While the majority of our customers who make a Dress Form Holiday treeuse faux garland for the skirt, some people prefer the look and scent of live garland. So we created this guide to give you examples and tips.
One caveat about using live garland is once the branches are cut, they will not stay fresh indefinitely. And, unlike with a live whole tree, you cannot place the Dress Form Holiday Tree in a bucket of water to preserve the freshness.
So we recommend if you use live garland place the dress form holiday tree outdoors—
Or if you want to have it indoors, place the holiday tree in a cool area (not by a roaring fireplace)
The tree below has a special feature—the torso is covered in live moss, so it is green from top to bottom.
Here is another dress form holiday tree with the torso covered in moss.
These three “sibling” trees in a display window have a coordinating dress style…fresh garland for the skirts, the the torsos wrapped in burlap.
If you decide to create a Dress Form Christmas Tree with live garland, we suggest keeping it simple. No need for lots of adornment. Let the green garland speak for itself
We have two digital tutorials to show you how to make a dress form holiday tree with live garland, here and here.
For more examples of trees with live garland see our Pinterest board here.
If you need to purchase a dress form to make your dress form holiday tree, we sell new and used ones. You can get a discount on all our dress forms by using the code MMBLOG at checkout.
And one of our associates Papermart sells unique ribbon, deco mesh and other embellishments for decorating your tree. Use the code MMDress10 at check out on their website to get 10% off. For other embellishments for your tree like crowns, angel wings and tools for constructing it visit our Amazon store here.
