Clearly we love this time of year. We love filling our home with Christmas decor that creates a warm and cozy feeling. Letting all who enter feel that special Christmas spirit! Today, we have more cozy Christmas decorations that are quick and easy to make. In fact, each cozy tree can be made in about 15 minutes. You can’t beat that!
Not only have we been making new Christmas decorations, but also we’ve been restoring a family heirloom this past month. A piano that’s been in the family since the late 1800’s.
If you’ve been following along on our Instagram stories, you’ve been able to see the progress of the piano rehab. We can’t wait to share it with you next month. Finally, last Friday, we were able to deliver it to it’s new home.
Are you ready for a quick and easy DIY? Scroll down to see how to make your own cozy Christmas decor.
IN THIS POST
Reduce Christmas Stress
Do you always feel that you’re running around with your head cut off during the holiday season?
There’s always so much to do!
Not only are there gifts to buy, parties to plan, and Christmas baking on your to do list, but you also want to enjoy the season.
After all it is the most wonderful time of the year.
To help you stay organized this Christmas we’ve put together a FREE printable Christmas planner.
Just click on the button below to download you planner today!
Video: How to make cozy Christmas decorations
Supplies needed
Here’s a list of the supplies we used for each tree:
(This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our disclosure for details.)
Cozy sweater tree # 1
For this project you will need some sort of knit fabric. I picked up this sweater at the thrift store for $3.
Check your own closet for a sweater you no longer wear. Then your project will be free.
I made 3 sweater trees and have left over fabric for another project.
Let’s stay connected! Follow us on social media!
Making the cone
As a rule, we are frugal! Why spend money on something we can make ourselves? While you can buy paper mâché cones as a base for this finger knit tree, we decided to make our own cones out of poster board.
I planned on making quite a few variations of this cone shaped tree and spending a couple of dollars on poster board would save me quite a bit overall.
In addition, making the cones is rather quick and easy.
First, tie a string to a pencil. Next, hold the end of the string at the corner of the poster board and draw an arc.
Finally cut out the arc with scissors.
Now roll the poster board into a cone shape. Determine how wide you want the base of the cone to be and trim off the excess.
This is the same method that we used for the Finger Knit Christmas Tree.
Next, place the poster board cone shape on the sweater. Mark a line about 1/4″ larger than the cone shape.
Then cut out the sweater with scissors.
At this time, roll the poster board into the cone shape and secure with packaging tape.
It’s a good idea at this point to check and make sure the cone stands straight. If not, trim off a little from the bottom edge.
Stitch sweater for Christmas decoration
Fold the right sides of the sweater fabric together and stitch a 1/4″ seam along the side.
Turn right side out and trim the tip 1/8″ from the stitching line.
Last but not least place the poster board cone inside of the stitch sweater cone.
Fold over the lower edge of the sweater towards the inside of the cone and secure with hot glue.
That’s it! Not only does this tree look so good with my cozy Christmas decorations, but it’s also so quick and easy to make. It only took about 15 minutes for each tree I made.
When I staged them on my sofa, table I elevated a few of them by placing a brass candlestick into the cone. By doing this I created a little tree trunk.
Chunky yarn Christmas tree decoration #2
Once again I created a poster board cone for my chunky Christmas tree decoration.
I found this luxurious chunky yarn at Michaels. It feels and looks like wool roving, but its an acrylic.
Begin by running a bead of hot glue at the point of the cone. Then secure down the tail.
Apply a little more hot glue at the point and begin wrapping the yarn around the cone.
Continue wrapping and securing the yarn with hot glue until the entire cone is covered by the chunky yarn.
Once the entire cone is covered with the chunky yarn, I ran a bead of glue around the lower edge and secured one last row of yarn.
Finally, I cut off the yarn, leaving a 2″ tail. Secure the tail to the inside of the cone with hot glue.
Styled cozy Christmas tree decorations
So what do you think? Are you ready to DIY some Christmas decorations this year? We always love to hear from you!
These Christmas decorations really are quick and easy to make. I bet once you make one, you’ll want to make more.
I’m loving the way it looks with my other Christmas Decor.
Thanks for spending some time with us! We hope you’ve been inspired by this quick and easy Christmas decor. Please PIN and share with your friends! It helps us grow our following.
If you’re new here WELCOME! We love having new friends! We hope you’ll join us again for more ideas for home decor. If you’d like to learn more about us you can do that here.
And as always here at Sunny Side Design
WE HOPE TO BRING YOUR HOME TO THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET!
Be sure to follow us on Pinterest for even more home decor and DIY ideas.
To see what we are working on before it’s on our blog, follow us on Instagram.
You can also find our video tutorials on our YouTube channel.
Will you be doing a little Christmas shopping this week? Looking for some ideas?
Check out our gift guides for kids, teens, women and men, as well as DIY Christmas gift ideas you can make at home.
Just click on the images below for more information.
