It's All About the Christmas Tree Skirt

The first tree skirts were used in the 1870s in Germany where they simply collected the hot wax dripping from the lit candles used to decorate live Christmas trees. Enjoy this bit of history.

Aside from the useful purpose a tree skirt serves, such as catching falling pine tree needles, it is great to have something personalized and customized for you and your family to enjoy. Christmas tree skirts also make a great gift idea. Having made it yourself would show your recipient that you took time to make a gift for them, and will surely love that their tree skirt is uniquely theirs.

What are Christmas tree skirts?

These skirts are usually made of fabric and is wrapped around the base of your tree. This helps you hide the base of your tree and provides a good place to place your gifts on.

Sewing Your Own Christmas Tree Skirts

If you have a talent for sewing, knitting, or crocheting, then you might want to consider creating your own Christmas tree skirts this Christmas. It is a fairly simple and fun project.

To make your own, you simply need to have a good fabric and embellishments like tassels, lace trims, fringes, fur, felt appliques, and stick-on letters. There are many tutorials available online. You would be surprised at how easy it actually is! Some favorites can be found in this impressive collection from LovetoKnow.com .

While most tree skirts are round, it does not have to be. You can make your tree skirt square, star shaped, or follow a flower pattern. We recommend this hexagonal beauty, just to prove that tree skirts do not exactly have to be round.

If you just cannot stand sewing, or would like to make a Christmas tree skirt together with your kids, you can opt for a no-sew Christmas tree skirt, just like this one from A Beautiful Mess.com.

Of course, if you do not have the desire or the time, you could simply skip all these and just buy one of our MerryStockings.com personalized Christmas tree skirts.