In this tutorial I teach you to create a decorative christmas tree with rope and shells. It is easy to do and very original. Check that the shells They are not just for summer decorations.
Materials
To make the decorative christmas tree you will need the following materials:
- Styrofoam or cardboard cone
- Jute rope
- Cold or spray silicone
- Shells and conches
Step by step
We have to create the tree structure. To do this, take your styrofoam cone or cardboard cone, apply cold or spray silicone and start wrapping the jute rope around the cone, starting at the tip and ending at the base. Also apply adhesive on the end part to fix it well.
If you want to see it more clearly, I leave you HERE un tutorial from another tree made with rope, in which you have a video where the elaboration process of the jute rope structure.
And this is how the tree with the jute rope.
from this one on structure you can create thousands of designs with very different materials. This time we are going to add some shells y shells. Apply cold silicone o in pistol and go gluing the shells and shells creating a line that goes around the tree from the base to the tip. Go alternating between some shells and others, making the different types are mixed.
These trees will always be different from each other, depending on the shells y shells that you use. You can even paint them in colors, apply touches of gold or glitter. You have thousands of possibilities.
At the top of the tree, to finish the decoration, place a shell bigger than the others and in yellow tones, to refer to the typical star that is placed on Christmas trees.
And this will be the result.
