Woodland Tree Base

Most of us have, or had, one or two of these trees.

You know,

the woodland style trees with the real looking trunk.

Evergreen boughs placed from top to bottom

that bend and shape into place.

The bottom of these trees

are a metal base 6 inches square 

for balance.

Trouble is, they are not very pretty.

I decided to give these a new look

so I went through my stash of supplies.

I happen to have burlap on hand~

and cotton batting.

Cut a square of the burlap  around the base,

then added the batting around the trunk and top of the metal square.

Gathered some wire and cut a length about 12 inches.

Next, I gathered the burlap up around the trunk

and tied the wire to secure in place.

Trimmed any long burlap and adjusted the gathers.

Tied a red ribbon around the wire and complete.

Here's  a peek of how the trees turned out.

I placed one on each side of the fireplace.

So much better then a metal base

don't you think?

I'll share the rest of this story

in posts to come.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!

Be Blessed~

See you again soon.

xo

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