Thread christmas tree

So a couple days ago I stumbled upon this picture with the caption "easy DIY Chistmas tree"

I didn't save the picture but it definitely got stuck in my brain and so yesterday I decided I have to do this easy craft.
Since the title said it was easy, I didn't even bother searching for further instructions and just started making it.

What I had:
● urge to make an easy Christmas decoration
● silver thread (which is probably the same age as me - we've always had it in our home but it's so thin and fragile we haven't really been able to use it)
● a magazine which I made into a cone (and even covered in oil! I thought I was really clever to do that so the glue wouldn't stick thread to magazine)

IT TOOK ME 4!! hours to make this "super easy to make" tree! And it was NOT super easy!! Not even just easy! It was awful!!

First of all, the thread slipped multiple times causing all the thread to tangle and me having to start again. 

Next problem - okay, the cone is covered in thread. What now? How do I cover it with glue? No idea! So I just put tiny glue drops everywhere.

Then I tried to remove the paper cone.

Well... This was just awful. The oil didn't help at all and removing the cone turned out to be extremely stressful - I think only this step took me about an hour!! And when I finally managed to detach the cone, I was left with a soft thread-tree which had to be held gently like a baby. I tried adding some more glue, but it was really difficult since it was practically falling apart. 

So I put it on a bottle, diluted glue with a bit of water and sprayed to cover it all

And after many times of gluing and drying it was finally ready!

So, what I learned... 

● do not believe it when the Internet tells you it's "super easy" (they probably didn't even try making it themselves!!!)

● do some research and find the original tutorial

● read it and find out that you were supposed to make a hole in the glue bottle and put the thread through so all the thread would be covered in glue

● also read that you were supposed to cover the cone in food wrap