Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Triangles Christmas Tree
This Easy Christmas Crafts Felt Triangles Christmas Tree uses small pieces of green, brown and yellow felt along with a piece of yarn to make a simple little tree.
Leave it plain as I did or add decorations to your heart's content.
The project is fun, fast, easy and inexpensive.
Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Triangles Christmas Tree Materials and Tools:
Craft felt - small pieces of green, brown and yellow
Yarn - 24 inches long
Glue
Scissors
Ruler
Pattern - Easy Christmas Crafts Felt Triangles Christmas Tree
Pins (optional, but they help hold the pattern to the felt while cutting)
Take a look at the simple materials and tools shown here.
The Steps for How to Make the Easy Christmas Crafts: Felt Triangles Christmas Tree:
Print the Felt Triangles Christmas Tree Pattern.
Cut out each of the pattern shapes.
Cut two of the smallest triangle at the top of yellow felt.
Cut two of each of the middle three triangles of the green felt.
Cut two of the bottom triangle of brown felt.
Position one set of the triangles with the point of one triangle touching the middle of the hypotenuse of the triangle above it.
Fold the 24-inch yarn in half.
Position the yarn with the loop at the top, the strands across the middle of the triangles and the ends extending beyond the brown triangle.
Start at the bottom.
Glue the second brown triangle over the first making sure the glue holds the yarn between the two piece of felt.
Continue gluing each set of triangles together.
Sandwich the yarn between the triangles and make sure the glue holds the yarn.
Trim the ends of the yarn that extend beyond the brown triangles.
Display the simple Felt Triangles Christmas Tree.
Or, if you prefer, add decorations to the tree.
Simple "hole punch" holes would add a festive touch. Or, how about some shiny stickers.
This simple and fun little tree can be made quickly, easily and inexpensively.
It can remain simple for a minimalist touch, or be decorated in many different ways.
Plus, the project can be a lesson in triangles for young ones to learn.
Have fun making one or many!
A few inexpensive materials and tools makes this Easy Christmas Crafts Felt Triangles Christmas Tree a fun and easy project for anyone to do.