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DIY Christmas decorations are more popular with every passing year. People compete to give you the best solution or replacement for the commercial offer out there. With only $20 and in less than an hour, you can manufacture an adorable handmade holiday ornament, which will surely make some hearts melt on sight.

Here’s what you need:
• one large and one small Styrofoam cones;
• several large sheets of green construction or craft paper;
• some glue;
• a few buttons;
• a pair of scissors;
• miniature ornaments;
• taper candle;

Start by cutting 6 strips of paper (about 4 inches thick) in order to make the small tree. For the large one, use 11 pieces. Using a pair of scissors, make some fringes in each strip of paper. You do this by cutting 3 quarters through each strip, carefully not all the way through the paper.

To give the tree a neat look, you have to trim each strip to fit around, as every ascending strip should be a bit smaller than the other. Wrap the strips around the cone, starting at its base. Cover the whole tree and mark where you’ll need to trim each strip.

To give the strips a curly look, take a taper candle and wrap each strip around it. The ‘branches’ should be of perfect size and all curled now. Glue the largest strip around the bottom of the cone. Repeat this step up to the top of the tree, slightly overlapping the strips. When you reach the top layer, use a round piece of paper, fold down its edges, and glue the remaining strips around it. Decorate the tree with buttons or other miniature ornaments, like a small star. Done!

Holiday decorations are not that hard to make. Read this webpage and learn how to easily fashion your own beautiful ornament for this year’s Christmas. Make sure you have:

• some felt
• pins
• craft glue
• a pair of scissors
• a 3-7/8 inch x 8-7/8 inch foam cone
• 3/8-inch wide 18 feet rolls of ribbon in 2 colors

First, you have to cut a piece of felt as big as the bottom of the cone. Attach with craft glue on the cone. Take the ribbon and cut strips of 4 inches in length. Carefully not to crease the ribbon, fold the strips of in half, starting from the bottom of the cone. Pin the first row of colored ribbons around the whole cone. Start pining, in the same way, the second row of different color ribbon. Leave a space of 1/2-inches to 3/4-inches above the first row. Repeat the process to the top of the cone.

After you finish, hide the pins from the top row with a piece of ribbon long enough to fit around the tip. The purpose is to cover the pins to give it a nice look. Hide with glue or just wrap the piece of ribbon. Use a pre-made gift package bow as a tree top. Make the bottom piece the same size as the tip of the cone by trimming it and then attach it with some double-stick tape.

Wrap about 6 or 7 wire-edged ribbon (1/8-inch wide), around a pen to about halfway to give it a curly aspect. Position them around all sides of the bow, by putting them on the double-stick tape. Place a piece of regular tape on top of the ribbons to keep them in place. After turning over the bow, stick a couple of pins through its center. Go through the ribbons and tape in this process. Finish your neat Christmas tree by placing this on top of the cone.

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