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On the eve of the main holiday of the year, people are in a hurry to decorate their Christmas trees. And when the green beauty is fully dressed up, the gaze suddenly falls on her base, which looks somehow boring and completely unpleasant. Some people immediately take out elegant tinsel and place it around the delivery, others try to arrange various souvenir characters in a picturesque circle - the Snow Maiden, Father Frost, the Snowman, and still others decide to pack boxes in wrapping paper that will represent fake gifts. As you can see, there are a lot of ideas, but we will go further, and today we will tell you how to decorate the bottom of the Christmas tree so that the whole composition looks holistic, impressive and incredibly beautiful.

How to decorate a Christmas tree stand.

Wicker basket.

A very simple, but ideal idea for decorating the base of the Christmas tree. What could be easier, choose a basket that fits the size of the home beauty’s crosspiece. Craftswomen can prepare such baskets from paper tubes in advance, and then paint them in absolutely any shade.

Decorative rugs.

This is perhaps a classic of the genre; before the New Year, textile Christmas tree skirts are sold literally everywhere, but if you wish, you can make them yourself. At the end of this review you will find a video showing how to make one. It is better to choose the shade of the fabric for the rug to match the decor of the green beauty, for example, if when decorating you decided on gold and red tones, then you can buy or sew the rug in this palette.

ON A NOTE! You can also place a rocking horse, a drum or a miniature composition of a winter patio under the tree. How to do it all yourself is shown in the video below!

Metal galvanized basin.

A very simple solution, but incredibly New Year’s resolution. Christmas trees in such basins look literally 5+. Basins are sold in construction stores or markets. Well, or you can temporarily ask your grandparents for them.

Wooden box.

Another equally interesting idea is the use of wooden boxes. You can ask for these in grocery stores, or rather in vegetable shops. As a last resort, such a box, if desired and skillful, can be put together from plywood or wooden slats. The natural tone of the wood looks very beautiful, but if desired, it can be painted in absolutely any color that harmonizes with the shade of the decor on the Christmas tree.

Flowerpot.

An outdoor flowerpot may well serve as a temporary shelter for a New Year's tree. You just need to carefully place it in a flowerpot and sprinkle it with sand to fix it.

Knitted blanket.

Elementary decor, but you can’t take your eyes off the way it looks! You just need to take a very large knitted blanket and lay it around the base of the Christmas tree.

Wooden sleigh.

Well, this decoration for the base of the Christmas tree can be considered one of the favorites. The wooden sleigh looks so thematic, impressive, cozy and really fits the Christmas tree perfectly. If you wish, you can make them yourself, or take the easier route - order their production from a carpenter.

Sackcloth.

Burlap will look very beautiful and harmonious at the base of the fluffy beauty. It can be laid around the stand or placed a cross with a herringbone in the center of the fabric and gathered on top like tying a bag.

Mini town.

An incredibly fabulous idea - the development of a village around a Christmas tree. You can put up a mini fence and put benches, figures of people, animals behind it, and sprinkle everything with it.

Gift box.

To do this, you need to make a hole in the lid of the box into which to insert the trunk of the Christmas tree, and thread the cross through the bottom. That's all, the wonderful decor is ready, and most importantly, everything is done quickly and easily!

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Well, now you know how to decorate the bottom of the Christmas tree. Whatever option you choose for decorating its base presented above, the result will be beyond praise! See you again on the pages of the Decorol website.

Every family has its own New Year traditions. And Christmas tree decorations and other holiday decorations have always been a part of them. It is a well-known fact that handmade decorative elements add an absolutely indescribable special flair and comfort to the New Year’s atmosphere. Today we will make not only a beautiful, but also a very practical piece of thematic style: a rigid “skirt” for the Christmas tree that will hide a cross or a pot. It can be made to fit a Christmas tree of any size: from floor to tabletop. Children can participate in the creation. The first 2 points below may seem complicated and large to you, but in fact they include elementary actions - obtaining a symmetrical “flower” from a square of paper.

Imagine it all in white

To you will be required:
- Thin cardboard or stiff paper (for example, from a brown paper bag);
— Transparent adhesive tape;
— Sharp scissors;
— Marker, pen or pencil;
— A large piece (or several - they can be sewn) of dense fabric (optimally colored craft felt) with a non-fraying edge: for choosing a color, see the hint below (the size of a piece of fabric for a tabletop Christmas tree is, for example, 46x46 cm, for a floor-standing tree a much larger size is needed );
— A large piece of thick white fabric with a non-fraying edge (for a tabletop tree, again 46x46 cm);
- Chalk;
- Fabric glue or hot glue in a gun;
— A plate for glue (preferably a disposable paper one - the glue can corrode the plastic one);
— A wooden toothpick or better yet a fork;
— Special sticky glue for rhinestones, sequins and other things (or hot glue again);
— Small round mirrors, or foil, or any suitable reflective surface (in any case, over time, the “skirt” will pick up glitter from the toys, so you won’t need so many reflective circles);
— Large needle;
— Thin yarn, or floss, or round braid to match the color of the fabric.

