Splendid Spruce Tutorial

Open your glue bottle by removing the stopper, then screw the valve back on. Add 1-2 drops of glue into the hole of the wood base. Insert the dowel.
Slide the hollow trunk down the dowel until it rests on the base.
Set aside to dry.

Separate the boughs by size. Start with the largest size (#14).
Using your fingers, gently curl the ends of each bough to add shape and character.
Take 2 boughs and slide them down the dowel on top of the trunk, staggering them slightly for a fuller look.
Add a spacer on top.
Continue the pattern—2 boughs, 1 spacer—until all 8 boughs of that size are used.
Repeat the steps above with the next size bough. Curl, stagger, and layer them onto the dowel, separated by spacers.
Repeat until you've used all the boughs and your tree has taken shape.
Add one more spacer on top.

Place the topper bough onto the dowel.
Repeat until you've used all the boughs and your tree has taken shape. Leave a little space for your topper piece—you may find you only need 6 of the smallest boughs instead of all 8.
Add a small drop of glue to each branch of the topper. Fold the topper into a cone shape and press the glue into the top spacer. *It may be helpful to glue 2 branches at a time. Hold for 30+ seconds until the glue sets.
Curl the tips of the topper to finish.

Place your Splendid Spruce on a mantle, shelf, or anywhere that needs a festive touch.

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