Ribbon Tree Skirt, and Beaded Garland Measurments Included
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Stacie Slaughter-Gottsch
(IC: homeowner)
$200
4 Days
Medium
I love MaCkenzie-Childs but I could never afford their products. So I decided I would make my own using Hometalk posts to help me get ideas. So here is what I did. I have a 7 ft. tree and like my tree skirt large enough to cover the space under the tree and be seen with gifts on it. The time and cost will truly depend on you. I have collected ribbons over the years that I really liked that were on sale. I also had the table cloth and glue gun. I splurged on ribbons that matched. I have kids so I had to take breaks often for several hours at a time. Materials for Tree skirt for a 7 ft tree: Glue gun, tons of glue sticks, 1 .25 yards of fabric, 60' inch diameter plastic table cloth, 2 - 60 ft rolls of ribbon per pattern and color that you desire. I used 8 different ribbons types. I used pattern then solid color alternating. Ribbon with wire edge is much easier to pleat. The Garland materials: Plastic beads with clear facets so the light could shine through, Heavy wire that can hold enough weight not to break, Crimping bead ( Jewelry making area of the local hobby store has this). Hope this helps you!
Get a ton of glue sticks. Ribbon that inspires you I found that 2 bolts of 60 feet gave me enough ribbon for a few pleated rows. I used 8 different patterned ribbons.I cut the table cloth and used a bowl to cut out a spot for the skirt to go around the tree. Glue the fabric that you cut in pie shapes to the table cloth.
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Published December 18th, 2013 3:00 PM
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