The idea is for the “skirt” to follow the natural shapes and colors, so your choice:
— You can take a white base and cover it with white circles (a marked snowdrift, sparkling in the light falling on it), IMHO the most successful option;
— Brown base with white circles (ground dusted with sparkling snow);
— A blue base with white circles, like here, is a classic Russian New Year’s combination, like on Father Frost’s caftan, but it doesn’t look too natural;
— A green or red base (or checkered green and red) with white circles is a Christmas themed combination if you usually decorate your tree in a foreign style.

1. You need a large sheet of thin cardboard or thick paper. So if you are using a paper bag, cut it down to the size you need. Glue the sheets with tape if their size is insufficient. The size of the sheet depends on the radius of the circle you need for the “skirt” (the side of a square sheet is equal to two radii). You can simply estimate the radius by eye or - even easier - apply a soft centimeter or ruler to the desired upper point of the “skirt”, and the lower one - by pulling the centimeter or moving the ruler at an angle - to the place where you want to see the lower edge of the “skirt”. Add a couple of centimeters to the result. The final number is the radius - multiply by two and get the size of the side of the square.

2. Fold the square in half diagonally (for example, from the top left to the bottom right) to make a triangle, fold the triangle in half to make a smaller triangle, and finally again to make an even smaller, but now right triangle. In this case, the vertex of the last two triangles should be in the center of the original square. Closer to the base of the right triangle, draw an even, shallow semicircle (do not draw far from the edge - do not greatly reduce the radius of the future “skirt”). Cut the triangle along the marked line.

3. Cut the top of the triangle in a semicircle - this will be the hole for the tree trunk. Unfold the resulting “flower” and, following one - any - of the folds, make a cut with scissors, getting an open edge for easy and simple putting on of the skirt under the Christmas tree.

4. If necessary, iron the selected fabric.

5. Place the cut out flower-shaped base on the fabric and trace it with chalk. Don't worry too much about making the edges perfectly straight, as they will be covered by the glued circles later.

6. As with the base flower, cut a hole in the center of the fabric flower and cut a straight line down the side of the flower from the edge to the center.

8. Cut these strips into squares. Then cut out circles from 2-3 squares at once, superimposed on one another.

9. Squeeze fabric glue onto a suitable base (or just use a hot glue gun). Using a brush or toothpick/fork, apply regular glue to the circles - a little at a time - and glue the circles along the bottom edge of the “skirt”. Do not forget that certain types of glue should be used only in well-ventilated areas.

10. Let the circles overlap each other: this will create a better imitation of snow. Place more circles somewhere, smaller ones somewhere, repeating the natural shapes of the snowdrifts. Scatter a few pieces without symmetry throughout the rest of the “skirt” for the Christmas tree.

11. When you are satisfied with the “snow”, add light-reflecting circles from the selected material over the entire surface of the “skirt”: a little, using that same special sticky glue. The reflections from them will help the white mugs look more like snow.

12. To finish the camouflage “skirt” for the Christmas tree cross, you can sew both edges of the side cut with a blanket stitch. If desired, just a decorative element, but it will stand out against a more natural “skirt”, just keep that in mind.

Ready! Now you don’t have to mask the cross or pot of the Christmas tree with cotton wool, rags, toys, pine cones and other things for an hour every time. If the “skirt” does not stand up rigidly on its own, try it right away - you can stick it on the same template made of hard paper or cardboard. The size of the “skirt” can be changed by tightening its side edges more tightly and bringing them on top of each other.

A live Christmas tree brings the holiday atmosphere and the smell of the forest into your home, but at the same time it causes a lot of headaches when it comes to installing it. In this material we will offer simple and functional solutions that will solve this problem once and for all. Check out five designs for a wooden stand for a Christmas tree - they can be easily made with your own hands using simple blanks and a minimum of tools.

Crosspiece for small and medium-sized Christmas trees

The first project is a classic wooden cross. Its main difference is the absence of a half-tree connection, which eliminates the need for complex markings, work with a chisel and subsequent hassle with adjusting the connection.

A reliable and neat cross is made from four simple blanks - two boards (60x15x2.5 cm) and two square scraps (15x15x2.5 cm).

We determine the place where the boards will intersect. In our case, we measure 22.5 cm from the end of each board.

Using a square, we apply markings.

We do the same with the second board: measure 22.5 cm from the end and apply markings.

We lay the boards along the marking lines and check the accuracy of the fit using a square.

We connect the crosspiece with four screws or self-tapping screws.

