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Unique Ideas for Christmas Tree Skirts
Tree skirts are often overshadowed by the Christmas tree, holiday lights, and piles of gifts, but they have a special place in the holiday celebrations. Why settle for generic Christmas tree skirt patterns when you can have personalized tree skirts of your own design that are as special as your Christmas tree?
Start with the fabric. Be creative with the color and texture of the fabric. Cotton and fleece make adorable tree skirts that are also easy to clean, while satin and silk tree skirts are elegant and lovely. For more retro Christmas tree skirts, add some lace, spandex, glitter, or even plastic. Vintage tree skirts, such as knitted tree skirts, also make for very unique Christmas tree skirts.
Handmade tree skirts are actually quite simple. The most common shape for a Christmas tree skirt pattern is round, but a tree skirt can be any shape you like. The only requirement is that there be a slit in the fabric so that the skirt can be wrapped around the base of the tree easily.
The first step in designing your own Christmas tree skirt pattern, then, is to decide on the shape and general look that you are going for. Decide how big you want the skirt to be. It only has to be long enough to cover the Christmas tree stand, but most people like them to be long enough to place most of the presents on them.
Tree skirts are reflections of your personality and taste. Choose the one that’s right for your family, and enjoy it for years to come.
