![]() ![]() If you are using the branches I used, you’ll find there is a fork in the middle. I like to burry the glue bit in the pompom so it stays on there good and snug, but that’s a lot easier when you aren’t worried about burning your fingers (high five to you, warm temp setting glue gun). ![]() Start with a dab of glue on the tip of the branch. This process will go a lot faster if you have your branches sticking in a bucket of sand or a heavy vase. I strongly suggest using a glue gun with a “warm” setting so you don’t burn your fingers, because your fingers are going to be all up in here, but that’s your call. I think I might have also added a couple mini packs of red for good measure, but it’s very easy to customize your color wave here. Just about anything with a rainbow assortment can look Christmasy when you remove anything blue or black. I have been gradually collecting pompoms for some time, but if you are a beginner, I like this variety bag (again, from Michaels – retails at $5.99 but you can use your 40% off coupon) and just remove the blue ones. So if you have a 6′ tree, prepare for 12 or more branches. How many branches will you need per tree? The more the merrier, but I suggest at least an average of 2 per foot of tree. Can you tell I learned that one the hard way? Yeah. ![]() You can also use real branches from the garden, but be wary of using them on a tree in a high-traffic area because when they snap, they snap. That’s a great deal! I noticed yesterday that Michael’s also carries a red velvet flocked version of this branch. Holiday floral is 50% off right now, and Michael’s currently has a coupon for 25% off (including sale items) so that means you can get one stem for $2.50, which actually breaks down to one branch for 83cents. One stem retails for $9.99, but they are big so you can get 2 or 3 branches out of each stem. Gold Branches. I used faux, plastic and wire branches from the floral section at Michael’s. One last time: did I mention this was easy? It’s easy. These branches are super fun (AND EFFECTIVE) so I thought I would share how I made them. Yes there are more ornaments on the right, but the magic happens in the edges. This year I added these pompom branches and you would not believe how much of a difference they make. Frosting a tree is an absolute game changer. I talked about this a little more in-depth while back. Stuff that sprouts out of the tree, not the stuff that hangs off the branches in the tree. What is frosting? It’s the things you add to the surface of the tree to make it less of a cone shape. If there is one suggestion that I could give the world, it would be to bust out of the heavy, dull triangle shape of the traditional tree by adding a layer of what I call “ frosting.” My project today was created as part of Michael’s Dream Tree challenge, but I think it may have spurred a pompom epidemic that will be felt in my house through Valentines day!īefore we begin, I just want to say that I’m not in the business of telling people what to do, especially if when it comes to something as personal as holiday decorating (I’d sooner tell someone how to put on their socks than how to do their Christmas tree (and you don’t even want to see the horns that come out of my head when someone tries to tell me how to do mine!)). To celebrate the season I am kicking off Craft Lightning holiday week - a collection highlighting simple Christmas crafts that can be completed in 15 minutes or less, plus, I feature a roundup of other quick-and-easy craft projects from craft bloggers around the web.
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