Plastic Wrapped Christmas Tree
1 Material
$15
30 Minutes
Easy
Though I find decorating the tree every year to be a festive and fun event, some find it tiresome and demanding. For those of you who can relate to the latter, we have a storage option that will eliminate the stress of redecorating in 12 months from now. Did you know you can store your tree away fully dressed? That's right! You can wrap your Christmas tree in industrial plastic wrap, ornaments and all, and tuck it away in storage until the next holiday season. We want to help you DIY your Christmas, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.
SUPPLIES: -20'x1000' Plastic Stretch Wrap (Industrial Strength)
STEP 1: Start at the bottom Start at the bottom of your tree and secure the end of the plastic wrap to a small piece of the tree.
STEP 2: Wrap the bottom portion Take your plastic wrap and wrap it around the bottom portion of the tree being sure to cup some underneath the branches. You can even twist some around the "trunk" first and then work your way up.
STEP 3: Wrap it 3 times To ensure everything is secure and also that your branches are being tucked in a bit for saving space wrap the bottom portion at least 3x with the wrap.
STEP 4: Wrap the middle Work your way up to the middle portion of the tree and wrap it in the same manner as you did the bottom of the tree. Be sure to wrap it in several layers as you go. The tree I was working with was super flimsy, so I had to be sure to hold the center tightly as I was wrapping. It was quick to see that this would have been a better job for 2, but alas it was just me and I did manage. However, if you have a pal around, ask them to help as it will speed up the process. Shockingly only 2 ornaments fell, but with that in mind I would say that if you have any super fragile ornaments, you should at least remove them before completing this task.
STEP 5: work your way to the top Once the middle section is completed, just work your way to the top portion of the tree and wrap it again in several layers. Once all the branches are covered cut the plastic away from the roll and stick the end in place.
I had a real tree this year so I went to a friend's to complete this task. I also wouldn't be able to store a tree this way in my Brooklyn apartment, but for those with a garage or attic or basement this is an easy way to go.
Now I tried this out just to make sure everything worked and it did! Next year when you take your tree out all you have to do is cut the plastic away and your tree will be fully decorated and ready to go!
Here is a before shot of their lovely little tree.
And here is what it looks like all mummified and ready for storage. Honestly, when I cut away the plastic to test the actual ability of this method the tree looked just the same as the picture above. Again, it would be a better task for 2, but it still stood the test.
We hope you enjoyed this awesome plastic wrapped Christmas tree DIY project. If you're looking for more Christmas projects in the DIY sphere, then be sure to check out the amazing DIY Christmas page, where there are a ton of general Christmas tree and ornament DIY ideas and projects for you to check out. Happy Holidays!
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I use a plastic Christmas tree bag designed for removal for a live tree. It works wonderfully and have been using same bag for 10 years. My tree is about 4.5' and I store it in my Guest Room closet. For easier transport to closet, I use a lid box large enough to stand tree in, as the edges are not too high to interfere with the bottom of tree. I then punched a hole in one edge side to place a long rope handle to drag to and from the closet. (Be sure handle side in facing out before storing for easy removal). Occasionally I need to replace a decoration or two that has fallen off. Once in place, some branches may need adjusted. I couldn't live without it. Such a tremendous time savor!
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This is really wasteful! I would feel so guilty using all that plastic just to store Christmas tree!
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