DIY Projects & Crafts Holiday Crafts Christmas Crafts Sequined Christmas Tree Skirt Store-bought tree skirts often come on the small side, which means you either expose part of the stand or have presents spilling off. Our DIY design extends well past the bottom branches, so your tree gets the stage (and stage lights) it deserves. (You can scale this tree skirt to any size. Our version is 42 inches in diameter.) By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 15, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email What You'll Need Materials 2 yards of 55-inch gold-coated linen String Pencil Fabric scissors 2 yards of 55-inch fabric (for liner; optional) Sewing machine and supplies Iron Ribbons (optional) Gold paillettes, in three different sizes Instructions Fold gold fabric into a square. Tie a piece of string to pencil, like a compass. Trim string to half of desired diameter of tree skirt plus 1/2 inch (ours was 21 1/2 inches, to make a 42-inch skirt). Holding end of string at corner of gold-fabric square, draw an even, curved line from one edge of square to the other. Repeat to make a smaller center opening, using a length of string about half as wide as your tree's trunk (our string was about 3 inches). Cut out fabric along pencil lines, then open fabric and cut a slit from center opening to outer edge. Repeat with lining fabric (or use more gold fabric). Place top and liner fabrics together, right-sides facing in; pin, then press with an iron. Sew a seam around outer edge, center opening, and one side of slit. Turn fabric right-side out; press. Turn under open edge of both fabrics on unfinished side of slit about 1/4 inch, pin, and press. Sew seam along edge. Stitch ribbons along opening for closure, if desired. Scatter paillettes along outer edge of skirt; stitch on by hand.