The perfect Christmas decoration for owners of small apartments and minimalists with a lot of imagination! The Christmas tree is the new favorite among Christmas DIYs on Pinterest. The beautiful Christmas tree baubles are tied to transparent threads and appear to be floating in the air. Today we'll show you how you can implement the new decoration trend. Check out these easy instructions and try making a floating Christmas tree yourself!
Making a floating Christmas tree is easier than it seems at first glance. You don't need any special hand tools. The materials used can actually be found in the arsenal of every seamstress. Take a look at the instructions and try making such an unusual mobile yourself.
Materials and tools
– Embroidery frame with clamp (30 cm in diameter)
– Jutestoff
– Circle
– Tailor’s tape measure or ruler
– Fishing line/nylon thread
– Needle and beads
– lots of Christmas balls
Step 1. Determine the size of your floating Christmas tree
First you need to determine the size of the Christmas tree and find out the required number of Christmas balls.
Simply place the balls on the table in front of you. Start with the highest ball, i.e. the top of the tree. Leave about 20 centimeters of space between this ball and the ring shape. Think about the height at which the remaining rows should hang. Should the balls line up close together? Or would you like to leave more air between the rows?
In the picture above on the right you can see a floating Christmas tree that is 120 centimeters tall and made up of a total of 49 Christmas balls. It is better to choose a small to medium-sized tree and shorter distances between the individual rows. It's worth experimenting and deciding which dimensions would work best in your room.
Step 2: Prepare the base
As the base that supports the floating Christmas tree, these instructions use an embroidery frame in which fabric is stretched tightly. This is a simple and inexpensive option. But you can also use something else of a suitable size, such as a round cake rack or grill rack,Rabbit wire, round splash screen, round perforated sheet, etc. However, if you want to work with fabric, try to find the most elegant and dense fabric. It should be able to bear the weight of the balls and not tear.
Step 3. Choose the design of the future tree
There are several possible ways to hang your Christmas tree baubles and display them effectively. Measure what height and distance from the center of the frame makes sense. These three examples will help you orient yourself:
– Symmetrical – In this case, each new row of balls hangs evenly and at the same distance.
– Asymmetrical – It looks like the real Christmas tree where the balls hang at different heights.
– Spiral – Each ball hangs slightly lower than the one next to it, so that they form a spiral from top to bottom. To emphasize the effect, you can use an additional spiral-shaped holder.
As soon as theFabric in embroidery hoopOnce it has been stretched taut, mark the center of the circle and use the compass to draw the planned number of rows. The embroidery hoop has a diameter of 30 centimeters and there should be 5 rows in total. So a distance of 6 centimeters between the rows makes sense. Note that the markings should remain on the bottom side of the frame. If the mobile is hung on the ceiling, you can see it from below.
Here is a simple scheme for a floating Christmas tree in a classic shape:
For the center: 13 cm(distance from center of frame)
For the 1st row: let one ball hang at 18 cm, one at 23 cm, two at 28 cm, three at 30 cm
For 2nd row: two at 36 cm, two at 40 cm, three at 45 cm, four at 49 cm
For 3rd row: three at 53 cm, three at 58 cm, four at 63 cm, five at 66 cm
For 4th row: four at 71 cm, four at 76 cm, five at 81 cm, six at 84 cm
For 5th row: five at 89 cm, five at 94 cm, six at 99 cm, seven at 101 cm
For 6th row: six at 107 cm, six at 112 cm, seven at 115 cm, eight at 120 cm
It is best to hang the frame for your Christmas tree immediately so that it is easier to arrange the balls.
Now it's time to hang the balls. Take a double length of nylon thread, fold it in half and thread it as shown. The picture above shows how to tie the transparent nylon threads with a black string. Then thread the other end of the string into the needle and pierce the needle into the fabric from below. Now thread a bead and tie a knot. The bead prevents the nylon thread from slipping off the fabric. In addition, it will be much easier to make changes to the arrangement of the balls, because with beads you don't have to blindly search for the right ball.
Hanging the balls requires a lot of patience, but the result is definitely worth it. Please note, however, that the floating Christmas tree is not suitable for people with curious animals and small children and cannot be mounted on doors or windows.
Make a Christmas tree as a large mobile
We will also show you a second variant of the floating Christmas tree. Instead of Christmas tree balls, metal-look paper circles hang in the air.
Materials:
cutting mat
Metallic paper in gold, silver and turquoise blue (double-sided is best)
Spray adhesive (if the paper is single-sided)
Circle cutter for paper
Lochzange 1 mm
Metallic embroidery thread
4 wire rings for wreaths in four different diameters, for example 20, 35, 50 and 60 cm
a metal ring and an S-hook for hanging
Tip: If you want to save yourself the hassle of cutting out the circles, you can use ready-made circle shapes such as cake slices in gold and silver. These are available in different diameters from 5 to 40 cm.
1. Cut out the circle shapes with the circle cutter and vary their diameter from 10 to 20 centimeters. The circles will hang on the “Christmas tree” in graduated sizes.
2. Use the hole punch to punch a hole at the top of each circle.
3. To assemble the tree, cut 3 threads for each of the 4 rows. Tie the four wire shapes together, the distance between each ring from top to bottom is 35, 45 and 50 cm. Cut 3 additional strings to hang the tree (at a length equal to your ceiling height). Tie the threads into a knot and attach the end to a metal ring or S-hook for hanging. At the other end tie the smallest ring of wire.
4. Hang up the mobile and startDecorate the “Christmas tree”., by tying the circle shapes to the wire rings. You can vary the lengths. Start with the smallest circles at the top ring and add larger and larger circles as you work your way down. Hang a small gold circle on the small metal ring to make the top of the Christmas tree. And done!
