DIY Christmas tree frame

Before the New Year, there is less and less time left, and the question “Is everything ready for the holiday?” Arises in people's heads. You need to take care of gifts for all your loved ones, and, of course, decorate your home. You can quickly and easily decorate your home with your own hands, using inexpensive materials for this. And even the New Year's beauty - the Christmas tree can be made from improvised items.

What can I make a Christmas tree frame

There are several ways to make a frame. In appearance, they are similar to each other, it should be a cone. But they differ in material and manufacturing method. It can be metal, wooden, cardboard, paper, felt. A foam version or floristic sponge can be purchased at the craft store. In any case, the tree with the base will hold on tight and will last longer than the frameless options. In the future, it can be tightened:

• twine;
• threads;
• sisal;
• cloth;
• spruce branches.

There is an option to leave the bare frame and simply decorate it with a garland. You can decorate the tree as you like, for example, use:

• Christmas decorations;
• buttons
• rhinestones;
• sequins;
• beads;
• bows;
• tapes;
• tinsel;
• artificial flowers;
• decorated pasta;
• beads;
• candies;
• lace.

Reference! In general, there are many options for decor, here you need to fully proceed from your own taste preferences. Well, or from what is already available at home.

What materials and tools will be required

For more serious options for the frame, you will need the following materials:

• metal sticks;
• metal rings;
• wooden slats or branches;
• metal grid;
• wire

For small decorative Christmas tree toys:

• cardboard;
• felt;
• threads
• twine;
• stapler
• PVA glue.

Next, various methods of manufacturing a frame for a Christmas tree will be discussed in more detail.

Frame independently: step by step instructions

The necessary materials for making the base for the tree will depend mainly on its desired size. Another factor: the purpose for which it will be used, in addition to decor.

For a little Christmas tree

For a small Christmas tree, there are much more materials from which you can make a frame. A small tree weighs little, so the frame can be made from improvised means.

Classic version - cardboard base

This option is suitable for further decor with the help of fabrics, lace, sisal and so on.

1. Make a cone out of cardboard.
2. Fix the shape with a stapler and glue.
3. Trim excess cardboard to make the base of the cone even.
4. For greater strength, the inside of the cone can be filled with foam. In this case, the tree will easily attach a leg.

Felt Christmas tree

The easiest way to make a Christmas tree, which will especially appeal to young children, as it contributes to the development of fine motor skills:

1. To twist a cone from a piece of felt of green (or any other) color.
2. Glue the edges.
3. Trim the base so that the cone is level.
4. It remains only to decorate the Christmas tree. The most interesting option: cut from felt of other colors small simple toys (boot, mitten, heart) and stick Velcro to them. Another way: make loops on toys, and sew buttons on the base in different places. Thus, you can make an interesting development for kids.

Live christmas tree

If you use a floral sponge as a frame, you can make a real live Christmas tree! To do this, you need:

1. Trim the sponge under the shape of the cone (but the tip should not be sharp).
2. Make some basis for the tree. Either stick a sponge to a saucer, or string it on a stick (make a Christmas tree leg) and fix it in a flower pot with plasticine or gypsum.
3. Stick spruce branches from all sides. From the bottom you need to use larger branches, and, accordingly, from the top are very small.
4. To keep the branches fresh for as long as possible, you need to regularly water the sponge.
5. You can decorate a tree, like a real one: with small Christmas tree decorations (they should be light) and a garland.

Christmas tree made of threads

You can replace the thread with a string, then the tree will come out a little more rude, but stylish.

1. Make a cone out of cardboard.
2. How to wet the thread with PVA glue.
3. Thread the cone so that it is not visible.
4. Leave the workpiece to dry completely.
5. Carefully remove the cone and decorate the resulting Christmas tree.

Reference! This option can be used as a lamp if you insert an LED candle inside.

For a big spruce

For a large Christmas tree, you need to make other frames. This is due to the weight of the tree, so you need to make a frame of pipes or other durable materials.

Spruce on a metal frame

In this way, you can make a tree of medium or large size:

1. Using metal sticks or rails to make the basis of the frame. To do this, fix them on top and leave a small distance between the sticks (like a hut) below. For greater stability, you can use metal rings that are fixed with wire.
2. Cover the base with metal mesh.
3. Either leave it and decorate the grid with a garland, or use coniferous branches to make a more natural option.

Christmas tree made of branches

To make a wooden frame, you need three long, even branches, three medium and three very small.

1. Take three large sticks and fasten them on top with a rope.
2. Arrange them at an equal distance from each other to get the shape of a hut (but not too wide).
3. Make two tiers of small branches to secure the structure. To do this, they are mounted horizontally.
4. “Dress” the tree with coniferous branches. To do this, you need to fix branches on the structure in several tiers.

Such methods for making a frame for a Christmas tree with your own hands are perfect for those people who prefer to have a living coniferous tree in the New Year’s house, but at the same time cannot or do not want to chop it for this. And small options will suit your friends and family as a gift.