It’s the last week of Dare to DIY – which means it’s time to share our DIY holiday decor projects. This is my favorite week, which is why I’m thrilled to be hosting.
Make sure to link up all your DIY holiday decor projects at the bottom of this post.
Before I get to my project this week, I want to thank my friends who co-hosted Dare to DIY this year! These are three of my very favorite bloggers, and I hope you have a time to stop by and say ‘hi.’ It takes work and time to participate, and they make this really fun!
Merry and bright blocks by Rachel at Maybe Matilda
Christmas tree sign by Michelle at Decor and the Dog
DIY mini Christmas tree by Katja at Shift Ctrl ART
My project this week was a wall-hung Christmas tree. There wasn’t any way a tree was going to fit (comfortably) in the barn apartment. It hasn’t really bothered me, but I did want to do a project that focused on the Christmas tree.
Here’s what I came up with.
I was planning to use a roll of canvas, but fell in love with this cute felt (that almost feels like wool). I brought home one yard and then cut vinyl to fit it (I had space on my wall for a 36×60 inch hanging).
To cut the vinyl this large on my 9 inch wide Silhouette Portrait, I simply made sure that no individual word was higher than 8 inches tall. Then, I scaled everything in Silhouette Studio to fit on a 36×60 inch canvas. Then I decided which words would be which color vinyl and I cut.
I promise that it’s pretty simple if you are focused. Took me about 30 minutes to cut everything and weed out the words.
I used transfer paper to put the vinyl on the felt. Henry was obviously a HUGE help.
It’s not perfect – the felt isn’t super great to adhere. But it has stayed on – so far, so good. When you get close up, you can see that it’s not a super clean adhesion.
Once the tree was on, I used a cute red and white dot cotton fabric to bind the edges. It makes the hanging look much more finished and a little like a quilt. (This would make an ADORABLE quilt, methinks.)
I tried to add some grommets to the edge for hanging, but I bought the wrong grommets and it was too thin of a material to work well. But I still used the fronts and it looks fine.
It’s a fun little (untraditional) holiday accent for our (untraditional) tiny home.
I love this! We have a tree, but would love to have something like this in a tree free room – great idea 🙂
Such a pretty idea!! I always love seeing your projects!!
Kim, I simply adore this wall hanging. And it means you get your tree after all 🙂 I love that felt and the dotted binding is just so perfect. Henry does look like a big helper in that photo 🙂
Oh! I ♥ that you also used “untraditional” color in your banner instead of requisite red/green/gold… What an awesome idea for an entryway.
Great solution for a small space! And I love that felt 🙂
I love the font pairing. This is such a creative solution for the barn!
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
I totally thought the words were embroidered! I love the colors and choice of fonts!
It is so so so awesome! love it
Such a clever idea! This looks awesome!
Very cute! I really love the fonts.
Oh, it’s so big! I was picturing it as a small little wall hanging until the picture of Henry standing with it. How fun! I remember all the fun decorating you did in your house, so I’m glad you could work some Christmas into the barn. I love how this project came out!
I just happened across the Dare to DIY party today, so I’m a bit late! What a wonderful idea – I’m so happy to have found it, even late. I’m enjoying checking out everyone’s awesome creations!
This is cute. Love the fonts you chose.
This is awesome! So clever for small spaces and those colors are great! (And I must say, that is the cutest little helper I’ve ever seen!) 🙂
Super cute! I’m loving the color combo. I’m not believing you that it was super easy because you are a Silhouette wizard.
such a great idea! i love the colors and it is perfect for your space, kim!
I love, love, LOVE this! It definitely gives me a reason to dig out my Cricut from storage!