Cute Little Puffy Tree Ornaments~Made From Scraps!

These Cute Puffy Christmas Tree Ornaments Were Made and Shared By Carolyn B., Who Received Her Inspiration From Margaret Of http://www.cameoroze.com
Many Thanks To Both Ladies For Their Very Generous Contributions!

Carolyn's detailed instructions:

*Using a holiday fabric with a small design, cut out 3 squares for each tree – one 1-1/2”, the second 2”, and the third 2-1/2”.

*Take a small amount of poly-fil to form small balls in 3 graduating sizes – for best results, use very little poly-fil. You need less than you think. If the triangles are too puffy, the top bends back a little and doesn’t show off the star as well.

*Hold the square on the diagonal in your left hand if you’re right-handed. Add a narrow line of quick-dry white glue (right from the bottle) to the top 2 sides of the square. Place the small ball of poly-fil towards the point with no glue. Use a toothpick to hold down the poly-fil and sort of roll the point up to meet the glued point to form the triangle. Using the toothpick to tighten & keep poly-fil out of the glue, finger press together the seam on one side and hold. Now use toothpick to move poly-fil from the other side and finger press seam. The glued seams may be stubborn and open so it takes patience to keep pressing. Repeat with each square. Tip: Keep a damp paper towel in your lap – you will need to clean fingertips often to avoid too much white (glue) showing on fabric. You’ll want to wipe them on a dry towel too.

*After the glue dries (this takes awhile), trim the edges of each square with pinking shears.

*Assemble the triangles, points facing up, with the largest triangle on the bottom and smallest triangle on the top. Glue them together at the top point (glue gun is faster on this step and the next).

*Cut a rectangle of stiff brown felt 1/2" wide x 2-1/4” long for the tree trunk. Put glue on all but about 1/2”. The non-glued part is the part of the trunk that sticks down below the tree. Glue the trunk to the back of the tree. The trunk helps to hold the triangles together. (I hold up the tree and eyeball where I want the trunk. With left hand, I hold in place and use glue gun to run line of glue up the tree and press.

*Spray trees with gold glitter (or silver if it matches your fabric better. Available at W-M.

*If you want to add seed beads as ornaments to your tree, do so now. Dip toothpick in white glue and dap on tree. Use a pair of reverse tweezers to place beads on dots of glue. Let dry before proceeding.

*Thread some metallic decorative sewing thread (or thread of your choice) to use as a hanger and knot. Insert needle from back of tree at the very top, add a star sequin and seed bead of same color and take thread back to the other side by going down through the sequin’s center. Make a separate little stitch on the back and pull up, cut and tie ends together. You could also use star buttons or glue on star confetti.

*These trees are small enough that you can turn them into pins by stitching or gluing on a pin back. Or they can be made into refrigerator magnets by gluing a strip of magnet on to the tree trunk. They also make nice package ties.