The
first step in making our tree skirts is to pick a suitable fabric.
You need a fairly small design so that it won't look out of scale.
You also want a design that doesn't have direction to it, in other
words you don't want to pick something that would look odd from the
side. I love this red background with the gold stars. It is very
Christmassy without taking over the scene. The design is very subtle
so it will blend into the scene but still leave the bottom of the
tree looking dressed.
The
next big decision is how large do you want to make the skirt for your
tree? I like mine to just peek out from under the bottom branches.
Just enough to show but not so much as to look like it is taking up
too much floor space. The tape roll that I used was between 4 ¾”
and 5” in diameter. I'm sure you will find something in your house
to trace around for yours.
Speaking
of tracing. I used a Sharpie pen so you could see the line in the
video, I really recommend you use a pencil. In the end mine doesn't
show anyway though.
To
stop the fabric from fraying I like to use Fray Check but you have
other options. Any thin white glue that dries clear would work so
would clear nail polish. It just needs to be a fairly thin product so
that it doesn't make the edge too stiff. I like to do this step
before I cut out the tree skirt because I can make sure my line of
Fray Check (or whatever) is very thin but still soaked through the
fabric. When you cut the skirt out you are cutting off part of the
line of Fray Check.
Be
sure to cut the slit up the back and a spot in the center for the
tree. Then treat these edges so they won't fray also.
Once
this is dry we can decorate! I like to use the glitter fabric paint
but feel free to do anything that you want. I have seen this same
skirt with a layer of lace glued around it and it was beautiful.
So
that's all there is to making the tree skirt. I told you at the
beginning of the video it was an easy project.
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