Drop cloth trees

Who knew drop cloths would be my Christmas decor muse?  Certainly not me.  Yesterday, I showed you garland I created out of strips of drop cloth, and today I will be showing you my little drop cloth Christmas trees.  And just a hint, I have more drop cloth crafts I will be sharing over the next week or so.

But today it is the little cone trees.

Aren't they cute?  This is my attempt at cone trees.  I have been seeing them in blog-land and in the stores and I think they are kind of sweet.

I started off with cones similar to these.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them.  I had a few ideas tumbling around my head, but no concrete plans.  I just knew I wanted pointed tops versus the stubby ones...

So I created a cone from paper bags and added them to the top, just to make them pointy.

I was a bit anxious to get started, so I just grab the closest thing to me which was the string I had left over from Thanksgiving and started attaching it to the cone.

I soon realized I was not going to be able to cover the whole tree.  Oops.  But I did have some more drop cloths and I noticed the fun fringe that was happening on the edge.  So, on it went.  I love the additional texture it adds.

On the next tree, I wanted to play off the furry texture of tree one by having a tree that felt smoother.

This time I was more careful with my strips, making sure the edges were cleaner, but still had some texture.  This one is the most simple of the trio.

I left the largest tree to the end.  I wanted it to be somewhere between the other two.  It needed texture, but it couldn't be too out there.

I ended up going with a braid, and wrapping it around the tree.  Here is a better shot of the 3 textures.

To add an extra touch I added a pearl garland.  

I am not sure what you call these?

But I found them in the bridal section for $1.99.  I tied them together to make the mini garland.

I am really happy with how they turned out.  I am excited to make more, and see what else I can come up with.  Hmm, I think my daughter's snow-babies may need a tree or two to brighten their holidays.

-Laurie