Since Muir is in India this week, I thought it would be a happy idea if I suprised him by decorating the apartment for Christmas. So this little elf got to work and made her very own Christmas tree!
This is one of my favorite craft projects. All you need is masking tape, six wire coat hangers, garland, and a string of lights. At Lotus, these supplies cost about $30 USD.
1. Arrange two coat hangers into a chevron and secure with tape. Repeat with the remaining four coat hangers so that you have three chevrons altogether.
2. Slide one pair of hangers through the center of another pair to make an "X." Add the third pair along the radial axis and secure with tape. You could only use two pairs of coat hangers for an "X" frame, but the tree will end up looking a little square-ish.
3. Starting at the top, secure one end of a garland strand with tape and wrap/weave the garland around the frame in a downward spiral. Secure the ends to the frame as well.
4. Repeat with the lights.
5. Plug in the lights, and voila--instant Christmas!
Our Christmas corner. Not exactly a fireplace, but it does heat the apartment!
I cheated and bought the stockings. (I left my glue gun at home!)
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