When I designed the Hershey’s Christmas Tree last November, I had no idea that it would be this popular. I have learned a lot about making Hershey’s favors since then and I wanted to come back and update the measurements so that the kisses wouldn’t slide out so easily. I played around with the measurements until I balanced the need for the kisses to stay in place, with the need to be able to put them in the holder with ease.
The good news is, only ONE step has been affected by the measurement changes and that is STEP 1 and TIME SAVER STEP 1. I have updated the Hershey’s Christmas Tree tutorial below, but I’m leaving the old tutorial there as well, so that you can reference both if necessary. I will NOT be updating the video.
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Hershey’s Christmas Tree Tutorial
Step One UPDATED
1. Tree Frame: Begin with a 9-¾” x 2” piece of Garden Green Card Stock. On the long side, score at 3”, 6-1/8” and 9-¼”.
Step Two
2. On the short side score at 1”.
Step Three
3. Squeeze some multipurpose liquid glue lengthwise along the strip.
Step Four
4. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and use your bone folder to burnish the strip.
Step Five
5. Fold the strip along the score lines. Squeeze some multipurpose liquid glue onto the tab end.
Step Six
6. Bring the ends of the piece together to form a triangle. Make sure you hold the tab down for a few seconds so that the glue can seal the card stock fibers together. Set aside.
Step Seven
7. Tree Insert Pieces: Begin with a 11” x 2” piece of Garden Green Card Stock. On the long side score at all the inch marks (ie. 1”, 2”, 3” etc.)
Step Eight
8. Cut this piece in half lengthwise at the 1” mark.
Step Nine
9. Then take one of the strips and cut it at the 4” mark.
Step Ten
10. You should now have 3 one-inch strips 4”, 7” and 11” long.
Step Eleven
11. Take the longest strip and fold it into a strip of triangles.
Step Twelve
12. Fit the folded triangle strip into the bottom of the tree frame.
Step Thirteen
13. Next, take the medium length strip and fold it into triangles.
Step Fourteen
14. Fit the folded triangle strip into the row above the first strip in the tree frame.
Step Fifteen
15. Now fold the smallest strip into a triangle.
Step Sixteen
16. Fit the triangle into the top spot of the tree frame.
Step Seventeen
17. Pop 9 Hershey’s Kisses into the triangular spaces. NOTE: The side with the tab should face the bottom to keep the tree symmetrical.
Step Eighteen
18. Tie with an 18” length of grosgrain. NOTE: The side with the tab should face the bottom to keep the tree symmetrical. See step seventeen for better photo.
Step Nineteen
19. Tree Trunk: Start with a piece of Chocolate Chip Card Stock 5-3/4” x 2”, On the long side score at 1”, 2-3/8”, 3-3/8” and 4-3/4”.
Step Twenty
20. On the short side, score at 1”.
Step Twenty-one
21. Squeeze some multipurpose liquid glue lengthwise along the strip.
Step Twenty-two
22. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and use your bone folder to burnish the strip.
Step Twenty-three
23. Squeeze some multipurpose glue onto one of the ends of the strip.
Step Twenty-four
24. Now fold on the other score marks and adhere to form a rectangle. Place two strips of sticky strip on the edges of the rectangle.
Step Twenty-five
25. Remove the sticky strip liner and adhere the tree to the trunk. Pop 2 Hershey’s nuggets into the trunk piece.
Step Twenty-six
26. Finish off the tree as desired. I suggest packaging the trees in one of Stampin’ Up’s clear envelopes (see above photo). This will ensure that the kisses stay in place for gift-giving.
Timesaver Tips
Time Saver for Step One UPDATED
Time Saver Step 1 Begin with a 9-¾” x 8” piece of Garden Green Card Stock. On the 9-¾ side, score at 3”, 6-1/8” and 9-¼”.
Time Saver for Step Two
Time Saver Step 2 On the 8″ side, score at 1”, 3”, 5” and 7”. Also on the 8″ side, cut the card stock into 2” strips. You should now have enough outer frame pieces to create FOUR trees.
