Many years ago, while at a craft fair with my mother in law I learned to make a miniature Christmas tree from green pipe cleaners (or chenille stems for you language purists!). You started with a small block base with a thin dowel sticking up. Then you took a length of pipe cleaner (about 6" or so) and twisted around the dowel. But, and this is what made them look so real, before you twisted each length, you took about an inch long piece of cleaner and twisted it a bit down from each end (for branches).
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found this one on martha stewarts website!
Thanks meluvchris. This isn't the same tree but cute none the less. I will have to make this one too. I've been experimenting on getting the fuller tree I posted and am getting close.
I wish I did no. I had a bid on the most beautiful Christmas tree with accessories tree made of pipe cleaners it was full the most beautiful tree I've ever seen. I fell asleep and someone beat my bid by a quarter. Wish I could help or you could help me.
Did you ever find out the measurements and number of limbs? My mother made us the same tree and she is no longer living. I do not want to take it apart. I remember helping her make them, but I cannot find the directions.
I just saw this today. Pipe cleaner Christmas tree: Cut 24 of each: 9", 8", 7" and 24-36 6". Starting with 9", work from bottom up twisting around dowel. I used a dowel glued into a wood base.
I have the pattern back in Maine in my storage.I made them trees as gifts back in 1993.I found a pattern pretty much the same(different color pipe cleaners)Go to ideas-diy.com(found it on that site,just needs base)
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