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Feather Boa Trees- $2!

December 13, 2011 By: klhartley7 Comments

Finished Feather Boa Trees

Easy Feather Boa Trees

My neighbor gave me a bag of pink and green feather boas. My first thought was, “What am I going to do with these?”. It is not like feather boas go with my decor. I looked at the bag of boas in my office for at least a month, where they taun
ted me with their pink and green tackiness. And then it came to me. Pink and green feather boas may not be attractive to me, but when you are a nine year old girl, they are pretty cool! So the feather boa Christmas tree was born.

This craft was extremely cheap. And were it not for the sparkly ornaments I added, it would have been completely free!

I took poster board that had been used on one of my daughters school projects a few years ago and ripped off all the old stuff. I then started at a corner for the peak of my cone and rolled the sides in until I had a shape that I liked. I hot glued the edge to hold it. Next I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut the bottom so that it was straight. Your tree shape should now stand on it’s own without wobbling. If it wobbles, trim the bottom again to even it out.

roll the posterboard in to a cone shape

Tighten the roll of paper until you get the tree shape that you like.

hot glue the edge of the posterboard tree to hold it together

Hot glue the edge to hold your cone together

Trim the bottom of the cone until it is level

Trim the bottom of the cone until it is level

Next I trimmed the string on the end of the boa. Then I stuck a blob of glue on the top of the tree and started wrapping. For this tree I did two boas at a time, a green and pink one. You do it the same way, just glue them side by side the whole way down. When you apply your glue you will have to use your other hand to hold the feathers away from the glue.

Trim the string at both ends of the boa

Trim the string at both ends of the boa

start at the top wrapping the boas and using hot glue

Start at the top by using hot glue to stick the feather boa down and start wrapping.

Continue gluing and wrapping until the cone is completely covered.

Continue gluing and wrapping until the cone is completely covered.

After I completed the boas, my daughter said she wanted a star for on top of the tree, so I glued two small snowflake ornaments together on the top of the tree to make a star. And since this tree was already over the top with the pink feather boas, I added these tiny sparkly balls all over the trees, because everyone knows a feather boa tree needs some bling!

apply the ornaments with a dab of hot glue.

apply the ornaments with a dab of hot glue.

I ended up with a forest of trees, and by the time I was done I also had feather bits all over the kitchen, along with plenty of hot glue globs all over the counter! But for a total of two dollars, this was a cute set of trees for my daughter’s room. She loves them, and I love them too… as long as they stay in her room.

Finished feather boa trees

Thanks for visiting. I’d love to hear what you think of my feathery trees.

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About klhartley

I'm a graphic designer who is sharing her experiences in DIYing.

Comments

  1. 1

    Lori says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    These are adorable…a must try! I’m a new follower. Stop by and visit and if you get by in the next 2 hours, enter to win my Heirloom ornament…Drawing is at 12 noon pst…Warm wishes

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    Jerri says

    December 15, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    What a cute idea! I’d love for you to come by and link up at my Friday Favorites party! Today is a special Holly Bloggy Christmas edition!

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  3. 3

    Vivienne @ The V Spot says

    December 16, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    Oh my word, these are Fab! Here from A2D

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  4. 4

    Miss Charming says

    December 17, 2011 at 10:56 am

    How inventive! I love feather boas for crafts. Your trees look great.

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  5. 5

    stephanie says

    December 18, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Super pretty! Finally a craft that I actually have all of the supplies for! LOVE IT!

    Reply
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    Sherry says

    December 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home and have a very Merry Christmas!
    Sherry

    Reply
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    Michelle says

    December 26, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Wow these look great and certainly not tacky at all! I think I may need to go out and get myself some feather boas for next year 🙂

    Reply

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