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December 12, 2013

Light Up Twig Trees

Disclosure: This post is brought to you by FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam.

I still can’t get over how quickly Christmas is approaching this year! Seriously, in two weeks it will be over, isn’t that crazy to think about? Well, since it takes me so long to decorate for the Holidays, this year I decided to create seasonal decor that will work for both Christmas and Winter. Two for one kind of deal.

Anyway, my friends over at FloraCraft® recently sent me a fun box of StyrofoamTM Supplies and a ‘mystery’ craft ingredient and asked me to make a fun Holiday craft. After a lot of brainstorming, I came up with these Light Up Twig Trees! Yup, perfect for both Christmas and  winter :)

DIY Light Up Twig Trees, these are so cute and transition well from Christmas to winter! via @tarynatddd

DIY Light Up Twig Trees, these are so cute and transition well from Christmas to winter! via @tarynatddd

DIY Light Up Twig Trees, these are so cute and transition well from Christmas to winter! via @tarynatddd

DIY Light Up Twig Trees, these are so cute and transition well from Christmas to winter! via @tarynatddd

Twig trees

Supplies: 

– 2 3/4″ StyrofoamTM Cubes 

– The Design It:® Light Branch

– 15″ X 15″ piece of Drop Cloth and Small Strip for Tie

– Handful of Twigs Painted White

– String

– Paper Snowflakes

TWIG TREES 2

Gently place the The Design It:® Light Branch into the center of the Styrofoam, pushing it about 1″ into the cube.

TWIG TREES 3

Then, take your spray painted branches and push them into the StyrofoamTM Cubes , arranging them so they appear to be as natural as possible.  Place the cube in the center of your drop cloth and then fold up the edges.

TWIG TREES 4

Tie up the edges with a strip of drop cloth and tie a knot.

TWIG TREES 5

TWIG TREES 6

I wanted to give them a little winter flair and decided to add little modern snowflakes to the branches. I used my Silhouette to cut the snowflakes using chip board and then attached them with string.

DIY Light Up Twig Trees, these are so cute and transition well from Christmas to winter! via @tarynatddd

Whimsical winter trees for both Christmas and Winter and the lights add such a romantic touch :)

For more fun projects from FloralCraft visit Make It Fun Website and Crafts ‘n Coffee blog!

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About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. Krista says

    December 12, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    These are so cute Taryn and I bet they look awesome in the evening!

    Reply
  2. Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

    December 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    That is so clever and pretty looking too!
    – Anjana.

    Reply
  3. Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says

    December 13, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    Great job on these…..love them!

    Reply
  4. Hani Shabbir says

    December 17, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Beautiful!

    Reply

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