Make a beautiful Handmade Christmas Tree Skirt with fabric and a glue gun! Below is the complete step by step tutorial.
Do you love Christmas too? I absolutely love Christmas and am even listening to Christmas music as I write this post.
This year I decided to update our old and ugly Christmas Tree Skirt into a beautiful ruffled tree skirt!
It was actually very easy to do and no sewing machine needed. A hot glue gun is used and I love the results!
The inspiration for my skirt came from this Christmas Tree Skirt I found on Pinterest. This skirt was made by Puttin On The Grits.
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Be sure to look around the blog for more easy Christmas crafts!
Supplies You’ll Need to Create this Project:
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- Old Tree Skirt as the base
- 4 yards of Fabric (more or less depending on the size of your tree skirt)
- Hot Glue Gun
- Glue Gun Sticks
This is the old tree skirt we used as the base for our new ruffle Christmas tree skirt. It is very plain and not very cute.
This is the fabric we chose for the skirt. I am a sucker for chevron and the green and red will make a great Christmas skirt.
How to Make an Easy Christmas Tree Skirt:
I found it easiest to work on the floor but make sure everything needed is within arms reach.
Cut the fabric into 3 inch wide strips.
Start at the outer edge of the skirt. Apply a small line (about 1 1/2 inches) of hot glue. Lay the top edge of the fabric along the line of glue. Take about 1 inch of fabric and fold it over the previous section and add a dot of glue to secure in place.
Repeat around the entire skirt. Alternate the colors of chevron fabric but if you are using one solid color you don’t need to worry about alternating patterns.
Here is the finished Christmas Tree Skirt! Isn’t this a huge improvement from the old ugly one we were using?
When you make this Ruffle Christmas Skirt please share a photo! We would love to see it.
Our Crafting Essentials List:
- The Cricut Cutting Machine is easily our favorite crafting tool. We use it in so many of our tutorials!
- This Fiskars Paper Trimmer is easy to use and cuts nicely without frayed edges.
- These Scotch Precision Scissors cut like a dream and you get multiple pairs in a pack!
- Keep those started project supplies organized and separated with Stacking Plastic Baskets. I always work on more than 1 project at a time and these baskets really help me from losing supplies.
How to Make an Easy Christmas Tree Skirt
Make a beautiful Handmade Christmas Tree Skirt with fabric and a glue gun! A complete step by step tutorial.
Materials
- Old Tree Skirt for Base
- 4 Yards of Fabric
- Hot Glue Gun and Sticks
Instructions
- Cut the fabric into 3 inch wide strips.
- Start at the outer edge of the skirt. Apply a small line (about 1 1/2 inches) of hot glue. Lay the top edge of the fabric along the line of glue. Take about 1 inch of fabric and fold it over the previous section and add a dot of glue to secure in place.
- Repeat around the entire skirt.
- Alternate colors of chevron fabric but if you are using one solid color you don’t need to worry about alternating patterns.
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Christy says
Love it! Huge improvement. I want to make a tree skirt this year, but i haven’t decided on my colors yet. I need to get on that!
Stephanie says
Beautiful! I think I might have to make one 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Stephanie
Lindsey says
I just made my own the other day too! It’s never too early to start planning for Christmas! 🙂
http://www.toddlindsey.com/2012/10/diy-upcycled-ruffled-tree-skirt.html
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
This is so gorgeous!! You did a fabulous job!!
Sara McFall says
Oh wow! I love this! And I love that it’s no sew :). I might just have to make this for myself! Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!
Debra Kapellakis says
The whole family has talent. 🙂
Prince2 Project Management says
What a nice family? Everyone has an unique talent. Thanks for sharing. This is absolutely a gorgeous work.
Prince2 Project Management says
What a nice family? Everyone has an unique talent. Thanks for sharing. This is absolutely a gorgeous work.
Jess says
I love it! I’ve been contemplating what I could do with my plain Jane tree skirt..thanks for the idea!
Tamara at Moogly says
Very pretty! Love the chevrons!
K Coake says
I love the Christmas tree skirt! It is so pretty. I can’t even begin to imagine how much hot glue that took! Also, am I reading that right, it only took you about 1.5 yards of fabric? That is amazing. So Pretty!
Katie Adams says
I used just over 2 total yards. It was really a lot of fun to make!
