I’ve been married to my husband for 10 years, and we have never had a tree skirt. Every year when we get the Christmas decorations out, I think, “I’m going to make a tree skirt this year” and it never happened, until this year! These ruffled tree skirts seem to be all the rage over on pinterest. I have three different ones pinned, but I didn’t read the instructions on any of them, I just winged it. 🙂 I had heard that you could do it with a glue gun though, so that is what I did. I think that I’d sew it if I had it to do over again. I just got into my stash of fabric and cut 4″ strips of the colors, and the burlap is 5″. One thing I did learn…it takes A LOT more fabric than I thought it would. I had an old fitted sheet {that wasn’t so fitted anymore} that I cut up for the base of the skirt. It took lots of glue sticks, but it did seem to come together rather quickly.When I started cutting fabric, I thought I’d do the burlap, maroon, then green, and then I’d repeat. I used ALL my burlap on the first row. By the time I got done with the first row, I figured this project was going to be hopeless and I’d have to run out and buy more fabric the next day, or scratch the whole idea. I did the second row, and then the third. Obviously, with each row you use less fabric, so I did end up having enough to go as far as I did, minus the burlap. And I like it. If all goes as planned it will be covered up by gifts soon anyway. {Who and I kidding, I’m the mom that’s up 1/2 the night on Christmas Eve, wrapping presents!}
It makes me happy to have a cute girly skirt under the tree, with my house full of boys. As you can see, I don’t have a fancy tree, with a theme or anything, it’s a mish mash of all the ornaments we’ve collected over the last 10 years, and all the ones that my boys have made along the way as well. But I do enjoy getting them all out and remembering the memories that come from making them with my boys.

Oh, that’s so PRETTY! I just got one this year too – from the second hand shop and it’s ok.. nothing special… not like yours!
I made one of those skirts. You can see mine http://kimberlywasher.blogspot.com/2011/11/home-for-holidays-part-2.html . My pictures aren’t as good as yours, but you can get the idea. I LOVE mine!! I agree that it does take a lot more fabric than you think. I actually had to go buy more red and pretty much ran out of burlap by the end, but the end is up around the tree and you can’t even see it.
I love it! It looks great!
I love love love your tree skirt! It’s so pretty!
Rachel
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I keep seeing these ruffled skirts, they are so pretty! I love how you added the burlap, it looks great!!
Very, Very cute. I have been wanting to make one for years too, but I always need the money for gifts. Way to go, being able to use what you had on hand. You’re amazing! I think the tree looks great, and homemade kid ornaments are the BEST!!!!
I’ll be featuring YOU tomorrow afternoon on my blog. Thank YOU so much for sharing at last week’s {wow me} wednesday party.
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts