I Love Trees

I love Christmas trees. I always have. I have 6 trees that find their way into my decorating. Small ones like these....but not all of them are homemade. I do buy them when I see one that speaks to me. A while back I bought these foam cones to make a tree covered in buttons like my friend Heather did for her sister. I made one and gave it to my Mom on her birthday in 2008. I haven't made any more like that. I found some super soft, kinda chunky yarn at Michael's the other day and thought it would be perfect for trees.
I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top. I made sure to cover all the green foam. A wound and wound I went until it was covered and then (until I could go get the glue gun out which only took me three days a couple of hours) I secured the yarn on the top with a push pin. On the white tree I dove into my button stash and threw a few red and green "ornaments" on with some long pins. So far...I am loving how they look.
I picked up these stars at the Wal-Mart the other day. Not sure I am digging the green one. I will check out Hobby Lobby today and see if they have anything that will make my heart sing.
The red star started out being gold....didn't work here so I took it to the basement my workshop and spray painted it a color I love.
So easy. No special tools required. I stood in my kitchen and did this while I watched one episode of Gilmore Girls. Not bad for an hour of time. I love them.