When I started thinking about putting up the Christmas tree I realised pretty quickly that I’d have to re-think the whole thing due to Suspence being a climbing monkey octopus & the fact that, in our teeny house, the only place I could put the tree was a prime “pull off the ornaments & tip the tree over in an instant” position.
I was searching last night for an inflatable Christmas tree. We actually had one years ago, with inflatable ornaments & star & I loved it’s kitchy goodness until the cat attacked it, so I thought it would be the perfect kid-proof option, but the online options were dismal so I nixed that & started looking for christmas tree wall decal instead. I found quite a few, some very lovely ones too, but, well, I’m cheap. You know it, I know it, there is no point in pretending that I would be shelling out $90 for a sticker, no matter how lovely, so it was back to the drawing board again.
Maybe I could make something? I remembered a project in a book I have about using starch to stick a piece of fabric to the wall like wallpaper so I thought I’d give that a whirl.
I could only find spray starch at the supermarket so that’s what I got. I tested a piece of fabric & it seemed to stick pretty well so I got down to cutting a whole heap of circles from my fabric stash.
I sprayed the wall, placed on my fabric, sprayed it again & flattened/removed the excess moisture with a sponge.
Not only does it look tops, it smells nice too! Oh, and it’s totally Suspence-proof. He tried to peel off a bauble & couldn’t… woot!
Wow - I love the fabrics you have chosen! It looks brilliant - waaaay better than a bought one!xx
ReplyDeleteLove love love it!!! looks awesome!!
ReplyDeletedoes it peel off easy cos Id love to do it too but we are in a rental....
It looks wonderful. What a fun idea! Will you be able to get it off after Christmas? ;-)
ReplyDeleteLeonie: YES! Super easy & no mark at all! The book I had recommended it for decorating when renting. :D The tree looks WAY better in person, the photos do it no justice as it's really big & the light is dismal here today.
ReplyDeleteF Girl: Spence can't get them off because he'd have to peel from the edge, but they come off easily. :)
that is AMAZING! I love it and am speechless.
ReplyDeleteG.E.N.I.U.S!
ReplyDeletewicked mama ingeniousness.
ReplyDeleteyou rock it, my dear.
xx
So totally awesome Vic. Currently doing the tree dilemma myself
ReplyDeleteWe're going to have a tree, but I am SO nicking this idea Vic! It looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG WOW!!! Love love love.
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever solution to the problem at hand, we used the playpen for the tree for many years! Glad they come off easily, that was going to be my next question :-)
ReplyDeleteLove it! If we didn't have a brand new massive house just in time for Christmas, I would do the same.
ReplyDeleteAre you ready for your fab idea to be the next big thing on Pinterest? Coz it's gonna happen, baby!
ohh WOW!! that is so cool Vic! I have always looked at those sticker thingies & thought..way too expensive.
ReplyDeletewell done Miss clever & very creative gal ♥
Gee, you are clever! that's amazing!
ReplyDeleteVic, this is absolutely STUNNING> STUNNING I tell you.
ReplyDeletei'm so in love with it, i have to keep looking at it. xox
Hey a lot of great crafts are born from their maker being "cheap" or I like to call it being resourceful.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is the best looking tree I have seen for a long time!
Gorgeous tree Vic, you are so very clever. We did like Leonie and put the play pen around our tree. The playpen was used all the time for keeping kids out, never keeping them in!
ReplyDeleteI love it! when I first saw it I thought it was paper! it fantastic! I'll have to file that one away when we have little people around the place!
ReplyDeleteThat is super clever and oh so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSarah xxx
Oh Vic, I'm smiling, applauding, yee-haaing and completely blown away at your genius! You're a total whizz, you're a ten outa ten brains trust, imagine the all Mummy's whose sanity you've saved. HUGE Congrats to YOU Vic :~).
ReplyDeleteLove!! You are so awesomely creative! Looking at this fabulousness makes me think we might need something similar this year with the new(ish) cat in the house who pounces on anything that looks at him sideways...
ReplyDeleteVic that tree is totally AWESOME!! It look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI actually thought you had pull the fabric into embroidery hoops to start with :)
What an awesome idea! Does it leaves any marks once you remove it from the wall? This would be a cool idea to do in our tiny office at work.
ReplyDeletelove it! can't wait to give it a go. love the wreath too! thanks for sharing this :)
ReplyDeleteThat is magnificent Vic! You are such a clever chick. I love the fabric combo too.
ReplyDeletethis is amazing vic! i LOVES it muchly!! i have been wanting to create something similar at my place, but on our glass sliding doors - do you think the startch trick would work on glass?! i am getting a little excited! :) xx
ReplyDeleteLooks totally AWESOME! We are actually getting a live tree this year - first time in ages:)Cyndy
ReplyDeleteWow! When I paint the kids rooms I am going to use this idea in there to decorate. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! and I love your advent calender. so clever.
ReplyDeleteYou are a clever clogs! I may have to do this next year. Or soon to decorate the girls room in our rental, fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteI think that's the coolest thing I've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteVic, you are ACE! I almost shelled out $100 for something similar, off to buy STARCH!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope it's ok I blogged about this and used your tree pic on my blog with a link back.
ReplyDeletecheers,
Helen
Hey Vic - Im thinking of skipping buying those sweet wall decals and making on myself from fabric. How long did it actually stay up on your wall. Did the heat peel it off? if you touch it does it peel, or become less tacky over time? xx Thanks
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