Baby Room Tree Project & Tutorial

I've been going enjoying the decoration and planning of the nursery so much! I had seen some pictures of nurseries that had wall paintings of trees, monkeys, flowers, etc. I wanted to do something similar but without painting directly on the walls. Plus I wanted to step that up a notch and make it three dimensional. I decided to make a real "tree" on one of the corners of the room. To make it safe, I'd make it high enough that the baby wouldn't be able to reach it and place a comfy chair in front of it. This way, not only it would be in a safe place but it would also look like we are sitting under a tree when I read to her.
Here is the beautiful result

This is my first tutorial posting so please bare with me. I hope I've explained the process in a way everyone can understand. I've also attached pictures.

What you'll need:
- Bare branches, 2 or 3 sizes. I found mine in my back yard after winter.
- Fabric scraps in any combination you like (I used pinks, pastels, reds and other girly fabrics).
Plus fabric scraps in green tones (for the leaves)
- Random buttons, also in any preferred shade
- Pinking sheers
- thread and needle
- floral wire or any thin yet semi sturdy wire
- hot glue gun

1. Clean and sand the branches so they are nice and smooth
2. Once you have your branches ready, attach them to the wall with screws or hang them from the ceiling with fishing line if you want a ceiling arrangement.
3. Cut your fabric scraps in 3 different size circles. You can do any size depending on what size flower you want. I did 3", 2" and 1" circles.

4. Cut your green fabric scraps into leaf shapes. Make the fabric double so you can cut 2 shapes that will be exactly the same. You will need a double leaf.

5. Make your flower combinations by placing bigger circle on the bottom, then medium circle, then small circle on top.

6. Scrunch the 3 circles together and sew them in the center to create a little flower shape.


7. Once you have your flower, take a piece of wire, fold in in half and poke it through the middle of the flower. Then take a button and sew it over the wire, in the center of the flower.

8. Repeat steps 5,6 and 7 with all of your circles. Now that you have all your flowers ready. Move on to the leaves. Make sure you lace a towel, paper towel or something to protect your working surface.

9. Cut more wire in half or approximately 8" long.

10. Take your 2 sides of the leaf and open them up.
11. Put a line a hot glue in the center of one half of the leaf, place the wire over the glue and put the second leaf half on top. Press gently.

12. Now you have all your flowers and your leaves. It's time for the fun part! Placing them on the tree branches. Just wire them on randomly. You can pair leaves with flowers of just wire leaves and flowers on their own. Cut the wire excess. Make sure you cover the screws on the branches of any other "mechanics" you used to attach them to the wall or ceiling.
Tip: When you attach leaves on their own, place the leaf in front of the branch so it covers it's own wire.

And there you go! You're own indoor fabric flower tree!!!