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Create A Budget-Friendly Christmas Tree With This
Epic Pool Noodle DIY
By KRISTY BOWEN
As Bargain Bethany demonstrated on YouTube, you can take pool noodles and other inexpensive items from the dollar store and turn them into a potted tree perfect for Christmas.
All you will need are pool noodles, hot glue, a large plastic planter, decorative rocks or pebbles, and evergreen garland, of which you can get 15 feet for $1.25 at Dollar Tree.
Cut your first pool noodle down so it’s slightly larger than the opening of your pot when made into a circle. Repeat with additional lengths of pool noodles to form a cone shape.
Secure each ring with duct tape. Next, take each foam wreath and wrap the garland around the circle until it's fully covered, securing the ends with glue.
Before stacking your wrapped rings permanently on top of the planter, fill the inside of the planter with heavy material like stones to keep the tree from being too top-heavy.
Then, adhere each ring to the planter with hot glue starting from the bottom. To create the top of the tree, you can add an extra piece of pool noodle to create a point.
Once your tree's fully assembled and glued, you can decorate it using low-cost holiday ornaments, ribbons, and flowers or floral picks, which can all be glued to the garland.