Christmas Countdown 4: Christmas tree #22

Christmas Countdown 4: Christmas tree #22 - Ribbons and Lace

Advent Blog Day 22 - Ribbons and Lace
Yesterday it was the bizarre, today's nothing but pretty! Today's Christmas tree ideas are for all my sewing friends and family who I know have lots of bits of ribbons and lace in their stashes. All these ideas are easy to assemble, so there's still time to create one before next Tuesday. Many of the links in the photo captions are "how to" files.

Black and White Christmas Tree

These folded ribbon trees make beautiful table trees and are so simple to make.

Ribbon Christmas Tree in progress

Other very easy to make ribbon trees are wrapped around a cone shape. Lights and beaded embellishments add some sparkle to the simplicity of design.

Wrapped with ribbon and lights

Horizontal wraps

Small Christmas tree ornaments are a great way to use very short lengths of ribbon.

Hanging Ribbon Trees

Scrap Ribbon Tree

More romantic Christmas trees are created with lace. The vintage look can be achieved easily with soft and subtle colours and textures.

Pink lace and Vintage lace and doilies

Lace with a gold trim and Guipure lace flowers

Cotton Lace Tree

Lace Christmas Trees

Somehow the trees look so much more special when the lace is handmade ....

Free standing tree - tatting

Green and white tatted tree

Machine made lace Tree

Battenberg lace tree

While most of today's trees are smaller and would make great tabletop trees, the following one is over 7 feet ( 2 metres) tall and the ulitmate in romantic - made from lace and ribbons from wedding gowns.

Wedding dresses lace Christmas tree

So few days left and so many many more unusual Christmas trees to share .... see you here tomorrow ...

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