the spirit of Christmas and all the inspiration I get from it. Over the Thanksgiving weekend I scribbled down tons of ideas in my notebook. This lil’ Christmas tree is one of them. It’s created from 4 triangles {explanation below}, along with some silver cording, crystals and gorgeous satin ribbon {from Taylored Expressions}.

One shot of the top view…

Another top view, showing how I the cording through the top and the glued on bow…

Detail shot of the 2 kinds of crystals I used. Can you see the itty bitty green ones?…

To create this you will need:
4 pieces of patterned paper {I used K & Co.} cut to 3″x4.25″
Ribbon
Silver Cording
Glue
Scallop Edge Punch {SU!}
Scoring Tool

Instructions:
1. Mark the center {1.5″} of one of the 3″ sides.
2. From that mark cut diagonally to each of the corners, creating a triangle.
3. Scallop edges of long sides.
4. On each of the scalloped sides, score just on the inside of the scalloped edge.
5. Glue together the scalloped edges to create the tree.
6. Before gluing the last 2 sides together, create a loop with the silver cording and place knot on the inside of the tree.
7. Attach ribbon to top of the tree. I hot glued mine on, but you can always tie it around the cording.
8. Embellish as desired :)

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  1. Comment by Nikki Schmaltz — December 5, 2008 @ 8:37 am

    What a great project! Love the scallop edges. TFS

  2. Comment by Allison F — December 5, 2008 @ 9:03 am

    This is adorable. I love the scallop edges. I’ll have to give this a try!

  3. Comment by katemeri — December 5, 2008 @ 10:59 am

    This is so cute and looks easy enough for me to do too - thanks so much for sharing how to do it!

  4. Comment by Jackie Pedro — December 5, 2008 @ 11:24 am

    Yikes….this is adorable!! Thank you for the directions!!

  5. Comment by Starla (star) — December 5, 2008 @ 11:38 am

    How cute!! Thanks for sharing the directions!! I was going to try and figure out some “trees” to make for my Christmas Eve dinner table, but now that you’ve done all the figuring, I should be able to “whip” out 9 of these fairly quick!! Gotta luv that time saver!!

  6. Comment by Crystal (Lukasmummy) — December 5, 2008 @ 12:25 pm

    Wow that looks adorable I would love to see a template or flat plan though if at all possible it’s so cute I would even be willing to pay for it. Hugs Crystal xx

  7. Comment by Elizabeth S. — December 5, 2008 @ 12:32 pm

    This is a great project!!! Thanks for sharing.

  8. Comment by Troy Louise — December 5, 2008 @ 1:45 pm

    I also love creating fun things for Christmas. This is very cute. Thanks for sharing the instructions. One more reason to get that scalloped punch.

  9. Comment by Tracy — December 5, 2008 @ 2:22 pm

    This is adorable Jen! Thanks for the simple tutorial.

  10. Comment by Tessa — December 5, 2008 @ 5:05 pm

    Jen this is just super! What a fun little project!

  11. Comment by Steph K — December 5, 2008 @ 5:10 pm

    How cute is that! I definitely will be trying this. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

  12. Comment by Kelly Lunceford — December 5, 2008 @ 10:01 pm

    This is adorable, Jen! I love the paper you used and the bling! I will have to give this a try! I love seeing your ABC friday projects!

  13. Comment by Jessie/knightrone — December 5, 2008 @ 11:43 pm

    This is so cute Jen!!

  14. Comment by Connie in north Florida — December 6, 2008 @ 11:40 am

    Jen!

    Oh to have your talent for inspiration such as this! Love it and can’t wait to try it out.

    Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

    Connie in north Florida

  15. Comment by Lynda Hidalgo — December 7, 2008 @ 11:51 am

    wow.. what a great idea for lil treats. ty for sharing.
    lablady2007@juno.com

  16. Comment by Sharon Rivera — December 7, 2008 @ 9:52 pm

    This little tree is SO cute! I love little boxes shaped in unexpected ways….and I love filling them with homemade goodies too. Thanks for sharing!

  17. Comment by Dulce DeLeon — December 30, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

    Great tutorial Jen. I just made one side, I mean 1 triangle. But how wide should be the scoring?, looks very narrow to me. Thanks for sharing such beautiful projects.

  18. Comment by Dulce DeLeon — December 30, 2008 @ 5:18 pm

    O .K. I made it, it came out great! but I have a doubt: no bottom? is it open?Thank you. I’m asking because Sharon Rivera, I love her projects too, said to love filling those little boxes with home made goodies.

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