I made a whole bunch of these for the Christmas card swap we had here on Cut Out + Keep and I thought you might like to see how they were made.
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Take a small piece of paper and fold it in half. Draw half a Christmas tree shape on one half.
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Take a pin and pierce throw the middle point at the very top of the tree (where the star would be), making sure to go through both bits of paper.
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Continue to pierce along the outline of the tree, at the points and mid-way down each branch.
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Open the paper up and your tree pattern should be on both sides. Take your card and position your tree paper template on it.
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Now use your pin to pierce around the tree outline and through the card this time.
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You should be left with a pricked outline of tree on your card.
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Now take a needle and thread it with green thread.
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Come through the top hole of the tree, from the back, leaving a tale of a few inches.
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Go down through the second hole, around the back and up through the 3rd hole.
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Continue this, going down, around and up, but add a seed bead when you come to a point on a branch.
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Continue this until you have stitched around the tree outline once.
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Now stitch around again, this time you should be stitching the opposite, so that you're filling in the gabs between your previous stitches.
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Stitch around the outline again and end by bringing the thread though to the front.
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Now take a star shaped sequin or bead and thread it on to the card, stitch back through it and take the thread to the back of the card.
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Tie the thread and the tail together, so that the stitches are secured tightly in place.
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Cut off any loose thread and voila! Merry Christmas.
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rainbaww Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:26:22 +0000
my friend must do any decorations for school. when I show it her, she was inspired. :)
sorry for my horrible English. ;D
*Witchy Rachie* Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:17:43 +0000
sooooooooooo cute! will this inspire my christmas this year? i think maybe...!!! ;)
Courtney Couture Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:35:47 +0000
thats cuuuuuute
[*looks up* hi Not A.]
Not A. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:55:31 +0000
OMG THAT'S SO COOL!!!