Friday, December 2, 2011

25 Days of Christmas - Ornament Tree




If you like this ornament tree but have no desire for hot glue burns on your fingers, check out my Etsy shop!

To be honest, I don't really know what to call this craft... it's made from ornaments... it's tree-shaped, I suppose... but it's not a tree.

My brain hurts.

Gather some ornament balls, a styrofoam cone (I used a medium-sized one), some bead garland and your hot glue gun.
I wanted silver and red for this one, but I've done these in pastels and gold colors too and they were all gorge.  A cool kid told me that's how people say 'gorgeous' now.  I always listen to the cool kids.

Take all the tops off the ornaments...
And then start pushing them into the side of the foam cone.  I always push all of the ornaments in all the way around to make sure I can get them to fit...

And then I take them out, one by one, and hot glue them in.
Repeat eleventy thousand times, all the way around and up...

Yes, that is Roseanne playing on my laptop.  I am thankful everyday for Netflix.

Once you've got them all glued in, you'll see that, due to some sort of geometric law of the universe, there are gaps between the balls.

Gaaaaaaaaaappppppsssss.

Take the bead garland and glue it in the gaps.  This part is a bit time-consuming, hence the Roseanne on the laptop.  What worked best for me was to cut the beads in sections of three or four beads and see what fits best where... my favorite was when I used three beads and glued them in the shape of a bead-y triangle.  I'm extremely odd.

It looks like this as you're doing it:
And then it's all done.  All the hot glue burns were worth it.
I loves it.  Twenty-three days until Christmas!

UPDATE: I've made a few more of these and have better pictures...






Linking up to...

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Posted by Thrifty Crafty Girl at 6:00 AM
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41 comments:

  1. BryallenDecember 2, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Ooo, I saw those bauble trees in town yesterday and I was wondering to myself how to make one! I'll definitely have to give it a go!

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  2. Andrea @ Decorating CentsDecember 2, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Love it. I was actually thinking of doing this instead of the infamous ornament wreath.

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  3. Maria MatterDecember 2, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    omgosh, I love this!!!

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  4. UnknownDecember 2, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I love it too!!! It is a tree. A bulb tree. That's what you should call it. You are a funny girl, :p

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  5. deborah@confessions of a craigslist junkieDecember 2, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    It's beautiful! I've got to add it to my list of things that you've shown that I want to try!

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  6. BodenDecember 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Hot glue burns are brutal...but definitely worth it for your gorgeous ornament tree! Thanks for linking this up too!

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  7. Vicky @ Mess For LessDecember 3, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    I love it as well! Great idea to fill the gaps. Not sure I would have thought of that. I am a new GFC and Twitter follower visiting from Young and Crafty. Vicky from Mess For Less

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  8. Gayle Page-RobakDecember 5, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    I really love your gorgeous tree! Beautifully created. Thanks for sharing. I have joined your followers list and would love to have you to join me as well. Hugs, Gayle
    http://atastefultouch.blogspot.com

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  9. Cathy @My 1929 CharmerDecember 5, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Really gorgeous tree. looks like something out of PB. I thought the ideas of filling in the gaps beads. Hot glue burns is the worst, I made a holiday bunting this weekend and got many. Sometimes I think if I committed a crime I would never know cause my fingerprints are gone! Thanks for sharing at Sunday's Best.

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  10. Real Housewife of Broke CountyDecember 6, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    I LOVE this! So cute and easy to do. I may just have to try some of these this weekend!

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  11. WhyCuzICanDecember 6, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    This is my second trip to your site to view linky party entries and yes, this one is adorable too- just like your door wreath.

    Visiting from Tales Of A Trophy Wife's linky party,
    Suzanne in NW Illinois

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  12. Tara @ Tales of a Trophy WifeDecember 7, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Glueing beads inside the gaps= genius!

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  13. cboDecember 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    great idea! I love it!

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  14. Darby HawleyDecember 10, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    This is so pretty and festive! You did a great job!
    Stopping by from Homemaker in Heels :-)

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  15. Honey I'm Home BlogDecember 13, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Beautiful. And I love the way you solved the ggaappsss!

    Warmly, Michelle

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  16. Tara @ Tales of a Trophy WifeDecember 13, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Merry Christmas! This project was featured ni last week's party: http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2011/12/will-craft-forhomemade-presents-linky.html

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  17. MalenaDecember 15, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    That is way cool! I can't wait to do the same thing!!

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  18. Laura S ReadingDecember 16, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Looks so simple yet big impact results!

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  19. Pinky at Designs by PinkyAugust 27, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Awesome, found ths on Pinterest!

