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Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

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Hi! I am Kelly from My Soulful Home. Glad to meet you! I am so excited to be guest posting here at My Repurposed Life and sharing “How to Make a Tomato Cage Christmas Tree.”

Repurposing comes naturally to me. When I was little, shoe boxes became the Barbie dream house. In college, last year’s textbooks became my bedside table. As a homeowner and blogger, I have transformed many old things, useless things, and things destined for the landfill into something new and useful.

My biggest transformation thus far is my old indoor sectional couch, which I repurposed into a “new” couch for my patio. Click here for that transformation. Today, let’s repurpose a tomato cage into a lovely Christmas tree.

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree Directions

tomato cage People like Christmas in July. I’m trying to ‘live in the moment’, but tomato cages will not be available everywhere come December. So, let me plant the seed of this project in your mind now. You can buy and save a cage, or get swept up in the fun and make a tomato cage Christmas tree immediately!

tomato cage Christmas Tree The really fun part about this tomato cage Christmas tree repurpose is that once you have the basic idea, you can create an infinite number of trees using different decorations. For this one, I decided on a palette of pink and gold, as I had these fabulous vintage pinecone ornaments on hand.

Supplies

ornaments-decorations for tomato cage treeThis is what you will need to re-purpose a tomato cage into a Christmas tree:

 Supplies:

  1. One tomato cage;
  2. Twine or durable string;
  3. Glue;
  4. Needle & thread ( optional );
  5. Ribbon ( wired is best );
  6. Decorations ( including something special for the top ).

That’s all you need! Oh, and your imagination, of course…

pink pine cone ornament

Let’s get started! Steps:

Step 1

Tie together the prongs of the tomato cage with twine/strong string;

tie the cage top

Step 2

Reinforce the top knots with glue 9if you are a girl who likes packin’ heat, a hot glue gun is excellent. If not, regular craft glue works fine.

Tie your ribbon around the prongs ~ secure with glue and/or a stitch or two;

glue the garland

Work the ribbon around the cage as you like it, just as you might garland on a real tree;

wrap the ribbon around the tomato cage

Depending on your ribbon & how you want it to lay on the tree, you may need to sew a few stitches here & there;

stitch the ribbon in place

Play with the ribbon until you get it the way you want it, stitch it if necessary, and/or glue in place.

tomato cage Christmas Tree

Dab a bit of glue over the stitches to secure the ribbon;

tomato cage tree top

Wrap ribbon around the top prongs to cover & secure with stitches and/or glue;

Top the tree with a decoration that will sit securely on the prongs. Covered styrofoam balls are great. I used a nest purchased at Michael’s

Add Decor

top of the tomato cage tree

Decorate the rest of your tree;

pink ball ornament tomato cage tree

Which is your favorite component?

gold glitter ornament
gold ball ornament

Stand back & admire your tomato cage Christmas tree!

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

decorated tomato cage


I hope you enjoyed repurposing a humble wire cage into a sparkly Christmas tree. Thanks again to Gail for having me share this project with you. You are always welcome at My Soulful Home. Come over for a visit, and follow My Soulful Home on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Thanks so much,

** Kelly **

Thank you, Kelly, for sharing this great repurposed tomato cage Christmas tree. I love the color scheme you chose! I’m such a procrastinator that I’d be scurrying around in November looking for a tomato cage at the hardware store. So, if you want to make one of these, be sure to save a cage from your garden, and you’ll be ready come the holidays!

gail

10 Comments

  1. love this and the color scheme! will have to be on the look out for one!!! even if i have to wait until next year to do it!

    1. Hi Gitta, It is easy and you can keep it simple or make it as ornate as you like. Last year I put two on top of my urns by my front door at Christmas time. Thanks for your comment!
      Kelly

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