Make It Pretty Wednesdays: Ruffled Christmas Tree Craft

It’s a weekend edition of Make It Pretty! The holidays are just around the corner and one thing I am always looking for is something fun and festive as a centerpiece for the table. A Christmas tree of some sort… but something elegant, I’m thinking. As I was sifting through my craft room, looking for supplies and inspiration… ruffles! Who doesn’t love ruffles?! So I came up with this fancy little number:

And it’s one of those projects that are crazy easy!

Here is what you will need:

• Styrofoam cone
• Ribbon
• Glue Dots® Craft Dots
• Glue Dots® Pop-Up Dots
• Embossing glitter
• Scissors & Embossing heat tool

And here is how I put the frilly little thing together:

1. Put a row of Glue Dots® Craft Dots around the bottom section of the Styrofoam tree. Start adding your ribbon. Leave a little excess here and there, creating a rippling effect.

1. Add Glue Dots® to the next level up and continue winding ribbon around in the same rippled fashion.

1. When you get to the top, cut your ribbon leaving a few inches of excess.

1. Fold the ribbon under so you do not have a raw edge and adhere with Glue Dots®.

1. Sprinkle embossing glitter over the Glue Dots® Pop-Up Dots, covering thoroughly. Using a Heat Embossing Tool, very carefully melt the embossing glitter. Be sure to just use enough heat to melt the powder, not enough as to melt the Glue Dot®!

1. Attach the glittered Glue Dots® to your tree, top with a ribbon using a straight pin and there you have it!

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots® Design Team.