Mini AIMer's Project....

This will be the cheapest Xmas tree you will ever make!

 All you need for the basic tree is a packet of pan scourers and a kebab stick, green paint and tacky glue.

4.     From the scraps left over, cut a tiny triangle to go on the top of your tree.

5.     If you wish, you can glue the circles to the stick to make a firmer tree, but I didn't glue mine and it hasn't fallen apart   ....yet!

1. To decorate the tree, I first sprayed it with adhesive in a can, then sprinkled glitter on it. Whilst it was still tacky, I stuck shiny beads here and there and finally glued a star on the top; but how you finish it off is up to you.....just have fun!

Photos copyright of Margaret Pitts.

Thanks to Joan Mingle for this idea.

1. Paint the top half of the kebab stick (with the pointed end) green.
2. Cut a series of circles from a sheet of pan scourer. I used coins for the smaller circles, then looked around the house for things the right size to draw round for the bigger ones. It depends how big you would like your tree as to how many circles you will need. Make each one just a little bigger than the one before. I used 8 circles to make a tree about 8cm tall. For the smallest circle, I used a 5p and for the biggest, I used a bottle from the kitchen cupboard.

3.Starting with the biggest circle, push it through the point of the kebab stick and slide it down. Do this with each circle in descending order of size until they are all on the stick. You will need to play around with them until you get them to form the size and shape you want. I left very small gaps between  --- you could leave bigger spaces, or none at all, it's up to you.