Step 1

Start with a floral styrofoam cone, The styrofoam cones come in assorted sizes so you can scale this appetizer tree up or down to suit your crowd. Mine was 4 7/8 inches x 17 7/8 inches. The cones are also available in green, but the green was out of stock when I went to buy my cone.

Step 2

Wrap your styrofoam cone in plastic wrap so the styrofoam doesn’t come in contact with your food.

Step 3

To camouflage the cone, wrap it in collard leaves, so the white of the styrofoam didn’t show once the tree is assembled.

Step 4

Remove the large stems from the collards before wrapping them around the cone, overlapping and attaching them with floral pins.

Step 5

Once wrapped, start with the cherry tomatoes as red ornaments, and place them on the tree with toothpicks spacing them evenly on the tree.

Step 6

Add your other ‘edibles’ with a toothpick. You can place them in rows if you like or in a more random fashion. I tucked sprigs of rosemary in between some of the spaces for some fragrant Christmas greenery.