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Over the weekend a friend and I spend some time building her a
sheet music wreath to hang over her mantle.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
glue gun and glue
scissors
hole punch
box cutter knife
string
sheet music (minimum 32 pages)
square of heavy box cardboard (min. 6 x 6)
We made an extra large one using full pages on the outer ring
and half pages for the inner ring.
Start by wrapping your first page into a cone and secure with hot glue.
It may take a few tries but you will get the hang of making the cones
fairly quick. For the outer ring Lisa got in the groove quicker then I did,
so we let her hands finish all the outer ring.
While I ran beads of hot glue down the sides of each finished cone to attach the next.
Normally I use 21 cones for the outer ring,
regardless of the size.
Lisa just kept making them so we ended with 24 cones.
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| 21 cones so far |
Rather than attached them to a backer to start,
I like attaching them to each other so I can stretch them
into a circle and they flatten out a bit.
PHOTO EXAMPLE BELOW
The second layer of cones we used 23 half sheets.
I got into the groove of making these ones while Lisa was cutting the sheets for me.
Each were glued over the bottom layer seams.
Once the second layer is in place gently turn your wreath over.
You will quickly see or feel how flexible the wreath is right now.
Here is where we attached the cardboard to stiffen up the wreath and create your hanger.
Cut your cardboard into a square and hot glue into place.
Punch a hole for your hanging string in a corner of the cardboard backer.
This step is easy to do with a paper hole punch just before you attached it to the wreath.
Measure and cut your hanging string extra long (you can always shorten it later)
Thread it threw your cardboard and secure it with some glue.
We picked one of the extra pin wheels left over from the Christmas sale
to glue in the center.
Here she is proudly displayed over Lisas mantle.
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Here is the Sheet Music Tree tutorial so many have asked for.
Supplies you will need:
Sheet music book with cover
Scissors
Glue gun and Glue
Glitter
White glue
First cover the bottom of the cone with the sheet music
Cutting a circle an inch bigger then the cone base
and cutting notches every inch or so around for folding up the sides
With your hot glue adhere the tabs up the sides of the cone.
Below you can see the finished look of the bottom.
Using the heavier weight book cover
roll it into a cone shape to make your tree the height you want.
Quickly scan through the next few photos to help you understand what you are trying to achieve.
Once you have achieved the size you want glue it together.
Keep in mind your cone is going to fit inside the base
so the base circumference needs to be considered.
Working with your Styrofoam cone
Trim any excess off the bottom of the cardboard cone.
With your hot glue run a bead around the Styrofoam cone about
an inch from the bottom, then slide your cardboard cone over top and into adhere into place.
Below you can just see where the glue ring is peeking out where the cardboard seam.
I chose this method so I didnt have to spend more money on bigger Styrofoam cones,
and to get varying heights with multiple trees.
Start cutting your sheet music into strips approx. 1.5" wide.
Next cut into your strips every half inch,
3/4 of the way up from the bottom.
Take each cut and fraid strip and roll it in your hands to curl the edges.
Gently roll back and forth.
With your hot glue gun and starting at the bottom of you tree form,
run a bead of glue half an inch from the bottom around the base.
Trim smaller pieces to fit the missing gaps and glue them into place.
To help things go faster as you grow your tree up,
overlap several strips together and cut your fraid edges.
Continue wrapping and gluing your strips half an inch apart
all the way to the tree top.
Keeping each ban level will create a gap around the top edge
which helps push or hold the next fraid edge curl out more.
Once you get all the way to the top of your tree
you can start to apply some glitter.
These trees look great with or without glitter so of course this
next step is optional.
Add a dab of white glue to the branch tips.
Then sprinkle with glitter.
Now proudly display your trees.
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Yesterday I was asked about many of the items used on my mantle.
And did I have tutorials on some of the items.
This morning I bring you the first of several Christmas tutorials:
SHEET MUSIC TREE ORNAMENTS
You will need:
Hot glue gun & glue
Scissors
A sheet of music
Glitter
White glue
String
2 plates
2 center decorations (Santa graphic)
Take your sheet music and cut it to the size you want your finished ornament to be.
Above is an example of the size I did compared to the page of the sheet music.
Accordion your cut piece.
Tie your tightly folded accordion section in the middle with your hanging string.
Fold in half length wise and hide the string where you glue it together with your glue gun.
Now glue the other side and press the edges together forming a full circle.
Tie off your string and trim the length.Now to the glitter part and the center decoration.
Ive used a graphic printed from the computer with a vintage Santa image.
You could use many things such as: parts of old greeting cards, gift tags, or
even type out a tag saying:
TO:
FROM:
and use it as a gift tag
This is my glue plate pictured below.
You need to have a good amount of white glue to dip your parts in.
Have your glitter ready for dipping also.
Between your fingers roll your decoration in your glue, coating the edges.
Move to your glitter and roll your decoration there next.
Set it aside to dry.Repeat the steps for the second decoration.
1 for the front and 1 for the back.
You can also do different pictures front and back for a different look
depending what side you want to show.
Now you do the same thing with the sheet music fan circle.
Roll the edge in your glueThen in your glitter.Now hot glue your ornaments in the centers,1 side then the other.
Hang your Sheet Music Ornament and enjoy