Kelley Wilson says
This is great!!!!!!!! I had pinned this in red and wheat burlap and now I am totally gonna do it! Thanks for linking up
The Remodeled Life says
Wow! I love this, I have an old ugly tree skirt I may have to do this with.
Dani - Diane - ATA Girls says
What a great idea – love it! I think I may have to replace mine and make this one. Joining from Open Call Tuesday – http://allthoseartsygirls.blogspot.com/
Robyn says
That is so pretty. I love it!
Robyn – rufflyribbons.blogspot.com
Christine - Tutorial Addict :) says
WOW is that pretty!! I love that it’s no sew and the chevron fabric is awesome! Pinning it! Thanks for the tutorial!
Christine - Tutorial Addict :) says
WOW is that pretty!! I love that it’s no sew and the chevron fabric is awesome! Pinning it! Thanks for the tutorial!
Claiming Our Space says
Gorgeous. I never would have known it was no sew! Hmm, I am thinking that I am going to need a new tree skirt for our dining room tree. Thanks so much for sharing on Tout It Tuesday! Hope to see you next week.
Chiwei @ One Dog Woof says
What a great way to revamp an old skirt! I know I always buy a skirt then start disliking it in few years, and want to try something different. The no-sew aspect just makes it better 🙂
http://www.1dogwoof.com
Debi Bolocofsky says
This is so cute. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party and would love to have you share this with everyone. Here is the link to the party.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/wednesday-adorned-from-above-link-party.html
Debi @ Adorned From Above
Kymm says
This is gorgeous! What a lovely idea!
Kelly @ Here Comes the Sun says
I adore this tree skirt! I am a chevron fanatic and love your fabric choices. I have got to get to Hobby Lobby soon to grab some of this fabric! Thanks for sharing at Fabulous Friday. I’m featuring you tomorrow!
Myric says
I absolutely love love your tree skirt! Thanks for sharing at passion parade!
Xo
myric
Katie Adams says
It hasn’t frayed a lot, but honestly I am ok if it frays because it will add to the look. You could use pinking shears if your were worried about the frying or hem the strips of fabric before you glue them around the skirt.
Hey Mommy, Chocolate Milk says
Beautiful. My Little Mister will not leave the skirt under our tree. He always pulls it out and uses it like a blanket! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
Summer Rumsey says
I love this Katie – I need a tree skirt really bad and I like this idea.
Michelle's Tasty Creations says
WOW! I love the look of the tree skirt. I so need a new one. Ours is getting kinda shabby looking, lol. But they are so expensive. Maybe I’ll make a new one this year. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle
stacey gibbon says
this is gorgeous. Really wish I had more of a relationship with my sewing machine. I see all these great things and want to make them, but they never look the same. This tutorial gives me hope though! No sew is more me! Thanks for linking up to Glued To My Crafts!
Diana - FreeStyleMama says
So pretty!
Natalie B. says
That skirt is wonderful, what an industrious family 🙂
Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursday, much appreciated.
x
Natalie
Lissa says
I love this so much! So pretty and festive. Loved and pinned. Thank you for sharing at MightyCrafty Mondays!
Stone Cottage Adventures says
That is so pretty! I love all those ruffles! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Carissa Rasmussen says
i want one of these. thank you hobby lobby for solving all my crafting problems! thanks for the inspiration:)
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says
Your tree skirt turned out beautiful!! I love the fabric you used. Great job!
I also wanted to let you know that you were featured at Artsy Corner this week! Stop by & grab a button. Hope to see you again this week 🙂
Lisa says
The tree skirt is lovely! Turned out great!
Sarah Vanderkooy says
I have an ungly old felt tree skirt that so needs updating. I too love the words NO SEW, music to my ears. I may try this this year, thanks for sharing.
Victoria Carn. says
Hi Katie,
Your new skirt looks amazing! Truly beautiful. I must ask, how much glue did you use? I would guess this wasn’t the frugal option – to no sew it, that is.
I love the look and am looking forward to giving it a try… but with my sewing machine instead 🙂
~Victoria
Mommy’s Playbook
Katie Adams says
I did go through a lot of glue. It wasn’t quite a whole package of glue sticks, but it was close. 🙂
Kelley says
That is a great improvement, and I love the choice of chevrons for your ruffles.