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Easy DIY Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

Transform your Christmas decor with a festive touch! Learn how to make a DIY Tomato Cage Christmas Tree – a creative and affordable way to add charm to your home this holiday season.
Servings: 1 tree
Author: Cindy

Ingredients

  • tomato cage base
  • ​zip tie variety pack
  • fresh greenery faux greenery works well too
  • fabric scraps cut into long strips
  • burlap cut into long strips or burlap ribbon
  • scissors
  • tree topper

Instructions

  • Gather your supplies in your workspace.
  • Invert the tomato cage and gather the three long heavy wires of the upside-down tomato cage with one hand. Use a heavy-duty zip tie to secure the three wires together to form the top of the tree. Tighten the zip tie.
  • Attach fresh greenery to the wire tomato cage frame with zip ties. Go around the tomato cage and fill it with the desired amount of greenery.
  • Cut fabric strips approximately 3" x 18" long. Tie the fabric pieces on the tomato cage to cover any bare spots and to add fullness and color.
  • Cut heavy burlap or burlap ribbon into long strips. Hang from the top of the tree by poking holes through the burlap and onto the three wires coming from the top of the tomato cage.
  • Add a tree topper of your choice!

Notes

Fill the tree with fresh or faux greenery to your liking.
Ask a neighbor for clippings from their evergreen trees if you don't have any. Get together and make these DIY budget-friendly Christmas trees together!
Read my blog post to see how to make the gorgeous star tree topper!