Whichever camp you're in; the I have NO room for a tree in my home or the I'm sure I can shove ONE more tree in my home, this tiny Christmas twig tree will do what you need. It takes up no space at all. Not on a table, the floor or a counter. It's the ultimate skinny tree.
Now you'll probably think I'm exaggerating, but leading up to making this tree I had the best day of my life. Here's what happened, I FOUND SOME STICKS!
Not just *any* sticks! I found 2 bundles of perfectly straight sticks out behind the kitchen store I shop at. The sticks were in the garbage pile, covered in muck and discarded coffee cups. Since the area is also near a bar it's entirely possible there was a bit of urine and vomit around them. I'm lucky I spotted them!
I brought those twigs home and I made myself a twig tree for the wall. Is it a lush, romantic, over the top Christmas tree? No. Definitely no. It's a little bit Dr. Seuss, a little bit Charlie Brown.
To do it yourself all you need are some twigs, Command strips (or any removable two way tape) and a few Christmas balls. I feel stupid for telling you that you need twigs to make something out of twigs. But you do.
How to Make a Wall Tree for Christmas!
The Twig Tree is similar to the Wall Web I did for Halloween, only this time around instead of using 2 sided tape, I used the Command removable tape tabs because they're stronger than two way tape and come off completely clean.
Nope. Not a sponsored post. They just work better than two way tape for this project.
- Arrange your twigs on the floor from the shortest length to the longest. If they're all the same lengths then trim some so they lengths are graduated.
- Tape your twigs to the wall to form the trunk first. You can go straight up, or a bit curved.
- Starting from the bottom, now do your branches. The longest twigs will be the bottom branches and the shortest ones the top.
- Lay your branches on the wall and roll them until they're in a position where they lay flattest on the wall. Then just stick em up.
- Use several Command strips for each twig to make sure they're attached to the wall well. Use a minimum of 3 strips. You can cut the strips if they're wider than your twigs.
- Once all the branches are done you can hang your ornaments off of them. Use LIGHTWEIGHT ornaments so the weight doesn't pull the branches off the wall.
I did my tree using the antique ornaments I got years ago at the Christie's Antique Show & Sale so they're genuine vintage glass ornaments. The safer (smarter, wiser, less stupid) thing to do would be to use plastic ornaments that won't make you cry if they fall and break.
This is a Christmas wall tree, not a Christmas floor tree. But accidents do happen.
That's all there is to it.
TIPS
I also sprayed a bit of fake snow on the branches the night before I did this to give the twigs a bit more depth. More zing. And zip. And plus I love spraying that snow.
Total cost for the Twig Tree? $2 for the Command tape tabs. If you yourself, don't happen to have the luck that I did with finding dirt covered, worm infested, peed upon sticks, you can buy them just about anywhere this time of year. Garden Centres, Ikea, Dollar Stores even.
It's a great option for someone who has a wall but doesn't have the space to put up an actual tree. Like people in jail maybe. Or a home for the criminally insane. Or rehab. Those people need trees too. It's the Charlie Brown Incarceration tree.
Merry Christmas Charlie Brown.
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Sandy
You're brilliant!! This is so awesome!! :)
Kay
I swear............whenever I need a pick me up....I just read your blogs........you are too funny ............ & brilliantly creative.
Thanks!
Chau
Ah! Here you go again Karen with your clever idea. I'll copy this of course so I can have a Christmas tree finally. Thanks, Karen, you're awesome!
Kate S.
Are your cats attacking the glass balls? I'm pretty sure my rat-fink cats would break them or I would try a twig tree myself.
Karen
Kate S - The one cat sat on the back of the couch trying to bat at the balls for about a second then got bored and never looked at them again. ~ k
Cynthia
You are hilarious AND I was happy to see Martha had no impression on your gift wrapping. Don't get me wrong, I just loved the present where the wrap didn't quite meet up. You're brilliant, funny and HUMAN. Thanks for paving the way for the rest of we mere mortals!
Karen
Cynthia - Oh dear God. I should explain. I'm not actually human at all. Just before i had to take the pictures I realized there needed to be something on the floor around where the table normally goes, LOL! I wrapped those presents in about 30 seconds flat. Trust me ... I'm as big a nutbar as Martha when it comes to wrapping. If it makes you feel any better I haven't dusted my front hall light in about a year. ~ karen
Eleni
Lovely!!!
Nancy
WOW..I expected something awesome from you and you never fail to deliver..Thanks for sharing this!!!
Jennifer H.
I am insanely jealous of your Dollarama store. I've never found anything close to as awesome as the items you show, especially not anything like name brand Command strips for $2. Please recommend to them in the nicest way possible that they should open stores here in the U.S.
An Urban Cottage
Thank you. Now I'm all set until I'm paroled.
Mickey
Awesome!!!
Karen
Thanks Mickey! ~ karen!
Betsey
Thanks to you, I now have the room for a tree!
Ruth
awesome. I LOVE things with sticks.
Liz S.
Love it. I did something similar in my apartment because I just didn't have room for a tree.
Jeanette B.
Love the tree! To late for this year. Going to spend the next year gathering sticks for next years tree. Merry Christmas!
Janet @HouseFour
I can't believe they just GAVE you the peed upon sticks. No way!
I love what you did with them, and I don't think it's Charlie Brown at all. Just simple, which I like.
I love Command Strips too, only I hang frames with them. Keep expecting a loud crash in the night when they finally give out, but they haven't and it's been at least 6 months since I put them on the wall so I call that win!
Sarah
Love your twig tree!!!!
Jen A
You are brilliant. That's exactly the kind of simple beautiful creation that i love. I'm going to do this one! Whoooooooo weeeee!
maggie
Love the tree so so funky and unusual but what I want to know is where did you find Command strips for 2 dollars cause I am going there. I paid 4.59 for 2 strips at Home hardware
Karen
A pakage of 60 I believe is $2 at Dollarama! ~ karen (they must be a different size from the ones you have ... but they are brand name Command and they work great) ~ karen!
Christina
Fabulous idea. This is a great solution for someone like me who lives in prison. Oops! I meant an urban area where people have small apartments and no cars and the idea of lugging home a tree of any size is just plain exhausting. I like this much better. Thanks!
leo muzzin
Great idea Karen! people who live in apartments often are not allowed to have real trees ( fire danger, mess to get in and out and dispose ) This is a great idea and very artistic!
Karen
Thanks Leo! The one thing I forgot to put in the post (which I'll change now) is that the twigs should be dead branches, not newly cut. Newly cut branches will still be full of sap and water so they'll be too heavy to stick on the wall. ~ karen!
Lisa
One time, I painted a tree on a piece of plywood, taped ornaments to it, and propped it against the wall for Christmas.
This is better. You could permanently glue the sticks on to a board, drill tiny holes in it, and light it from the back.
Beautiful job.