Kanzashi Christmas Tree

Instructions

MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE KANZASHI CHRISTMAS TREE

Gather and prepare the material as listed above.

1. a. Roll the cone and glue it at the glue line.
   You might need to place 1 or 2 tapes to secure the joints before the glue dries.
   
   b. Clip the curve of the base and fold it up as shown and apply glue on that area.
   
   
   
2. a. Insert the base into the bottom of the cone.
   
   b. Glue the fabric to the base.
   
   c. Clip the curve and glue it up to the cone.
   
   d. Make a small hole at the center of the base.
   You need this to poke through the floral wire later.
   
   
   
3. a. Get ready your Kanzashi petals, both round tip, and pointy tip.
   
   b. Arrange them in an alternate sequence, round, pointy, round, pointy and so on…
   
   c. Apply glue on the 1st row. Raise the cone by placing a stand, it will be easy for you to work on.
   
   d. Dip the petal base on a pool of glue so that it has enough glue to adhere to the cone.
   
   
   
4. a. Start gluing the petals on the cone row by row, make sure the whole petal base touches the cone.
   Follow the numbers of petal required for each row as instructed in the pattern sheet.
   
   b. Rotate the stand as you go on. Adjust the position of the petal if needed.
   
   
   
5. A close-up view showing the alignment of the petals and the base.
   
   
   
6. Top view: after completing the first row.
   
   
   
7. Continue to work upward row by row.
   Side view: after completing 5 rows of big petals.
   
   
   
8. Side view: after completing another 5 rows of small petals. Reserved the last row for final assembly.
   
   
   
9. Top view.
   
   
   
   
   
   

The Pot of the Christmas Tree

1. Prepare the pot of the Christmas tree while waiting for the glue on the petals to dry or at least semi-dry. You can skip this part if you can find any alternative pot to substitute it.
   
   Material:
   - Tube 30mm height (I used shuttlecock tube which is about 65mm diameter)
   - A circle base (size: outer diameter of the tube) which I have glued the floral wire on.
   - A circle top with a small hole at the center. (the photo showed 2 but you need only 1)
   - A small cable tie
   - A small bell
   - A short length of ribbon (about 300mm)
   - A short length of paper ribbon 2.5 times the circumference of the tube.
   
   
   
2. a. Assemble the pot by gluing the base and the top to the tube.
   
   b. Cut the paper ribbon into half.
   
   c. Open/unwrap one of the paper ribbons as shown, wrap it around the pot and glue it.
   
   d. Glue the unopened paper ribbon at the top edge of the pot.
   
   e. Cut off extra paper ribbon at the joint.
   
   
   
3. a. Tie the cable-tie 15mm above the top of the pot.
   
   b. Apply some glue to secure it.
   
   c. Tie a ribbon and sew the bell on it, glue it to the pot.
   
   d. Apply some glue on top of the cable-tie.
   
   e. Optional: You can embellish the pot by putting some dry wood.
   
   
   
4. a. Slowly insert the Christmas tree through the floral wire.
   
   b. Apply some glue at the tip of the tree.
   
   c. Continue with the petals attachment for the last row.
   The top half of the petal should touch the floral wire.
   
   
   
5. a. Cut off the floral wire 10mm above the tip of the Christmas Tree.
   
   b. Apply glue and insert a star on it.
   You are ready to decorate your Christmas tree with some beads and bead garland.
   
   
   
6. a. Place a circle of bead garland at the 1st row of the Christmas tree.
   
   b. Glue the first and last beads onto the petals.
   
   c. Secure it with pins.
   
   d. Apply some glues on the next few beads to secure the garland better.
   
   e. Cut some beads from the extra garland that you left and glue it on the petal randomly to decorate it.
   
   
   
7. Let the glue dry by leaving it overnight or as long you can.
   
   Done!!! Now you can decorate your table with the Kanzashi Christmas Tree you made for this holy season. 🙂