Has anyone used the normal “flocking” powder or flocking spray? I’ve heard it’s very messy and hard to use. I wasn’t about to go out and buy a product to flock my artificial trees when I haven’t heard the best reviews. So when I heard a genius tip from a friend on Instagram this holiday season, I had to try it and share it with you guys! I can’t wait to share with y’all the easy way to flock a Christmas Tree with a can of ceiling texture.
You know I’m a fan of repurposing household items to create fun home decor and craft projects. I’m especially a fan of using household items that I already have on hand!
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Let me share with you the can of ceiling texture I’ve used for a flocking spray. Move over snow spray spray bottle, come on in ceiling texture!
I’m sure any can of ceiling texture would work, this is just the product I already had.
Most ceiling texture cans have different settings and I used the medium setting. I would imaging that the heavier, or larger texture setting would create a “heavier” flocked look. Play with the settings and test a part of the tree first before you start flocking. Also, you want it to match your existing Christmas decorations, so don’t go overboard on the flocking if it won’t blend well.
Let me show you the “before” picture of my sad and ugly green Christmas Tree. I’ve had this fake tree for years, and I thought about getting rid of it many times because it looked so cheap, but something told me to hang on to it! I’m so glad I did.
Here is a close up so you can see how fake the leaves looked before I flocked it and gave it a snowy look.
Where did that word come from by the way? When I looked it up in Wikipedia it says Flocking is the process of depositing many small fiber particles (called flock) onto a surface. It can also refer to the texture produced by the process, or to any material used primarily for its flocked surface.
Flocking seemed to be the best choice to hide the faux looking branches and yet still make this tree look festive. It’s also a good way to make old trees look like new trees!
First I would advise that you find an outdoor area to spray the tree. You could even use a garage but I would not suggest spraying the texture in the house. Even though it is meant to be sprayed on an inside wall, you don’t want to spray this stuff all over your floor and home. It can be a little tricky to clean up.
How to flock a Christmas tree with a can of ceiling texture
The first thing I did was test a small piece of the tree and decide on the perfect setting. Then I started spraying the bottom of the tree branches and worked my way up.
I’m sure you could start by spraying the top and working your way down, but this way made sense to me.
I used long, even strokes and moved slowly around the tree and up. When I got to the top I took a step back to make sure I flocked the full tree and I didn’t see any “bare spots.”
My flocked Christmas tree
It still doesn’t look like a collection of balsam hill trees or real trees, but it’s an improvement for sure! I didn’t go overboard with the spray ceiling texture, mainly because I just wanted a hint of “snow.” The best part about this project is that you can create as much of a “flocked” look as you want. And it made this type of tree look more like a real tree than a cheap thrift store Christmas tree.
I’ve seen other bloggers spray their Christmas tree with white paint before they used the ceiling texture to give it a real white look. The ceiling texture really sticks to the tree in clumps and makes it look like real snow. That being said, the texture does “shed.” If you are flocking a large tree, it might be a good idea to spray some white paint first to reduce the amount of “flocking” that could potentially end up all over your house when it sheds. Especially if it’s hard to reach the top of the tree, it might be best to mist a little white spray paint first so when you set it up it, the shedding will be minimal. We all love those big beautiful flocked trees, but the bigger the tree, the more mess it will make. You will know what I’m talking about when you pull the flocked tree out of the storage bags and find a bag full of flocking material.
Here are a few more pictures of the tree decorated with my own DIY flocking spray.
I think the faux “flocking spray” really gives the tree a new look. I’m so glad I decided to keep this old Christmas tree and give it new life with a can of spray texture.
This flocking spray is the stuff you see all over the big box stores. It is the regular old generic flocking spray. I used it once and it worked well!
Now I’m off to flock some more Christmas trees! Thanks for stopping by friends. If you want to see more of my Christmas decor, you might enjoy a few of my holiday posts.
This technique would also work well for Christmas wreaths, Christmas garland and even a leafy tree topper.
Lindsey**