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Dress Form Christmas Tree

12/1/2016

 
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This year my Christmas tree is a little different.  I get alot of junk mail like most people do but when I received one from Home Depot (no affiliation) a few weeks back I decided to click on the crafty ideas. They were advertising a Christmas tree using a dress form.  As you can see from the picture above I successfully followed their directions.  It is not hard at all and if you are a crafty person you might have most of the items needed already.
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Of course you need a dress form, a couple of crates depending on how tall you want it to be and some chicken wire.  I used three crates and was able to get a three foot wide roll of the wire for about $14.00.  I only used about 8 feet of it so a lot left over for another project. I also used burlap to create the dress bust.
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If you look at their project they use real cuttings from trees and zip ties.  I pulled out our artificial tree and was able to just hook the limbs in starting at the bottom and working my way up.  The tree I used is a 7.5 foot so I had enough branches. If you use a shorter tree, you may find that three crates is too tall to cover everything up.
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Here is a close up of the burlap. I just wrapped it around the form and used straight pins to anchor the top in several places. Then I took folds or darts in the front on each side using the same pins.
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Here she is ready to decorate. That was so much fun.  You could literally go wild with this part. I can imagine using trees that were white or pink.  If you used real branches it would smell really great also. 
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This idea would be so pretty in a craft room or if you have a little boutique I am sure you will get a lot of positive comments on this tree.  You could even keep it up throughout the seasons.  I hope you have enjoyed this post, share what you have learned and are generous with what you make. Someone will appreciate your hard work! 

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