Trees made from paper. Paper made from trees. 

We love this little Christmas decorating idea for so many reasons. The main one being these xmas trees wont make a mess like the real ones!

What you’ll need…

  • Adjustable circle cutter
  • Green card stock, from paperpresentation.com
  • Bone Folder
  • Scissors
  • Wooden skewers
  • Hot-glue gun
  • 1 1/8-inch (for small trees) and 1 15/16-inch (for large trees) wooden spools, by Woodworks, from craftparts.com
  • Gold beads

How to…

Step 1

For bigger Christmas trees, use an adjustable circle cutter to make 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6-inch-diameter circles from green card.

Step 2

Fold each circle in half 4 times with a bone folder. While circles are folded, snip off the tip of each piece, forming a very small hole in centre.

Step 3

Place smallest circle on the pointed end of a wooden skewer – letting the tip poke through the hole in circle. With a hot-glue gun, dab underside of circle, where paper and skewer meet. Hold for 10 seconds to secure.

Step 4

Working 1 at a time from smallest circle to largest, slide remaining circles onto skewer; secure with glue.

Step 5

Insert bottom of skewer into a spool; remove, and cut skewer to desired height (we cut ours to 6, 9, and 10 inches), keeping in mind that only spool should be visible beneath standing tree. Return skewer to spool; secure with glue. Add a dot of glue to top of skewer, and attach a gold bead.

For more Christmas decorating ideas, click here.

 

Source: www.squidoo.com/easy-crafts-for-christmas

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