A doily Christmas tree is an aristocratic decoration that intensifies any small corner of home during the season, as well as the winter holidays. A delightful addition on a fireplace mantle or windowsill, Doily Christmas tree is a beautiful homemade craft that makes for an ideal Christmas gift. Indulging in Christmas craft activity is a fun way to count down the days until the festival. Here is an easy guide to help you design a Christmas tree from doilies.Materials required:
1. Five small doilies - 5"-6" at the most
2. Green ribbon
3. Empty chips packet
4. Kitchen roll
5. Plaster of Paris
6. Fabric stiffener
7. Craft glue
8. Fabricated star
9. Glitter (optional)
Steps to make Christmas doily trees:
• Select five doilies: Stretch five different sized doilies to enlarge them to different sizes. Place them in the ascending order of size.
• Flatten the kitchen roll: Apply glue all over the roll and paste green ribbon on it.
• Crush chips bag: Crush the bag a little bit with the tube upright. Hold it in position with one hand.
• Dilute the plaster of Paris (PoP): Pour some PoP between the outside of the kitchen roll and the chips packet. As it starts to set, pour some more plaster of Paris, until it reaches up to the brim of the chips packet.
• Apply fabric stiffener to doily: Dip the largest doily into the fabric stiffener and coat the entire surface in the solution.
• Sticking doily to roll: Slide the largest doily all the way to the bottom of the roll, so that its base is even with that of the roll.
• Working with other doilies: Repeat the above step with the remaining doilies, leaving a few inches of space between each one on the roll. The last doily should sit just below the tip of the roll.
• Patterning of doilies: Arrange doilies in the shape of a Christmas tree. The doilies towards the base should resemble the flat appearance of the lower branches of a Christmas tree. Accordingly, the top doilies should be more peaked.
• Reshaping doilies: As the doilies dry, the tree may begin to hand down too much. Reshape the doilies at frequent intervals, until they have dried completely.
• Ornamentation: Put some fabricated ornaments and sparkle on the tree and at its base. Stick a big star at its top.
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