Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Squares Christmas Tree

The idea for this Felt Squares Christmas Tree came from an ornament seen in a Christmas Shop. Theirs used fewer layers of thicker felt and was more vertical.

Take a look at this fun little free-standing Christmas tree with its lots and lots of "limbs."
Felt Squares Christmas Tree finished and on display

Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Squares Christmas Tree Materials and Tools:

Craft felt - 4 or 5 pieces of green
Cardboard or other stiff board 
Pom poms - small for the "ornaments" and a larger one (1/2 to 1-inch) for the topper  
Glue 
Ruler  
Pencil 
Scissors 
Pattern (optional if you don't want to measure squares - Felt Squares Christmas Tree pattern)
The cutting is much easier if you have a rotary cutter, clear cutting ruler and self-healing mat.

Take a look at the simple materials and tools shown here.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree materials and tools

The Steps for How to Make the Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Squares Christmas Tree:

Measure and cut a 3.5 by 3.5-inch square of cardboard or other stiff paper.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 1 cut cardboard square
Measure and cut the felt squares. (The Felt Squares Christmas Tree pattern includes all the square sizes.)
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 2 cut felt squares
Glue the square of cardboard between the two 4x4 squares of felt.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 3 glue cardboard
Glue the 1/4-inch felt edges together around the cardboard base forming a closed "sandwich."
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 4 glue around base
Select the largest group of three felt squares.

Place a dot of glue in the center of one square.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 5 glue first layer
Rotate the next square by one-third and center it on top of the first square with its dot of glue.

Add another dot of glue on the second square.

Rotate and center the third square on top of the second and its dot of glue to form the first layer.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 6 rotate and glue squares
Place a dot of glue in the middle of the base.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 7 add to the base
Center the first layer over the base.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 8 center first layer over base
Make each layer of three squares in the same way in descending size order.

Center and glue each one on top of the previous layer on the base.

Add all of the layers.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 9 add remaining layers
Glue a pom pom to the last layer to form the tree topper.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 10 glue topper pom pom
Add small pom pom "ornaments" to the tree.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 11 add pom pom ornaments
The Felt Squares Christmas Tree is ready to display.
Felt Squares Christmas Tree step 12 ready to display
A few pieces of craft felt and a mixed packet of pom poms become this inexpensive, fun and easy little decoration.

For those with rambunctious children, either two or four-legged, nothing is breakable.

Have fun!

The Felt Squares Christmas Tree can be a fun decoration for the home, an office, a Sunday school or wherever you want to add holiday cheer.
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