This ribbon firecracker tree makes the perfect, easy centerpiece for your Fourth of July celebrations and shows off some of that fun ribbon you’ve got lurking in your craft cupboard at the same time! It’s easier to use foam tree forms for this, rather than cardboard ones so that you have a flat surface to secure the ends of the ribbon to. Try making a trio for your Independence Day buffet table this year!

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time required: Less than Ten Minutes

Things you’ll need:
Wide ribbon in Red, White and Blue, two or three different colors
Styrofoam cone
Hot glue gun and glue stick
Narrow red or blue ribbon
Scissors

Things to do:
1. Cut lengths of the fat ribbon half again as long as the height of your tree.


2. Fan the ribbon out into a star shape so that each end overlaps the other by half, forming a circle of ribbon. Put the base of the stay on top and glue in place.

3. Draw the ribbons up to the top of the tree, pulling the ends in tightly and securing with a piece of the narrow ribbon.

4. Trim the ends of the ribbons to different lengths in an inverted V to finish.