Insert a short length yarn through the mini pom pom and tie to make the hanging string for the Christmas tree. I was careful to try and place different colors of food next to different colors to help it balance out the design. You will also want to keep this in mind when you are choosing the ingredients for your tree too. Notice the small tree we made as a lot of green from the spinach and the grapes. Then we added blueberries for a pop of color! You could have one savory charcuterie tree and one sweet charcuterie tree too! I actually bought way more ingredients than I needed. This is why you see a lot more food in the photos. You can place the food closer together and use less spinach if you really want to load your tree with a lot of ingredients. This can get expensive too so adding the spinach really does help to lower the amount of ingredients which lowers the cost. The amount of food on your tree will depend on how many people you have at your party too. How to assemble the Charcuterie Tree: In the gallery above, you'll find loads of different ways for your kids to craft their own Christmas tree pictures or models, from simple handprint paintings to more elaborate creations involving wool, playdough or buttons. If you look closely, you can tell that I used 3 different colors of green glitter. I like the contrast it adds to my sparkly styrofoam holiday forest:) I added Christmas fairy lights, some festive fabric, and displayed the trees in foam. There are so many ways you can style this craft to decorate your home!

a. Squeeze some all-purpose-adhesive to the styrofoam cone, starting for the bottom and move upwards, part by part. I decided to use a 12″ cone and place this mini tree collar around the bottom. Because the tree collar covers the bottom 3 or so inches, it was as if I used a 9″ cone when it came to the number of succulent cuttings that I needed. Fill a sink with water and place the cone in the water. Don’t push it down, just let it sink and soak in the water on its own. It will be heavy and pretty waterlogged when you remove it. The styrofoam cones I found at Michael’s craft store. I’m certain you will be able to find them at any of your local craft stores to be honest. Just look in the styrofoam section where they keep all of the flower assembling supplies near the frames.

If you soaked the foam, do not water your succulent tree. If you used dry foam you will want to occasionally water the tree (I like using a syringe to water succulents).

To get started, you will need ultra fine glitter. Getting ultra fine glitter is what makes all the difference with this craft. The trees get a smoother sparkle appearance compared to chunkier glitter. Bonus, I find extra fine glitter easier to wipe up:)Crochet Christmas trees also make excellent gifts during the holidays. Or, you can make up a bunch of them ahead of time and sell them online or locally. There are so many fun patterns to choose from, so giving or selling them is a perfect excuse to try them all (okay, maybe not ALL…)! More Christmas Crochet Patterns Place the foam on a small plate (I put mine on a small plastic lid—you can’t see it because of the tree collar) to catch water while you work on your succulent tree. You can also put it on whatever base you plan on displaying the tree on. I transferred my tree to a platter when I was finished. We also added a bit more fresh spinach to the bottom of the plate for more decoration. It turned out perfect! Way better than I ever imagined it would! This Christmas Tree Craft is easy, inexpensive, and each tree comes out looking completely unique. They look so amazing and impressive, and are perfect for holiday decorating. The glitter shimmers in both the sunlight and nearby Christmas lights (or tiny fairy lights as I use in the photos).