(iCandy) Drop-Cloth Tree Skirt

Hey Guys!

Boy, this month, or last couple of months is absolutely flying by me!  I can't believe that Christmas is in a handful of days!  sheesh.

I've been busy working on multiple projects all at once {isn't that how the holiday season works?} Crazy.

Anyway, the ONE thing that I wanted to get done this year for Christmas was to get a tree skirt.  I've never had a tree skirt.  Most of the time, we just wrap some fabric around the base of the tree and call it a skirt.  2012 was the year, though.  I started scouting around Pinterest to find the one that I wanted...I found a few that I liked...but then I even contemplated buying one because I've been so busy!

Finally, I found {this one} on shanty-2-chic.

pretty easy...do-able.

done!

Her tutorial was great... really great!

Here are a couple extra things I did...or things that I wondered about!

1.) I didn't have a tree skirt to trace...but I did have an outdoor vinyl tablecloth for my circle patio table.  I laid that under my tree...and the size was perfect.  So I used that for my template (including the hole!)

2.) I cut my ruffle at 4.5 inches.  (she didn't mention how thick her ruffle was).  You can gauge how thick you'd like yours, but 4.5 was a good number for me!

3.) I serged around all of my edges, and like she did, I did a black rolled-hem on the ruffle.

4.) Lastly, I added the wordage around the edge of my skirt...I love it!...just using that good ole freezer paper method.  

voila!

 And now onto last minute preparations!