Sunday 25 August 2013

How To Create Unique Tree Skirts

By Debra Cooley


A wonderful idea for the Christmas is creating unique tree skirts. They can help be a reminder of the year that is about to end and a great way to record the hand prints of your children. A unique tree skirt can even be made and given as a present for the grandma and grandpa.

Consider trying out a few ideas before you settle on one. A few examples are that you might put the whole family's hand prints or even footprints on the skirt. Your youngsters' feet together with their hands would be lovely too. You could even add the paw prints of a pet on one as well. To make sure that each one is perfect, draw around your kid's hand or foot with a marker or pencil, then go back over it in paint. If you don't prefer the paint you could buy extra felt and trace their hands or feet and then cut them out and glue them to the actual tree skirt.

Find the middle of the material square. Fold the material in horizontally, right facet in, and so in vertically. Mark the middle of the square the corner of the fold with the marker.

Cut a hole through the fabric. Place one end of the yardstick at the center, measure outward about thirty inches, and mark another mark. Make a every few inches to generate a great shaped arc. Cut your cloth along this marked area. Make sure the fabric is the right size; you need at least sixty inches of fabric.

If you want a different approach at making the hole, open up the material that you previously folded, place it on the middle dot, and trace around it. Cut it directly along the marks you jut drew going all the way to the middle dot, then cut out the mug-size shape.

Lay the material right side down. Squeeze a foot of glue on the border of the tree skirt. Bring the edge over about half an inch or as much as you would like to hem, and press it all the way down to secure it. Continue gluing foot length segments until you've hemmed up the complete skirt, then use the same method to hem the middle circle and then the slit line. Let the glue completely dry. Trim it twelve inches at a time, glue some flowery gold trim round the fringe of the tree skirt for an extra hit of glitz, let the glue dry.

Add a generous share of paint onto a dish dish. Individually, have each child coat their hand in it. Next, have he or she press their hand down very strongly on the skirt. Recommend to them to be still and when finished pick their hands up off of it. If the printing are irregular, you can complete small areas with a very thin paintbrush and a dab of paint. Be careful when painting because it is very easy to make a mistake that is irreversible.

Have each kid use the squeeze container of paint to write their name next to their prints. Cut an decoration shape from the left over fabric, use the squeeze container of color to add designs and the date, and then allow it to dry. Glue the decoration onto the tree skirt. Position the middle starting around the base of the tree and then fix around the base however you like or package it and other specially made tree skirts for gifts this holiday season.




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