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    Wonder what this would look like with feathers added.

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    1. UnknownNovember 29, 2014 at 1:58 PM

      Blue and silver balls with white feathers would be beautiful!

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  21. UnknownSeptember 23, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Love it...Love it!!!

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  22. Di LivingOctober 8, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    Do you have an email mailing list that people can set up to receive all the items you do?

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    1. Thrifty Crafty GirlOctober 8, 2012 at 3:39 PM

      Yes I do! Go to http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThriftyCraftyGirl and choose the 'receive updates by email' option on the right. Thanks!

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  23. AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    LOVE this! I just returned from the craft store to give it a try and have a question. You said 'medium' size cone.. Did you use an 11" or 15" or larger? And are those standard size ornaments? I'm comparing my ornaments to foam cone and the ornaments look too large. Thanks!

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  24. AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    Love it! I just got back from the craft store and have a question... did you use the 11" or 15" or larger cone? My ornaments look too big for the 11" and 15". Thanks!

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  25. AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    This will be my Thanksgiving evening craft item with my grandchildren. Really cute idea!

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  26. AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    How many ornaments do you think you use?

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  27. SarahSNovember 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    I was just thinking the other day that my 3 year old daughters room needs a small tree of sorts. This would be PERFECT! Plus she can pick out the colors (probably pink and purple). I love the last one with garland. Did you glue that down first before putting the bulbs on? If I do end up giveing it my best shot, I will feature it on my new blog, www.mommasbestshot.blogspot.com :)

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  28. Heidi HarbuckNovember 19, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Did you use glass or shatterproof balls or does it matter?

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  29. DanielleNovember 30, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    Oh good grief, please do not use glass balls from the dollar store like I did! It was nearly finished and looked beautiful and then I accidentally dropped it. Glass everywhere and hours and hours of work down the drain. I have 2 kids under 3 and trust me, the hours I won't get back are precious. :( I CRIED!!!!

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  30. DanielleNovember 30, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Oh PLEASE use plastic balls!!! Do not do what I did: sneak hours of "free" time from tending to my 2 kids under 3 only to get nearly done and drop the darn thing to a shattering end on the ground! I CRIED!!!! :)

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  31. SarahDecember 5, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    I have run into a problem. I have all the ornaments glued on. I started to move onto the bead garland part and it's just not working for me. Do you glue the bead garland directly to the ornaments? If so, could you explain how you did it? I'm starting to think i'm just going to buy regular garland/tinsel and shove it into those gaps. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks!!

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  32. Katie FritzscheDecember 9, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    What drew me to comment was roseanne on the computer, for some reason, I don't have it on my netflix, however, I do have the dvds, which I watch on my computer, while crafting. Lol.
    How'd u get roseanne on netflix?

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  33. Katie FritzscheDecember 9, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    I saw this, but noticed roseanne on the computer just like I do. Lol. Cept I dvd it. How do u get riseanne on netflix? mine doesn't...

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  34. MomNovember 3, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    I see all the comments about hot glue gun burns, I stopped using my gun years ago and started using Aleen's super thick tacky glue and love, love it. It works just as good if not better than the hot glue gun plus if you hang it where the sun shines and gets hot it won't "melt" like the hot glue will sometimes. Decided to try a new Aleen's quick dry tacky glue, trying to get used to it, it isn't thick but it does dry fast. I do tons of crafts and nice well using beads etc and look Mom no Burns! No I don't work for Aleen's just a 69 yr old Granny!

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  35. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    This tutorial is hilarious! Congrats, you have me about to start my first craft project since elementary school!

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  36. Cheryl @ Artzzle.comNovember 21, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    This is so pretty. We've seen versions before, but not with the wonderful instructions you gave. Thanks so much ... I'll be trying it this year.

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  37. UnknownNovember 16, 2014 at 2:23 PM

    I fell in love with the blue, silver and white one! I know it's not really Christmassy but it makes me want to carry it around all day and just stare at it! I'm going to try and make my own. If you never hear from me again, you'll know why... I'm the nut you'll read about in the paper who's homeless but carries a blue silver and white cone shaped item around LoL

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  38. Charlotte from AZNovember 16, 2014 at 9:02 PM

    This is beautiful and your tutorial sounds like it could be pretty easy. I am going to try and make one this year. Thanks for sharing! Found you on Pinterest.

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  39. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    Wat size cone did u use?

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I love all the comments I get from you! Because of an insane amount of spam, I had to turn off anonymous commenting but I'd love it if you'd comment anyway!

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