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Pattern For Miniature Christmas Tree Made With Pipe Cleaners?

Many years ago, while at a craft fair with my mother in law I learned to make a miniature Christmas tree from green pipe cleaners (or chenille stems for you language purists!). You started with a small block base with a thin dowel sticking up. Then you took a length of pipe cleaner (about 6" or so) and twisted around the dowel. But, and this is what made them look so real, before you twisted each length, you took about an inch long piece of cleaner and twisted it a bit down from each end (for branches).

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You used several lengths the same then decreased the length around the dowel to get the tapered effect.

Unfortunately I don't remember the details. I have one left (after having made many to give away) but don't want to destroy it to figure out the pattern. Does anyone know of these or have the instructions.

Melody from Oak Ridge, TN

Pipe cleaner tree.
 

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December 12, 20070 found this helpful

www.marthastewart.com/.../?vgnextoid=07bc12bfc22b4110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD
found this one on martha stewarts website!

 
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December 12, 20070 found this helpful

Thanks meluvchris. This isn't the same tree but cute none the less. I will have to make this one too. I've been experimenting on getting the fuller tree I posted and am getting close.

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Thanks for helping out.

 
September 23, 20190 found this helpful

I wish I did no. I had a bid on the most beautiful Christmas tree with accessories tree made of pipe cleaners it was full the most beautiful tree I've ever seen. I fell asleep and someone beat my bid by a quarter. Wish I could help or you could help me.

 
January 13, 20200 found this helpful

Did you ever find out the measurements and number of limbs? My mother made us the same tree and she is no longer living. I do not want to take it apart. I remember helping her make them, but I cannot find the directions.

 
August 1, 20200 found this helpful

I just saw this today. Pipe cleaner Christmas tree: Cut 24 of each: 9", 8", 7" and 24-36 6". Starting with 9", work from bottom up twisting around dowel. I used a dowel glued into a wood base.

 
July 17, 20200 found this helpful

I have the pattern back in Maine in my storage.I made them trees as gifts back in 1993.I found a pattern pretty much the same(different color pipe cleaners)Go to ideas-diy.com(found it on that site,just needs base)

 

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