Tree Stand Cover

I made myself a new tree stand cover this year. It turned out great---so much better than my old tree skirt that was always looking messy and getting tugged, dirty, wet, and pulled out of position. The best part was I made it out of stuff I had in the garage and attic.

FIrst, I found a container that I thought would work: a Halloween candy bucket!

I used a hack saw and cut up one side and then cut out the bottom of the bucket. I used tape around the edges since they were a little rough and wonky.

I sprayed it with some primer.

I brushed on some acrylic paints I had in my stash. Just used some browns and some metallic gold.

It seemed a little short, so I glued some greens to the top edge to give it a little more height.

Once dry, I placed it around the tree stand. Ahhh...success!