Oh Crafty Trees, Oh Crafty Trees...

I've become a finals widow, if you will, meaning Danny is crazy busy trying to finish up the semester. This has given me extra time to use my crafty skills to get our place Christmas ready. My first creations were these little paper/foam trees. I've seen a few variations online of this craft. I put my own little twist on it. They are really easy to make, just takes some time. Here is what you need:

Scrap paper
Hot glue gun
1" Circle punch
Foam cone (at most craft stores)
Toothpicks

Note: You are going to go to the craft store to buy the little foam cone and you will see styrofoam glue and you will think to yourself that would be a good thing to buy for this project. Don't! I got the styrofoam glue and it didn't work at all. Just go with your trusty glue gun, it won't let you down.

I think it's pretty self-explanatory by looking at the picture. You just punch circles out from the scrap paper. Then hot glue the circles to the foam tree in layers. Only hot glue the top half of the circle, so the bottom half of the circle can flare out. Overlap the circles on each row and have the rows overlap a little as well. I cut stars out of the glitter paper and glued it to a toothpick and stuck it in the top. Easy.