We screw supports from square scraps along the edges of the top board.

We apply cross markings to determine the center into which the main rotor will be screwed in or a wide through hole will be drilled.

Drill a pilot hole.

For small trees, mounting with a 120 mm through screw will be sufficient. If desired, you can use a feather drill to make a wide through hole of the required diameter; a depth of 5 cm is enough for the tree trunk to be stably positioned in the cross.

Glue the felt pads. They will protect the floor from scratches and add stability to the cross.

The next project is a simpler, but no less reliable version of the Christmas tree stand. A simple cross, assembled from four boards without unnecessary joints, will provide stable support for a tree of any size. Using a board with an uncut edge, the traditional question: how to cover the crosspiece will disappear by itself. The living edge will add decorativeness to this simple design, and make it a natural extension of the New Year's tree. After the holidays, the crosspiece elements can be easily disassembled and stored until next year.

From a pre-prepared board with one edge trimmed, we cut 4 pieces of the same length. We focus on the size of the tree: the larger it is, the longer the boards will be needed.

We drill guide holes in the faces and ends of the workpieces, which will avoid splitting when tightening the screws.

We assemble the structure on a flat plane and tighten it with screws. We drill a guide hole for the screw that will secure the tree trunk.

A simple and expressive style cross is ready.

The third project is a simple and stable wooden stand that can be adjusted to any trunk diameter. The crosspiece consists of three supporting elements. The optimal length of each part is 250 mm. Two parallel grooves are milled in the face of each of them. The ends of the boards are cut at an angle of 60°, and shallow guide holes for screws with wide washers are drilled into them. It is convenient to store the collapsible elements of the cross in a compact stack until the next holiday.

Milling grooves according to pre-applied markings.

High stand for large Christmas trees

Four elements, cut with a jigsaw according to the template suggested below, will easily turn into a beautiful and stable stand that can support a Christmas tree 2.5 meters or more in height. The structure is tightened using screws screwed into pre-prepared holes, and can also be easily disassembled without taking up extra space during storage. You can place a reservoir of water under the stand so that the spruce stands even longer and continues to fill the house with its unique scent.

For many years I was haunted by the unaesthetic appearance of the cross-base on which our luxurious green beauty is attached.

I wanted to decorate it somehow, but “I couldn’t get around to it.” And now, a dream has come true! I sewed a magnificent skirt for the Christmas tree (or a rug, whichever is more convenient for you).

First of all, you need to decide on the shape of the future skirt (rug). You can make it round, rectangular, oval. Measure the parameters of your cross base. Look at how much it is raised above the floor (you should definitely take into account the angle of inclination, otherwise the finished product will not look as beautiful on the base as on the floor) and decide on the length of the future product. My husband and I decided that the future skirt should be sewn in the shape of a cone, since the cross of our Christmas tree has a pronounced slope.

The easiest way is to make a pattern on paper and try it on on the spot.

If the base of your tree is flat, creating a pattern for the future skirt is not at all difficult. Place a sheet of whatman paper on the floor and place the base of the tree in the center. Draw a shape around the base in the shape of which you would like to sew the skirt (take into account how much the edges of the skirt will be visible from under the tree). After the aesthetic side of the issue of the future skirt has been decided, cut out the pattern. Fold it in half, and then in half again (that is, in four). Determine the center of the pattern and cut a round hole in its place. It is necessary for the trunk.

If the base of your tree is slightly raised in the middle and has a cone shape, you will have to take a little more steps to create the skirt pattern. First of all, you should measure the length of the cross rib. This value will be the radius of the circle that you need to draw on whatman paper.

In the figure, edge length = radius is marked with two strokes.

Now you need to determine the middle of the circle. To do this, fold the pattern in four. You will have 4 sections. Then fold the pattern again so that you have 8 folds, representing 8 segments. Determine the middle of the circle and cut it out (this is the hole for the barrel).

To give the future skirt a cone shape, remove one segment of the pattern. You only need seven segments. If you plan to make a pattern from a single piece of fabric (for example, a padding polyester lining), you will need a 7-segment pattern.

If you plan to cut out each segment separately (as I did) and sew them together, 1 pattern piece is enough.

The length of the skirt can be increased by drawing a segment of the desired length to the edges of the segment. I added 5 cm to the skirt in a similar way and sewed a fleece trim of a different color.

It seemed to me that fleece is the most suitable material for a Christmas tree skirt. And since red is the traditional color of New Year's decorations, there was no doubt about the choice of color either.

I sewed all 7 sections of the skirt and realized that fleece was not a strong enough material to hold its shape on its own, so I sewed a layer of padding polyester to the inside of the skirt. Now it perfectly retains its shape on the tree cross and does not sag. To make the skirt easy to put on and take off, I sewed a lock between the sections.

