Terry Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My Dear Crafters- I really don't explore this part of our Community as I do candles but I have been volunteered into making an item for a Chinese Auction for my son's football fundraiser along with two other mothers that I don't know.The item we need to donate as a trio has been assigned: A LOTTERY TICKET TREE We will donate $60.00 worth of tickets amongst us for the tree the easy part-- but then there's the tree part, LOL!!I am thinking about buying some tree branches, somewhere cheap maybe Dollar Tree, along with some battery-operated butterfly lights that I saw in the Dollar Tree store last week. They are blue and will call attention to our item. Then I want to use some gardening twist tie wire to secure the lights to the branches, stick them in green styrofoam, school color ribbons and finally attach the lottery tickets to the tree somehow. Sounds easy right?? Has anyone ever made one of these and can you offer any suggestions? Thanks,Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megandgarr Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sorry, I haven't made anything like that before, but I did a quick search on Pinterest and posted a link for you. Hopefully you will either find instructions to make what you described, or at minimum find another idea that will work for you. http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=lottery%20ticket%20tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 This look simple and cheaphttp://www.craftelf.com/General_Gift_Tree_Craft.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Not with lottery tickets, but with $$ I suggest putting them into either zip bags or flat bags and punching a hole in the top of the bag and attaching with ribbon ofthe school colors or raffia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thank to all for your suggestions.After looking around I found some items in the Dollar Store mentioned above which helped me create this lottery "basket". Fuggedaboutit , (NY expression, chuckling ), but I think the basket worked better for me than the tree (and cheaper too).... There are $70 worth of tickets, no ribbon needed, lights were enough. The sign is the slogan for the NY Lottery. Funny but my printer was running out of colored ink so the sign is not uniform in color but I think it looks cool..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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