"No Sew" Ruffled Tree Skirt

This is a project that has taken me a few weeks to complete....simply because of time restraints (marathon training got in the way).  I would work on it for about 30 minutes a couple nights a week and I finally finished it last night.  I got this from Pinterest.  I just did my pattern a little different because the burlap is a very unique material to work with, especially when using hot glue on it.

What you'll need:

• about 4 yards each type of material you use (cut into about 4" wide strips)
• Rotary cutter and board
• your old tree skirt (or you can make one from a painter's tarp)
• glue gun
• LOTS of glue sticks
• and set your fingerprints to the side (because you won't have them after this - HA!)

I have tulle in this picture as well and had every intention of using it, but once I placed it on there, it didn't work out so well (your option to use or not).

I made base to the tree skirt from a painter's tarp.  I cut it to a 4' x 4' square, folded in half, then again to make a triangle.  Then I cut the bottom to make a "curve" and the top of the triangle to make the hole to go around the tree (sorry no actual pics of that part).

I started with about an inch of material hanging over the edge of the "base".

Add a strip of glue to bottom, fold ruffle and add another strip of hot glue, repeat, over and over and over and over again.

This is where I put the hot glue on the top to form the ruffle.  . 

Waahlaa - my formed ruffles...

 Only partially done...

Finally....the finished product.

Turned out to be a very pretty tree skirt that I hope to use for many years to come.