STYROFOAM brand foam crafts

Mod Tree Ornament

Santa might sneak these fun-and-funky little tannenbaums right off the tree this year so watch out! A foam cone some felt and lots of style. Ooh-la-la!
   Completion Time - 
1 hour
   Designer - 
Kathleen George

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam
  • Cone, 6"
Other Materials
  • Brown acrylic paint
  • Felt, colors of choice or: bright lime green;
  • turquoise; red; white
  • Bright pink pom poms, 3/8"
  • Ribbon of choice, 1/4" x 1/6 yd.
  • Wooden dowel, 7/16"

Tools

  • Serrated knife
  • Candle stub or paraffin
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Craft knife
  • Coins: quarter; nickel
  • Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
  • Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

  • 1. Use craft knife to cut 2" length from dowel for tree trunk.Paint trunk brown; let dry.
  • 2. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut 1"-thick slicefrom bottom of foam cone. Discard slice.
  • 3. Cut patterns from felt as indicated. Glue felt circle tocone base; be sure to make hole in felt for trunk. Glueremaining felt around cone, overlapping edges. Let dry.
  • 4. Glue and twist trunk into hole in base of tree. Let dry.
  • 5. For garland, cut several 3/8"-wide strips from felt. Tracequarter and nickel onto felt for ornaments; cut out. Refer tophoto to glue garland, dots and pom poms to tree.
  • 6. Knot ribbon ends. Glue knot to top of tree for hanging loop.If you enjoyed this project, look here for more inspiring ideas:Luxurious Velvet OrnamentsVintage Fabric OrnamentMolded Christmas Ornament