Crepe Paper Christmas Tree

When I saw this tutorial at Creative Chaos a couple of days ago I was amazed! It's the most beautiful Paper Christmas Tree that I've ever seen!

I knew I HAD TO MAKE IT, or even TRY to make it!

If only I had the same incredibly shinny silver glitter!

(plus more supplies and skills)

I'll show you step-by-step what I did but I recommend that you go directly to the original, the pictures are far more beautiful and professional. ( I shouldn't have said that.... but it's true! Mine are taken late at night with no natural light.)

This part is a little bit tricky because

this paper can be easily torn.

I think she has used a thicker kind of crepe paper.

Start from the bottom and hot glue as you go.

I've also made one with cotton balls

I've made these trays for decoration

They are made with plastic plates and cups

All finished up!

(I'm sorry for the crappy photos!)

Ok, not as good as the original, not

even so fluffy but it's decent enough!

The green one now decorates

my bo-boy's shop front window

the pink one is a gift to my good friend Afrodite

and these two are currently in my shop and

maybe will be sold at the Christmas Fair this weekend.

I've made the 3-D stars with card stock and glitter!

I've also tried to make these little

Christmas trees that I've seen around

with Bottle brushes.

What Do you Think?