To create a winter mood, greater warmth and elegance, I trimmed the edges of the skirt with white fleece and decorated it with green and white “grass” yarn. I knitted something like a small scarf from green yarn, which I later used to cover the neck of the skirt. It looks very cozy, soft and warm, just like a shirtfront or a cape around the neck. Now our Christmas tree will not freeze even in the most severe frost.

To make the skirt not only practical, but also festive, I wanted to decorate it with felt appliqués on a New Year's theme. I found pictures I liked, printed them out on paper and carefully cut out every detail of the picture. Then I transferred them to felt, cut them out, sewed them with a decorative stitch and assembled them directly on the skirt.

Let's take a closer look at felt appliques.

This is Santa Claus. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make his outfit in the traditional red color, as it would have blended in with the main background of the skirt. I had to come up with a blue suit and a yellow hat with mittens. The trim of the sleeves, hats and pompom are made of faux fur. Berries on a foam cap.

The gingerbread man nestled comfortably in his mitten. The man's face is made with artistic gouache, and there is a decorative polka dot insert on a fabric mitten.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer holds a sign in his paws that says NOEL, which means Christmas in French.

A satisfied little penguin leans against the boxes of gifts and wonders what's inside. The scarf and hat are knitted especially for the little penguin from Baby yarn.

The elf girl stopped to admire her magnificent costume. The wings are made of white felt and decorated with golden mesh with sparkles; the edges are trimmed with golden decorative cord. imitates curls, they are intercepted with a ribbon. The edge of the coat, sleeves, cap and pompom are made of fur. The face, green stripes on the leg warmers and black stripes on the yellow box with gifts are made with artistic gouache.

The snowman is waiting for the children at the Christmas tree. The scarf and hat are knitted especially for him. The hat is trimmed with bobbles and decorated with a real bell, which jingles melodiously when you move the rug with your hand. The eyes and mouth are embroidered with beads, the buttons on the body are large pink mother-of-pearl beads. The handles are made of chenille wire. They are sewn into slits in the snowman's body and tightly fixed at the base. The handles can be moved and given different shapes. Decorative snowflakes on the Christmas tree are decorated with multi-colored rhinestones.

A teddy bear toy in a sled is waiting for its owner. He is carefully covered with a blanket so that he does not freeze. The sleigh is decorated with sequins, the trim on the hat and pom-pom are made of fur, the blanket is made of their fabric.

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Part 1 - Rug (skirt) under the Christmas tree

There are no compromises when it comes to beauty. Therefore, if you want every detail of your New Year’s interior to harmoniously complement the other, pay attention to the Christmas tree stand. Yes, usually everyone forgets about her. Today we will decide together what it should be and what is better - choose a ready-made one or make your own.

The fashion of “masking” the stand of the New Year tree appeared relatively recently - our grandmothers did not hesitate to place the forest beauty in a bucket or on a wooden cross.

However, today it would be a crime to leave the stand undecorated, especially if you have put so much effort into decorating your entire home.

Whether you are planning to buy a ready-made stand or use your imagination and do everything yourself, you need to remember that it should look beautiful. We offer several ways to aesthetically hide the stand - choose any, they will all make your holiday interior a little more beautiful!

Buy ready-made

Take a look at the various ready-made solutions - for example, this round “mat” will ideally hide the stand and go very well with the rest of the New Year’s decor.

The rosy-cheeked Santa is well suited for bright interiors, and the cute (and very well-mannered!) reindeer on the craft texture are suitable for calmer decor.

If the leg is tall and you don’t want to leave it open, a basket stand may be a suitable solution.

It will not only hide the leg, but will also add a little more coziness to your room. Natural colors, stylized like real weaving - this stand has every chance to make you fall in love at first sight!

Do you want something unusual? Then adopt one of the following methods.

Do it yourself

If the tree is small, you can easily install it on a stand made from a small stump or a cut from the trunk of a large tree.

To do this, in addition to the stump itself with a diameter of 20-30 cm, you will need a drill for drilling holes, a paint brush, glue and glitter.

Saw off a piece about 30 cm in height from the stump. Select a drill bit that is equal to the circumference of your artificial tree trunk and drill a hole of the desired depth in the center of the tree stump. It must be perpendicular to the floor so that the tree stands straight. Then apply glue to the bark, sprinkle with glitter and let it dry to create a snowy effect.

Before inserting the tree into the stand, place a protective material underneath it to prevent accidental scratches on the flooring.

Or you can do it simpler and decorate the cross-shaped stand using a regular wooden box.

You can create a stand from a box using a hacksaw and several blocks of wood. The box itself is not decorated, which is its charm, but inside it a base-stand for an artificial Christmas tree is built - most often it is a “cross”.

You can also fill the box with the same toys that decorate the Christmas tree - this will visually make it part of the overall composition.