Try This: Rock Christmas Tree

By Natural Home Staff
Published on November 10, 2010
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Kitchen funnels in descending size make adorable trees. We topped ours with a beer-bottle top, drilled through, and attached with wire. The other tree sports a shiny brass washer.
Kitchen funnels in descending size make adorable trees. We topped ours with a beer-bottle top, drilled through, and attached with wire. The other tree sports a shiny brass washer.
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In the spirit of British environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy, these little stone cairns artfully allude to the holiday tree and are a natural meditation on the beautiful form of the much-loved evergreen.
In the spirit of British environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy, these little stone cairns artfully allude to the holiday tree and are a natural meditation on the beautiful form of the much-loved evergreen.
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Find flat stones that descend in size from large to small. Soften beeswax by working it with your fingers and flatten it into small disks. We used colored beeswax (available in craft stores) in Christmas red to amplify the holiday theme. Use the beeswax between each stone as you stack them, pressing firmly as you go. Top with a small sphere of beeswax.
Find flat stones that descend in size from large to small. Soften beeswax by working it with your fingers and flatten it into small disks. We used colored beeswax (available in craft stores) in Christmas red to amplify the holiday theme. Use the beeswax between each stone as you stack them, pressing firmly as you go. Top with a small sphere of beeswax.

No matter what holiday traditions grace your home, the Christmas tree plays an abiding, central role. Whether or not you opt for a ten-foot blue spruce in the living room, you may also invoke the spirit of the holiday tree beautifully, playfully, and compactly in any corner of your house. We used stones and funnels to make our whimsical trees, but anything that steps down in size and stacks up in height would work. A little imagination goes a long way.

Rock Christmas Trees

1. Find flat stones that descend in size from large to small.

2. Soften beeswax by working it with your fingers and flatten it into small disks. We used colored beeswax (available in craft stores) in Christmas red to amplify the holiday theme.

3. Use the beeswax between each stone as you stack them, pressing firmly as you go. Top with a small sphere of beeswax.

Funnel Christmas Trees

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