🎄Beautiful DIY Christmas Trees! ✂️✨ | Easy Christmas Crafts #DIYChristmasTrees#Christmas, by Handmade Creativity on YouTube. 4 min 1 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 1 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Trace a circle onto the back of the glitter paper using a small plate or compass. Use a 15 cm circle for a small tree and a 25 cm circle for a larger one.
Cut the circle out slowly with sharp scissors so the glitter edge stays clean.
Fold the circle in half, then in half again, and press the creases firmly to mark the centre point.
Cut along one fold line from the outer edge to the centre point, then open the circle out.
Overlap the two cut edges to form a cone. Slide them until you like the width, then run a line of hot glue along the seam.
Hold the seam closed for a few seconds until the glue sets, then trim the bottom edge so the cone sits flat on the table.
Squeeze a short line of hot glue around the base and press beads into it, working in rows upward.
Glue a single bead or a small paper star on the tip to finish the tree.
Repeat with two more circles in different sizes so you have a set of three trees to group together.
Tips and common mistakes
Glue one small section at a time, because hot glue skins over in seconds and beads will not stick to cooled glue.
Use a low-temperature glue gun and let children handle only the paper and beads, never the glue.
Place the cone on scrap paper while you glue so stray drips do not ruin your table.
Trim the base after gluing the seam, not before, so the tree stands level.
Questions
Can I use normal paper instead of glitter paper?
Yes, but plain paper is floppy. Use cardstock or foam sheets so the cone keeps its shape, then brush on glue and sprinkle glitter.
How do I stop the beads from sliding off?
Press each bead into fresh glue and hold it for a second. Work in short rows from the bottom up so your hand does not rest on wet glue.
How long does one tree take?
About 20 to 30 minutes for a small tree once the paper is cut. Larger trees with dense bead rows take closer to an hour.
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