A classic holiday time of year is not all over without the smell of fresh pine tree and a tree report in sentimental décor . sewed tree - stump ornaments make a great souvenir from the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that can be cherished long after its needle have begun to spend .
This craft is not only fun , but it ’s a great way to in good order care for a fresh tree . As part of proper care for a freshly abridge Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , theNational Christmas Tree Associationrecommends cutting at least a 1/2 - in - duncical disk of forest from the foundation of the trunk before putting it in its stand . I find that it ’s quick and easy to get a perfectly fresh cut using my mitre saw , but any sawing machine should work . Most tree fate will even write out the base for you if ask , but the preferably you may place the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in water after the cut the good .
The leftover “ Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree cookie , ” as we call them in our household , can be turned into an ornamentation , a great annual craft to recollect each tree diagram by .
To make an ornament you’ll need:
Step 1
apply a marker or pencil to nock the hole for exercise a design that you will then run up into the Sir Henry Joseph Wood . Any uncomplicated shape that habituate straight line will work out orclick herefor a simple snowflake or tree diagram template . Do n’t forget to add one superfluous hole at the top for hanging .
Step 2
Drill holes through the wood disk , and if call for , employ a bit of gumption paper to polish out the edges .
Step 3
Cut a long piece of embroidery thread ( mine was about 2 feet long ) , and thread it through the phonograph needle .
Step 4
Stitch your design into the disk as if it were a dose - to - Transportation drawing . For the snowflake design shown here , sew the three main lines first . Then bring the needle up from the center hole on one side of all three stitch , cross it over them , and break away it back down through the same kettle of fish . This should concentrate on the duds and give the illusion of six stitches . Next , run up the intersecting lines on each point , cease by tying off the thread on the back side with the start thread .
Step 5
Use the leftover screw thread on the needle to feed a loop through the top of the ornament to be used as a hanger .
Step 6
The ornament could be unadulterated here , but I was bothered by the mussy look of the back side and decided to cover it up with a photo , further catch the memories of the time of year . Take a little photo and trace the wood disk onto it . Cut the photo out , following the trace bloodline but insetting it a bit . Using cunning mucilage , confiscate the exposure directly to the wrong side of the stitching .
Crafting Tip
Make a few extra cuts from the podium and each sept penis can have their own ornament . When a kid moves out , they ’ll have a collection of sewn tree - stump ornaments , unadulterated for trimming their very own tree diagram .
