Crisis Crosesed Christmas Tree #tipit

Criss cross ribbon Christmas trees are not only beautiful, but very elegant. The ribbon adds design, texture and color to any Christmas tree, regardless of the theme. Christmas trees with criss crossed ribbon create a very full and densely decorated appearance for a lavish, designer look.

Creating an elegant Christmas tree with criss crossed ribbon is very simple. All you need to create criss cross Christmas tree is a roll of wired ribbon, craft wire or bread tie, scissors, and about 20 to 30 minutes.

Depending on the size of your tree you will need 6 to 8 pieces of ribbon cut about twice the length of your tree. For example, if you have a 6 foot tree, you will want to cut 6 pieces of ribbon 12 feet long. If you have a slender tree then 6 pieces will be plenty.

After cutting the ribbon into individual lengths, gather them and make sure that any patterns or designs are all going in the same direction. Once you have them in order, secure them tightly using a rubber brand, bread tie, or other method to keep them held together tightly. drape them over the tree

Now that you have the ribbons evenly distributed around the tree, it's time to make the first criss cross. Starting any where on the tree, select two ribbons that are next to each other and cross them. You want to make your cross about 12 inches from the top of the tree.

Twist the two pieces together twice by pinching the two pieces where they intersect,Your twists should look something like this on each section of your criss crossed ribbon Christmas tree.

On the second row you will criss cross ribbons again but with different ribbons. Start with a section and cross the left ribbon with the first ribbon of the section to the left, and the right ribbon with the first ribbon in the right section. Criss cross the ribbons with their new mates and continue

Once you have criss crossed the ribbon to the bottom of your Christmas tree you are almost finished. You can either cut the excess ribbon off and tuck the end into the tree or make a final criss cross between the sections, cut off the ends and tuck it.