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Flocking a Christmas Tree

Photo Source: Monika Hibbs

Last year during the month of November and December, I was a deer in headlights. So let me explain what happened to me. I am on a lot of social media platforms, and when I started to see everyone’s beautiful photos of their holiday homes like the one above, I had a difficult time getting our little house ready for the holidays. I was so intimidated by everyone and silly me; I decided to make a paper leaf garland out of pages from a hardback book. Oh my goodness, this project was pretty tedious but the results were beautiful. But, by the time I completed my craft project, Christmas was almost over. I vowed that I wouldn’t have the same experience this year, so I’m getting a head start on the holidays and trying to get all our projects started. I know it is only October, but I asked a few of you if you were interested in my holiday shenanigans, and I had a resounding “yes” to that question. So, I’m delivering our first Christmas decor post for 2015.

 
~ A Little Note About the Nester ~
 
When I was a little girl, I would bug my father for a Christmas tree.
Every weekend I would just pester him until he finally gave in!
I loved decorating the house for the holidays.
 
 

 

 

I fell in love with everyone’s white flocked Christmas trees. I think my family fears that I’m going to paint everything white in our house! Well, I decided to find an artificial Christmas tree on Craigslist, and if it needs flocking, I planned to flock it myself. I ended up finding one and paid about $30 for about a six-foot tall tree. So, I found the flocking snow online and ended up buying a 25-pound bag since the five-pound bag cost about the same. Many of you have asked where I found the flocking and here is the link:

Snow Flocking Link
 

So, here is what you’ll need for this project. You’ll want to do this project outside or in your garage.

– Flocking snow
– Sifter
– Spray bottle
– Water
– Christmas tree
– Newspapers

1. Lay down enough newspaper to protect the floor.

2. Place the tree upright or on its side.

1. Fill your spray bottle with water.

2. Fill a measuring cup with flock snow.

 

 
 
 
 

3. Spray the area you want to cover, and then sift flocking over the area you just sprayed. If you want the clumpier look, just shake larger amounts over the dampened places.

 

4. If you wish to add another layer of flocking, re-mist the areas and cover with more flocking. The combination of powder snow and water is what makes it adhere to the branches.

 
 

5. The flocking still didn’t cover the tree branches as much as I would have liked, so I did a crazy thing! I ended up spraying some of the remaining green needles with the snow that comes in a can. You can’t have enough white! I found this canned snow clumps up nicely, but you will go through a lot of cans. So, do most of your coverage with the powdered flocking and then finish off with the premade canned snow. Here is the link: Snow This product got better reviews than the one I bought at our Hardware store. You’ll want to use this as a finishing flocking because of the expense. It is like the frosting on top of the base coat.

 
christmas-2016

 

 
Here is how are the tree is coming along. We will post more photos at a later date. I love the Pottery Barn holiday banner.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo Source: Ella Claire Inspired

 

 
 
 
 
Photo Source: Ella Claire Inspired
 
Photo Source: Just Destiny Magazine
 
 

Here is the results of our hard work. Flocking your own tree is pretty doable and the fake snow looks so dreamy. If you feel so inspired to begin to your holiday prep, let’s get started! Let us know if you have some project you would like us to try out, or just have any questions. Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks so much for your visit. Make sure to check us out on Periscope on Thursdays.

Cheers,

 

 
Great tips for flocking a tree. It is easy to create a beautiful tree you just need to know how to do it. 

 

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  1. Tamara Beltran says

    October 22, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    I remembered you did this blog.. I just dug for it bc I just found a tree that needs flocking. Thank you

    Reply
    • happyhappynester says

      October 26, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      I’m so happy you found my flocking post! I still have a big bag of flocking powder under our bed. Good luck with your project and I can’t wait to see your holiday shenanigans!

    • cindy says

      November 9, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      Hi was just wounding if it stays on or do u need to do this every year? Thank ????

    • happyhappynester says

      November 10, 2016 at 5:19 pm

      Hi Cindy,
      Well, I just took my flocked tree out of the bag last night and it survived quite nicely. It looks as good as last year! Thanks so much for your question and interest in flocking my Christmas tree!

  2. Sam @ Raggedy Bits says

    November 22, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Your tree turned out amazing! What a fun thing to do! Might try this one day!

    Reply
    • happyhappynester says

      November 24, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Thanks so much, Sam! Yes, you’ll have to try this on a non-windy day!

  3. Brenda says

    December 9, 2016 at 11:19 am

    You, darlin are goood! What creativity you have and, I might add, determination. You knew what you wanted and dived right in and accomplished your goal. I’m seventy-five years old now and I love it when young people attack life with such ferver. I’m impressed! Oh, and by the way. When I see something I love and I always ask myself, “Can I create this myself?” Most of the time I go for it. If it works out, wonderful! If not, at least I tried. God bless you!

    Reply
    • happyhappynester says

      December 10, 2016 at 10:08 am

      Oh my goodness, Brenda! Your kind and wise words just made my day a happy one! I love to hear from my readers, and your encouragement is wonderful! It’ so funny since sometimes creating a project is probably more expensive than buying it, but I totally enjoy the process! Thanks again, and please keep in touch and let me know what you are up to!

  4. dec25 trees says

    October 22, 2017 at 4:20 am

    Happyness is in decorating christmas tree. I still remember the way we decorated real trees with ornaments and greeting cards. Its a different feeling and can’t replace it with these artificial christmas trees. Nice article… +1

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