DIY Beaded and Yarn Wrapped Cone Trees
Ive seen so many over the years and been meaning to make some myself. I have my rose gold glitter cone tree post. You know… since Im a rose gold lover…
I made a bunch, some Im keeping, some Im gifting and a set is going to be listed for sale, an aqua and white set. Ive gone cone crazy! 😉
Roll some tree cones with poster board. You could use some sort of thin cardboard or even some card stock using a couple sheets at once to make it stronger.
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Im green first. I did a Christmas green, its my own color mix but they sell similar shades.
I picked up the I covered in Elmers Glue All then poured theGree seed bead
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I sprinkled some Pine Green glitter from Micheal’s to fill in even more.
After it dried I covered in gloss Mod Podge so it wont shed all over. You could use gloss spray paint.
The foam piece. They feel more ‘high end’ and finished stuffing and adding the bottom.
Cut a bit inside the traced circle then glue in place. I should have done this before I beaded the tree… Another lesson learned!
Related: Rose Gold Glitter Cone Trees
I go over how I made the stars later in this post. As you see I made silver glitter start for the bead trees.
You can add some Update on the taller bead tree. I found these round wood holders at Dollar Tree I added as a trunk. I filled the truck with glass stones to give it weight and used watered down brown acrylic paint to give it a stained look. I made a star and a red beads Ive had kicking around for years. The stars I painted and glitter coated them. Some I drilled a hole, added a toothpick and others I glued to the back. Related: Ways to Protect Glitter Shedding I trimmed the toothpick a bit and added some glue putting them in the hole at the top to secure the stars. The star can droop depending on its size just gluing it to the top with no support. The poster board I used for the cone trees and Garland ties I sprayed some I made another These other two trees were made with Dollar Tree tinsel trees I removed the tinsel from. One is yarn wrapped with this White tinsel Its Tie a piece to the frame and start wrapping. Dont pull so tight with the frames as they will squeeze and could turn out lumpy looking. Another lesson learned! LOL I wrapped it twice to give it a good yarn coverage. Same tree frame with Dollar Tree white tinsel. I used two, they are 9 foot. This one is great to light up with some lights. I did give this tinsel tree a bit of a trim as well. You can use any tinsel you like. Added a string of LED lights to the inside so it glows. More yarn wrapped, same Lion Brand Yarn I used an aqua shade on this one, its called Icy Glace. Its so soft. These yarn trees I wrapped once as it covered good on the cones over the tinsel tree frame. Same And Placed them in a silver tray with bells. A friend loves pink so I made her one. Some other cone trees, themed trees. NY Giants colors. Syracuse University. Beach themed. NASCAR colors. Some traditional Christmas colors. A couple to match my nephews new bedrooms. More bead trees. Have you made any cone trees? Or had a cone tree making party like the Creativity Exchange? She has some great tree templates. I was just winging it with my cones. 😉 We are thinking of doing a cone party next year since I saw her post last week. So fun! My mom is a crafty as well. I have a video clip of some of the bead trees. Follow me around. 😉 Make something with one of my tutorials or something you were inspired by/learned here? Hashtag it.
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I love these trees they are beautiful and would make great gifts for friends and family