I made a creative Christmas tree on the wall from tree branches - and it doesn’t take up space and your pocket isn’t empty

A spruce tree, decorated with elegant toys and garlands, is the main attribute of the New Year, creating a festive atmosphere in the house and improving mood. If you do not have the opportunity to purchase a live tree, it makes sense to build a Christmas tree from branches on the wall.

This element of holiday decor is appropriate if there is little free space in the apartment. In addition, evergreen beauties become more expensive from year to year. A DIY spruce tree made from branches is a great way to save money and living space.

Advantages of a Christmas tree made from branches

A Christmas tree made from branches with your own hands and mounted on the wall has a number of advantages over a live purchased New Year tree. The list of advantages of this creative craft includes:

the opportunity to create a product for free;
the decorative element will not take up much space in the room, as it will hang on the wall;
a homemade spruce looks very unusual and no less festive than a real evergreen beauty;
the craft can be created from any branches (oak, birch, maple), even artificial ones, and not necessarily spruce or pine;
simplicity of construction and design of the art object;
installation and decoration does not take much time and effort;
the craft can be of different sizes (if desired, you can make a two-meter tree up to the ceiling);
a homemade spruce is decorated with Christmas tree decorations and tinsel, which can be found in every home;
an art object can decorate not only an apartment, but also an office space, a school, or a kindergarten.

What you need to create a Christmas tree on the wall

To make a creative Christmas tree from branches with your own hands on the wall, prepare the materials and tools:

Branches. Any dry and clean twigs will do. They can be coniferous or even artificial.
Nippers or secateurs.
A long rope. If you don’t have one long one, then several short ones will do.
Stationery tape for fastening. It's better to take a thin one.
Christmas tree decorations, tinsel, electric garlands, pine cones for decoration.

Work procedure

In this article we give a master class on how to create a Christmas tree from branches of deciduous trees on the wall.

To make this unusual art object for the holiday, follow our step-by-step instructions:

Prepare the branches. If you collected them outside, rinse and dry thoroughly. Cut off all branches from the branches. If desired, you can open the branches with varnish or paint them in any color. To imitate a New Year's tree, it is best to opt for green paint. Untreated branches (not painted or varnished) will also look original in the interior. Branches of deciduous trees should be even, smooth, without knots. It is desirable that they be of different sizes.

To make a Christmas tree, place the branches on a flat surface (on the floor or on a work table), forming them into a triangle. The longest branch will be the base of the spruce. Above it, parallel, at a short distance, place a slightly smaller branch, and so on until the very top. The shortest branch will serve as the top. You can also use a suitable Christmas tree decoration as a topper.

Fasten the branches together using ropes.To do this, tie knots at the ends of the branches, tying the planks together, maintaining an equal distance from one branch to another.

Make a loop above the top branch, which serves as the top. For this, the resulting New Year's tree will be hung on the wall.
Hang the tree of branches on a nail. If the wall does not have a suitable nail, then glue a plastic hook to the surface of the wall.

Decorate the resulting product. Hang New Year's balls, icicles, and pine cones on the planks. Wrap the branches with tinsel and garlands. Wrap an electric garland around the ropes or attach an electric garland to them using stationery tape.

Secure the planks that make up the product to the wall using office tape.

Under the wall art object in the form of a spruce, you can place New Year's gifts and install a figurine of Father Frost, the Snow Maiden, a snowman, deer and other symbols of the New Year.

Useful tips

To quickly and easily make wall decor from branches of deciduous trees that imitates a Christmas tree, follow these useful tips:

Do not use threads to secure the branches, as they may break under the weight of the decor.
Give preference to straight branches. They are easier to attach to the wall using office tape. The design will be more reliable.
It is advisable to use nippers or secateurs to shorten the source material.
You can drop a drop of pine essential oil onto the branches to create a unique New Year's atmosphere. The technique is especially relevant if non-fir or pine branches were used to construct the decorative tree.

Involve the whole family, including children, in the work.Joint creation of a New Year's tree will unite household members and give them a festive mood.

Safety precautions

When creating and operating a New Year tree from branches of deciduous trees, you should adhere to safety rules so as not to spoil your New Year holidays:

Use paint only for interior work if you plan to paint the planks at home.
If you coat the resulting product with varnish, do it outdoors and not indoors. Work with paint and varnish products wearing a respirator.
Do not leave pets in the room alone with wall decor, as they may be attracted by the tinsel and shine of New Year's toys and even the smell of wood.
Do not leave switched on electric garlands unattended on a homemade Christmas tree.
Do not decorate your craft with low-quality Chinese lights.
Do not place the spruce on the wall close to heating appliances.
Do not place lighted candles near the Christmas tree.

If the area of your apartment or your family’s financial situation does not allow you to place a real live Christmas tree or pine tree in your home, then you can use the free idea of creating a New Year tree on the wall from the branches of deciduous trees. The resulting wall decor will fit perfectly into any interior and will give a New Year's mood to all family members.