Well, right after I wrote about those yarn trees, I went ahead and carried my butt to Michael’s Crafts on Sunday afternoon and got what I needed. Those cones cost more than I thought they would – about $14 for 3 in different sizes. It’s freakin foam! This is where I get frustrated at DIY projects when you can find a lot of things already made, cheaper than the supplies at the store. I really wanted to do this though and it wasn’t that bad. There’s probably a cheaper source out there somewhere.
Anyhoo… here are the supplies:
3 cones, acrylic yarn, flat top pins, 2 multi-packs of pom poms.
Someone’s ready to get into those pom poms! (Don’t worry… he totally did.)
I was disappointed with the pom pom selection. I had a certain color scheme in mind but I wasn’t paying out the ass for felted wool balls in muted hues. So things turned out more bright and festive. Whatever, they’re cute. They came out kinda kitschy, like stuff my mom made in the 70s, and I’m totally okay with that! Now I need to find some sweet deer figurines to hang with my trees and it’s good to go!
- Start at the widest end with a small knot and pin the yarn every inch or so for the first wrap, so it doesn’t slip off.
- Wrap an even layer of yarn over the entire cone (green cones are great so any small gaps aren’t obvious).
- Then get silly wrapping yarn up and down in zigzags, filling in any gaps you may see in the process.
- I made it back to the top and coiled the yarn on the tip, pinning it as much as I needed.
- Push pins through pom poms (they sink into the fluff and don’t show) and pin them where you want.
- I had some wooded stars and gold paint already, glued toothpicks to the backs and painted them. Stabbed em into the trees! Done!
That paint is awful to get out of brushes so I dabbed it on with q-tips!
You can pick any color scheme and I’m pretty stoked that this only cost about $20 and maybe 2 hours of my time on the sofa to have a cute little mantle decoration I’ll use for years.
So there you have it! One thing marked off my small list for this week AND I did something for Christmas! This heat is frying my brain, you guys.
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