Lace Fabric Covered Christmas Tree DIY

This year, I purchased a couple of paper Christmas trees and covered them with a lacy fabric from an old skirt.

It was a quick and easy holiday DIY that took just minutes to create.

And it added a whole lot of festive, handmade holiday charm to my Christmas cottage.


The holidays are always super busy and this year has been no exception.

While I've had enough time to visit with friends, celebrate with family, shop, wrap, listen, watch and craft, I didn't have time to share everything I made.

So today, I'm playing catch up.

By the warmth of the fire and the light of the tree.


You see, I bought these paper cone trees way back in November, with the idea of covering them in fabric...and maybe a few pom poms.

Since that adorable ball fringe trim always makes me smile. To say I'm slightly obsessed, might be a bit of an understatement. 


I'd seen a couple of trees decorated that way back in October, on our trip to the farm, and I was smitten.

However, once I got those trees home, I remembered an old lace skirt I'd been holding onto for an upcycle project.


And as soon as I pictured those paper trees covered in that pretty pattern, the pom pom idea went out the window.

You see I'm also slightly obsessed with fabric.

So I got right to work and a few minutes later I had two darling trees.

How To Make Fabric Covered Christmas Trees

Here's how I did it and how you can recreate the idea with any fabric you have on hand.

Unlike my fabric covered Christmas sled, I didn't use decoupage. This craft was done with glue.

Supplies:

• Fabric
• Paper Cone Trees
• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun/ Sticks 
• Heat Finger Protectors

Safety First: The glue gets very hot and that heat will come right through the fabric, so I recommend using heat protectors for your fingers. Santa brought me some and they are a game changer.

Ok, onto the show...

First, I cut the skirt open on the seam.

Once it was opened up, I cut the zipper out so I just had one large fabric rectangle. 

Then I grabbed my glue gun and added a lot of hot glue to the cone and anchored one corner of the fabric onto the paper tree, starting at the top.


I wrapped the fabric panel around the tree, making sure the fabric was taut, and glued it down to cover the paper cone.


Now, my wrapping and gluing was a little bit tricky, since the lace had a liner attached. If you use a single piece of fabric this process will be much quicker.

Once the tree was completely covered, I trimmed away the excess fabric from the side of the tree. 


I pulled the top layer of lace, with its detailed edge, over the lace already glued to the tree and anchored that with hot glue, as well. 

It created an interesting finish. Of course, you could always add a ribbon or some decorative trim to cover the area where the seams meet on less fancy fabric.

The last part of the process involved finishing the bottom of the tree. It was also super simple.

Once again, I trimmed any excess fabric and then I glued it down.

The entire DIY took me less than 20 minutes to complete...and I made two trees.

Super quick, super easy and super cheap, considering the skirt was free and I purchased the trees for 50%.


I decided to accent one with a small, leaf garland, and paired them with my glass angel in the living room.

However, like many of my crafts, I found that they looked fabulous in other rooms, and they finally landed in the hallway.

Next to my light wreath.


Nestled between my milk glass candlesticks and a delicately patterned white mirror frame.

A perfect match.

And definitely better than pom poms.

(...Wait what?? Who said that?)

😉

Have you made fabric trees?

Here are a few more Christmas Tree crafts you might like to try:

• Vintage Style Bulb Tree
• Wooden Christmas Trees
• Starfsh and Shell Trees
  
• Yarn Trees
• Painted Fan Blade Christmas Tree

Happy Crafting, Friends!