Coat Hanger Christmas Tree Instructions
Wire coat hangers from your weekly trip to the dry cleaner pile up fast. Many dry cleaners take the hangers back and recycle them. But if you are looking for a fun coat-hanger craft, a Christmas tree requires little time and effort. Once it is finished, a coat-hanger Christmas tree makes a unique centerpiece for the dining room or festive decoration for your living room. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 6 wire coat hangers
- Electrical tape
- 100-count Christmas lights
- 15 feet of Christmas garland
- Hot-glue gun
Instructions
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Fold the C-shaped top of each coat hanger inward and down so that it sits inside the hanger body. Tape the tip of the c-shaped top to the long side of the coat hanger where they meet, using electrical tape.
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Lay one wire coat hanger on the work surface in front of you so that the taped side is on the left. Lay a second coat hanger next to the first, with one of the short sides touching one of the short sides of the first hanger. Tape them together where they meet using electrical tape. This creates a triangular shape with the bottom side of the triangle in an upward point. The upward point makes a pair of legs for the Christmas tree.
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Repeat Step 1 twice more to make two more pairs of attached hangers.
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Insert the legs of one of the hanger pairs into the center of a second pair. Repeat this with the third hanger pair. This makes the Christmas tree shape. Adjust the legs as necessary so they are evenly spaced. From above, it will look like a six-pointed star or an asterisk.
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Wrap the tree shape with a 100-count strand of Christmas lights. Secure the lights anywhere they touch the tree shape using electrical tape.
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Secure one end of a piece of Christmas garland --- in any color you desire --- to the top of the tree shape using hot glue. Wrap the garland around the tree shape until covered completely, using hot glue to secure it as you go; allow the tree lights to stick out through the garland. Cut away any excess garland and secure the end.
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Tips & Warnings
If desired, hang small ornaments on the finished tree or add a star on top for an added touch.
Make several trees and group them together to make a Christmas tree forest.
References
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