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Here Are 19 Pics Of Our Unconventional-Looking Christmas Tree Made From 2 Gallons Of Glue, 15 Pounds Of Corn Starch, And Yarn
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Here Are 19 Pics Of Our Unconventional-Looking Christmas Tree Made From 2 Gallons Of Glue, 15 Pounds Of Corn Starch, And Yarn

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My husband and I continued our tradition of making an Unconventional Christmas tree for the 6th year in a row. This year, we used 2 gallons of glue, 15 pounds of corn starch, and a lot of green yarn to create a giant version of the popular smaller yarn cone craft.

After creating a giant cone mold, we were able to soak the yarn in a one-part glue, one-part corn starch mixture, and wrap it all around. After a week, it dried and we were able to remove the mold to decorate it. It was a mess fitting for the year 2020, but as always, it was fun! Enjoy!

You can find our previous DIY Christmas tree posts by following these links:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.

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The finished result

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We even made the ornaments from yarn and glue too

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Supplies we used

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First we made a giant cone mold from chicken wire covered in paper

Then we wrapped the cone with plastic wrap to keep the glue soaked and yarn from sticking

You can tell, it was a mess

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For ornaments we took 100 water balloons and wrapped them in different colored yarn

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After one week we took the tree out of the mold. It is completely hollow inside!

putting the ornaments on the string of lights

Adding the ornaments, some fairy lights, and some other details made it pop!

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All finished!

Watch the whole process in this video!

Which unconventional tree do you like best out of all we’ve done so far? Lets us know in the comments!

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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Diana Lopetaitė

Diana Lopetaitė

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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Mimi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like a fun project. Does it get recycled / given away or is it being dumped after single use?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of them are actually repurposed into our year round home decor afterwards! Other parts I keep and reuse for other projects/crafts

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Rebecca O’Donnell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Incredible, fabulous, fantastic are the first words that come to my mind. Thanks for sharing.

Doris Bennett
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a wonderful tree! I love all your beautiful trees. I could never pick a favorite! Keep up making great art we all need the lift. <3

AzKhaleesi
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I had the time, energy, money and most importantly, the patience lol. But very good. Maybe I can hire you to do some centerpieces for my Christmas wedding next year? lol. You're amazing.

Dee Stern
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love them all. Do you keep them or eventually sell them?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So far most of them I've repurposed into year round decor lol. For example the paint chips I took apart and framed for our wall and the mirror tree is now a tv stand/table!

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Jill
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The lights were an amazing idea. Gonna have to try that myself when I change up my fairy lights that I have up all year round in my office.

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They were actually pretty easy! I think I'll be using the lantern lights somewhere in our house all year also

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Mary Rose Kent
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The upside-down tree is really clever. How do you get it to stay up? Is the top shoved into the big box?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep! Actually we tied a longer pvc pipe to the trunk and then stuck that through a hole in the center of the box....then we found out later you can actually buy upside down trees!

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katz up!
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All the effort paid off.. I'm sure just seeing this tree gives you a sense of happiness and pride..

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What did I miss? I tried to detail everything in the post and video but 99% of it was all yarn, glue, and cornstarch

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John Bell
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3 years ago

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Mimi
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like a fun project. Does it get recycled / given away or is it being dumped after single use?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of them are actually repurposed into our year round home decor afterwards! Other parts I keep and reuse for other projects/crafts

Load More Replies...
Rebecca O’Donnell
Community Member
Premium
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Incredible, fabulous, fantastic are the first words that come to my mind. Thanks for sharing.

Doris Bennett
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a wonderful tree! I love all your beautiful trees. I could never pick a favorite! Keep up making great art we all need the lift. <3

AzKhaleesi
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I had the time, energy, money and most importantly, the patience lol. But very good. Maybe I can hire you to do some centerpieces for my Christmas wedding next year? lol. You're amazing.

Dee Stern
Community Member
Premium
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love them all. Do you keep them or eventually sell them?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So far most of them I've repurposed into year round decor lol. For example the paint chips I took apart and framed for our wall and the mirror tree is now a tv stand/table!

Load More Replies...
Jill
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The lights were an amazing idea. Gonna have to try that myself when I change up my fairy lights that I have up all year round in my office.

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They were actually pretty easy! I think I'll be using the lantern lights somewhere in our house all year also

Load More Replies...
Mary Rose Kent
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The upside-down tree is really clever. How do you get it to stay up? Is the top shoved into the big box?

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep! Actually we tied a longer pvc pipe to the trunk and then stuck that through a hole in the center of the box....then we found out later you can actually buy upside down trees!

Load More Replies...
katz up!
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All the effort paid off.. I'm sure just seeing this tree gives you a sense of happiness and pride..

Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What did I miss? I tried to detail everything in the post and video but 99% of it was all yarn, glue, and cornstarch

Load More Replies...
John Bell
Community Member
3 years ago

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