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For the past year and a half, I have had the No-Sew Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt on my things to do list. [Anyone else use any.do for their to do list? It’s fab!] I orginally saw this craft on Nicole’s blog over at Puttin’ on the G.R.I.T.S. After seeing it again on Lauren’s blog, I decided I would do it for this Christmas.
I FINALLY got around to doing it today and I am obsessed.
Supplies Needed
*4 1/2 X 4 1/2 canvas (you could use a painter’s drop cloth, but of course the Holly Springs’ Michael’s doesn’t sell drop cloths, so I used a piece of canvas fabric)
*4 yards of cream linen (I used cream cotton fabric)
*sharp scissors
*measuring tape/yard stick
*fray blocking glue
*3 1/2 yards of grosgrain ribbon
*hot glue gun
*hot glue sticks
My canvas was actually uneven; 3 1/2 yards by 4 1/2 yards, so I had to cut it down to make it even.
Then, I folded it into quarters.
Then into a triangle.
Then, I cut the ends off.
*I had trouble with my scissors despite them being brand new fabric scissors, so my edges were a little wonky.
Despite the ends being wonky, I loved the points on the four corners so I decided to leave them.
My second mess-up came when I cut too much and cut it in halves. It should only be split at one end. I thought I would tie bows on both sides and be done. However, I was able to attach the fabric across one of the slits and you can’t even tell now.
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I forgot to take a picture of the ruffles being glued down, so I’m borrowing a picture from HGTV. This was super tedious but again, not hard to fix if you mess up.
It took me a bit to get the hang of the ruffles. You can see I started off small, and then started figuring out to make it bigger. The great thing about this is that if you make a mistake, you can cover it up with more ruffles.
I wanted to take this picture to show that I was able to cover up my mistakes on the back end.
I posted a picture of the supplies on my Instagram and had several people text me to ask how it was going. It took me a while, but I was about 45 minutes away from being done at this point. My text was this picture with the caption “The end is near!”
For the ribbon, I just flipped both sides of the skirt up and glued the ends down underneath. I tested out lengths to see how big I wanted the bows. It was trial and error until I determined the right length.
And this is my finished product!
It took me about 5 1/2 to 6 hours total, but that was because I also had to take a couple of wedding related calls and e-mails. Aside from that, I worked consistently. As I said above, it is tedious, but definitely worth it in the end!
So beautiful! I have had this on my Pinterest "list" forever too – thanks for the reminder! Isn't it amazing what you can DIY?
It is so worth it! I am obsessed and ridiculously proud of myself for making it! Send me pictures of what yours looks like when you're done! xo
Ahhh! I'm doing this this year too! I love yours!
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I can't wait to see your finished product! Thanks for the nomination! I will definitely check out your post! xoxo
Love love love this – welldone you!
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Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!
Love it!! I've been meaning to make a tree skirt for years, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe this will be my year haha.
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I can't wait to see if you make one! I am loving your blog! xoxo
OH my goodness it's beautiful!!!! I want to make one! Looks like Anthropologie :)
Right? I can't wait to use it! Thanks for stopping by!
It is so pretty! I am about to make one. Do you think fleece would be ok for a base?
I don't see why not? I used canvas since I have a live tree. Let me know how it turns out!
sweet baby jesus this is soooooo pretyyyyyy!!!!! pinning for next christmas!
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