"Pine cone" Tree

I discovered pine cone balls last year in a non-stamping magazine. I made a TON of them and sent one with the directions to Amanda Sewell last year. She revived the pine cone balls this year and started a craze on SCS. :)

I decided I would try something new this year... pine cone tree. Truth be told I am not thrilled with the results. There are flaws and after spending hours making it, I was quite disappointed. I showed it to my hubby and told him I had spent a long time making it and that I felt I had wasted my time. He assured me *someone* would like it, so I am posting it anyway. :)

I started with a cone shaped foam piece. Then, I cut 1 X 2 pieces of Basic Grey patterned paper and folded them into triangles (fold in each side to meet in the middle.) Then, triangles are pinned on in an off-set fashion all the way to the top. I finished it off with a 1 inch circle on top, topped with bow that is adorned with a gem brad. Then, I pierced each dark blue triangle and inserted a silver brad in it. I repeated that step to stud the bottom of the tree.

This will be used as a table topper. :)

I hope you all are ready for Christmas.

HUGS!

pine cone ball directions can be found on Amanda's blog:

http://inkspirations.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-here-tutorial-for-pinecone-balls.html