How to Make a Miniature Tree and Decorations

How To Make A Miniature Tree and Decorations

It is never too early to think how your miniature families will celebrate the holidays.

Finding A Nature Made Tree

Last September I'd found this lovely miniature tree sapling. I had gently picked it, transported it the four hour drive home, and let it sit for months to assure it was not going to turn brown on me. The good news was that it had dried nicely and had remained green. The bad news was that when I took it out, it broke and no longer resembled a tree.

You can seek out a little sapling yourself, but I'd recommend that you store it upside down so that the branches will hopefully lay the way you'd want them to dry. Check on it periodically and gently attempt to reshape it if needed. When the tree has dried and remained green for at least three months you can be assured it's set and ready to use.

Making A Tree Stand

Once you have your dried tree, the next order of business is to make a stand for it. There are two methods for doing this. The first is a bit more complex, but would by far resemble an actual stand better than the second method.

What You Will Need:

Popsicle (or craft) sticks
Glue
Small amount of tubing or a bugle bead with a wide opening

How To Make It:

1. Take your craft sticks and cut a small length (about an inch long should be sufficient unless you are working in a very small scale.) Cut another piece the same size as the first.

2. Lay the first piece of cut craft stick down on a flat, hard surface. Lay the second piece over the first forming an X shape. You can either cut the second craft stick so that it lies flat at either end of the first stick. Alternately, you can cut two smaller pieces to fit under the raised 'arm' of the X so that it can now lay flat.

3. Take your tubing or bead and check for a correct fit with your tree's 'trunk.' To do this, slide the tree 'trunk' through the tubing or the bead. You will want it to be snug with little to no slack. Once you've assured that the trunk fits through you may glue it to the center of the X shape. The tubing or bead should be tall enough to properly support and hold the tree in an upright position. The size of this will vary dependent on the size of your tree.