Say that quickly 3 times!!!!!
But I have just that, to share with you today. They are ever so cute and I made 12 of these yesterday for our Christmas Dinner at Church.
I will share with you how I did this! Here is what they look like all made up on the Christmas tables.
Ok You will need- plastic bowls, 12 x 12 printed paper, Helmar Gemstone glue, Helmar adhesive runner, Helmar 450 Quickdry, ribbons and beads and sequins mix, a beaded garland for a tree (which I had my kids cut apart for baubles on the largest tree.) and some smaller sized silver Christmas balls.
1. I used half a 12 x 12 sheet for the larger tree. I placed Helmar Adhesive Runner on the top corner to hold while i am rolling diagonally to keep as much height as possible. Tack with more runner to secure as you roll your cones. The second smallest- I just trimmed more off the botton to make it shorter, the smallest I cut a 12 x 12 sheet in quarters and rolled a quarter diagonally into a cone, making a fine tip at the top each time. Just trim the bottom of your cones evenly to make them stand straight.
2. For the tallest tree I just added the red beads from a beaded garland. Add dots of Helmar Gemstone glue all over the tree and hold the beads in place for a moment (one at a time)to set up a little. (The Gemstone glue stays tacky for a while allowing time to do this, but experimant a little!)
3. Trim the very tip of the tree to create a hole large enough for the neck of the ball to sit in and secure it with Helmar 450 Quickdry glue, I also glued the silver string I cut off of the ball, around the neck of the tree, to hide any excess glue spilling out from under the Ball.
4. Glue the bottom of the tree to the Plastic Plate. Helmar Quickdry 450 Glue will do the trick. Just hold it in place for a moment and set it aside.
5. For the middle sized tree I painted the gemstone glue in sections quite liberally, then immediately rolled the painted area in the bead/sequin bix and it held all the tiny bits on securely. Hardly any came off once dry. (My NEW favourite glue in the Helmar range!!!! Love, love, LOVE this glue!!!!)
6. To finish off this one I tied a ribbon in a bow and glued it to the top with Helmar 450 Quick dry. Perfect for the bond between paper and fabric. Add glue to the bottom of the tree and hold in place once again on the plastic plate to secure.
7. For the smallest tree I sprayed it lightly with a shimmer mist…..I used Shimmerz Spritz 'Babys Breath' To add some glimmer. I punched out some butterflies and glued two back to back with the very tip of the tree sandwiched in between. Glue this one to the Plastic plate creating your tree trio!
8. Last of all, Glue some tinsel around all three trees, using a good 'Line' of Helmar 450 Quickdry all around the edge of the plastic bowl. Press down periodically to secure!
Place your center piece in the centre of your christmas table to be admired!
Hope you enjoyed this How to Post!
Lydell Quin
Helmar USA Educator 2010.
