Easy Craft, Fabric Wrapped Paper Mache Tree
Is it too early to start thinking about Christmas decorating? Probably, but I have a super easy craft that you might even be able to get your kids to tackle.
You’ll need one or more paper mache cones in the size of your choice. You can buy them singly at the craft store or in bulk at Amazon. I got lucky and purchased about 15 for $2 at an Amazon return store.
You’ll also need a quarter yard (more or less) of white cotton fabric and some white spray paint.
Spray the cones white with your spray paint. If you don’t have extra spray paint sitting around, any white paint will do, including leftover household paint. Use what you have.
The white paint will hide any gaps in the tree where the fabric does not quite cover.
Tear your white cotton fabric into 1 inch strips. A little snip at the end and you should be able to tear the strip the remainder of the way.
If you don’t want white trees use any cotton fabric that matches your decor.
Tie the strips together. When you have a few tied together, you’re ready to begin.
Put a small dab of hot glue at the bottom of your tree and hold one end of your strip there until secure.
Start wrapping all the way up your tree. You may need one or two more dabs of hot glue along the way but you shouldn’t have too much slipping. Add one more glue spot at the top of the tree.
If the fabric twists or folds along the way, just let it, it adds to the texture of the tree.
I know this is a picture of an unpainted cone, I forgot to take a picture along the way. 😕
If you don’t have enough ties or you would like them more evenly spaced, just glue on a few more.
I was finished my easy craft. There was only one thing left to do…head to the thrift store to find a pot that I could perch these fabric wrapped trees on.
The small pot in the center was $2 and the 2 larger ones were $4 each. A little more than I wanted to spend but they were a matching pair, perfect for my 2 trees that are the same size, and I loved the chippy vibes.
It wasn’t until I got home that I noticed a very old tag in the bottom of one of the chippy pots. It was hard to read but it looked like Pottery Barn!? It wasn’t attached to the pot, so it could have been some trash that was thrown in.
But lo and behold, this is what I found when I looked up my little chippy pot with Google Lens. It really is a Pottery Barn Tuscan terracotta vase. Score!!
Either perch your Christmas trees in pots or leave them sitting flat on the ground.
The matching pair also works rather well.
So easy to decorate for the season. Check out the previous picture for the texture and detail. I had a little too much sunlight on the day I was photographing.
For another crafty idea, these were my last paper mache cones covered in wooden ice cream spoons. That’s 5 paper mache cones down and only 10 to go. What would you cover one in?
Until next time, stay inspired.
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Joan,
I like the fact that they look very “folk arty” but they either need to sit on their base or with a rod and base up the center. I would use assorted colored hand made bows with maybe a shiny bell attached to some of the bows.
You really scored with those two pots, ye gads, could you believe the price of those??? I think the only way to “save” those pots is to plant a live plant in them.