PINE CONE TREE (page 13)
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PINE CONE TREE (page 13)
You’ll need:
1 styrofoam cone, 12″ high 3″ diameter, styrofoam circle 2″ high ¾″ diameter dowel stick, 8″ long Spruce pine cones, 3″ long 1½ yds. Wright’s Metallic Braid 9882 (P511), gold 5 yds. Wright’s Metallic Fringe 9884, gold 5½ yds. Wright’s sequin trim 9870 in each color: Red, Emerald, Gold Plyable firm wire cut to 3″ lengths Straight pins, styrofoam glue
To make:
1. Join tree to base with dowel, making a hole in each first and using glue to hold.
2. Wind braid 9882 around base and continue winding to cover completely. Use pins or glue to hold.
3. Pin 1 row fringe 9884 to bottom of tree cone.
4. Shape wire piece into “U” over finger, insert through blunt end of pine cone, dip wire ends into glue and insert into tree with cone tip 1″ below tree. Repeat with second cone placing it next to first with blunt end even with tree edge. Alternate around tree. Repeat rows to top.
5. Weave fringe 9884 between each cone by curving at top or bottom of cones.
6. Add red sequins over fringe using pins to hold. Repeat with opposite weave using green sequins.
7. Roll ½ yd. fringe on itself for tree top. Pin or glue to hold.
8. Make deep loops or scallops over entire tree with gold sequins.