Time saver for Steps Seven to Nine
Time Saver Steps 7-9 Begin with a 11” x 8” piece of Garden Green Card Stock. On the long side score at all the inch marks (ie. 1”, 2”, 3” etc.). On the 8” side cut the card stock into one-inch strips. Then cut four of the strips at the 4-inch mark. This will give you enough insert strips to create FOUR trees.
Time Saver for Step Nineteen
Time Saver Step 19 Start with a piece of Chocolate Chip Card Stock 5-3/4” x 10”. On the 5-3/4” side, score at 1”, 2-3/8”, 3-3/8” and 4-3/4”.
Time Saver for Step Twenty
Time Saver Step 20 On the 10” side, score at 1”, 3”, 5”, 7” and 9”. Also on the 10” side, cut the card stock into two-inch strips. You should now have enough trunk pieces to create FIVE trees.
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Could you glue the kisses, so they won't fall out? Thank you, Ann
Hi Ann, with this updated version of my tutorial, the Hershey's kisses should stay put with out glue. The combination of the foil and the filler strips creates enough tension for them to stay in place, that is until someone deliberately pokes the kiss out to eat it. 🙂
Im confused by theTime Saver Step 20, you're scoring AND cutting on the 10 inch side?
The step is correct as written. You score and cut on the 10" side. Because the card stock is doubled over for strength you will score it and then cut. The cuts will alternate with the score lines. Please let me know if I can clarify this for your further. 🙂
Hello Brenda: I'm coming from Susan Itell's blog where she made a Tree of Kisses that she learned from you. She gave us the link to your blog and here I am to say WOW!! What a delightful and sweet and beautiful project for the Holidays!!! Your directions are amazing, very detailed so I'm definitely will make several of this super cute little Trees to give as gifts, they are simply fabulous.
Thank you for taking the time to take the pictures and write the directions to make this cuties, I'm a visual person so this is a huge help.
Have a wonderful weekend. 🙂
I've also hopped over from Susan Itell's blog and add my thanks for a fabulous project! You are so generous to share and the pictures and directions are amazing! Thank you thank you many times over! Happy Holidays!
Hi Brenda, so happy I found this again. I'll be making these for my Christmas in July class. The girls will love them! You are so very sweet to share your ideas with us. There are some people who don't want to share, for fear their ideas will be stolen. Isn't that what crafting is all about? Copy and share everything! A grateful thank you from a fellow Demo. I Enjoy all your tutorials! God Bless!
Tried this project last night. Very easy to understand the instructions and project turned out just as expected. Thank you for giving great directions.
Thanks!! It always makes me happy when someone can follow my instructions, make the project and have it turn out well. 🙂
Thanks so much for your wonderful instructions. So nice of you to take the time. I can tell you really enjoy doing this type of thing. You must love the challenge. Thanks much again.
Hello Brenda. What a wonderful project. Last Saturday, eight of us had a Christmas crafting day. Yes, we're getting in early for December! Our second project of the day was one of your trees. I thoroughly enjoyed making it and am sure to be making more for Christmas gifts.
Thanks for your kind comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed making the trees. 🙂
Did you do this and did it work?
If you make the trees with my latest tutorial, they should not fall out. Here is my most recent version of the tree: http://qbeesquest.blogspot.com/2015/07/hersheys-christmas-tree-simplified.html
How much did you sell them for? This would be a good way to raise funds for an animal rescue I support. Thank you for the tips!
The Hershey's Christmas Trees sell well at craft fairs. I would sell them for at least $3, maybe more depending on your market. You could do something like $4 each or 3 for $10, but again it really depends on your market. Good Luck!
Thank you for sharing this tutorial. It is October, but I am already getting started on Christmas crafting. These little trees are wonderful!
Thank you!! 🙂
what did you use for a backing to keep them from falling out?
I have an updated version of this Christmas Tree, where the spaces are a lot tighter and the kisses stay in without a backing. Here is the link to the newer tutorial: http://qbeesquest.blogspot.com/2015/07/hersheys-christmas-tree-simplified.html