How to Make a Ribbon Tree Tutorial

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original post can be found at www.yellowsongbird.blogspot.com This is my first tutorial so let me know what you think! :)

So I saw something similar to this, but on a large scale at Victoria's Secret last week. I know...sketchball.

I made it this morning and took step by step pictures so y'all could make them too! They're going for about 25 bucks on etsy...and it's way more fun to make your own! I spent about $12 on ribbon & the styrofoam trees. The rest I had...I started with one and will be making two smaller ones later.

What you'll need:

hot glue gun
ammo aka glue sticks
4-6 types of ribbon in different widths.
Fabric Scraps (optional. i just like the way frayed fabric looks!)
straight pins
scissors
styrofoam cones

Step 1: Cut ribbon & fabric into desired length and remember that it will be folded in half. Mine were about 3". If you are making a larger tree..i would do longer than that. (I cut the amount shown in the picture and then just cut as I went. I didn't want to cut too many and waste the ribbon. )

Step 2: Pin ribbon pieces on to create your pattern and figure out spacing. I will be skipping this step on my next tree...but it helped me figure out placement.