Paper Christmas Tree

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  Step 1

  Start with your sheet of letter-sized paper and fold one corner to the edge to make a triangle. Make sure you crease the fold well.

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  Step 2

  While paper is still folded, cut the excess paper away from the triangle to make a perfect square. Unfold.

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  Step 3

  Now fold your square in half the opposite way and crease.

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  Step 4

  Your folds now ake an X. Unfold, then fold in half lengthwise and crease as shown.

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  Step 5

  Unfold again and fold in half one more time. Your square should look like this.

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  Step 6

  Unfold one last time and re-fold square in half from corner to corner.

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  Step 7

  Press the upper left corner of your triangle in along the folds.

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  Step 8

  Repeat with the other side.

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  Step 9

  This is what your square should look like.

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  Step 10

  Using a pen or pencil, to get a sharp point, flatten out each "leaf" of your square.

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  Step 11

  Your tree should now look like this, once you've flattened each side of the square all the way around. Now, mark your tree at the trunk like I have, and cut along the dotted lines.

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  Step 12

  Cut straight across the bottom.

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  Step 13

  Now, cut about 1/4" through all layers straight towards the middle of the tree as shown. Then separate the pages of the tree and fold each notch upward, one at a time. Repeat all the way around.

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  Step 14

  Spread the pages out evenly and, Voila! You've got a paper Christmas tree.

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Sylvia G. · Mexico City, Federal District, MX · 3 projects 14th December 2009

great!!

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Mickie · Grand Junction, Colorado, US · 43 projects 8th December 2009

aawww so cute I did snowflakes last year

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SuperCool and Really Trendy · Bradford, England, GB · 60 projects 8th December 2009

Thanks for the tut I used the one from another web-site to create my trees for something I posted on C&K but this one looks so much more easier! I am gonna have to email it to my Crafting Grannies to show them another more clearer way to do it!Plus the scrolling down on C&K is much simpler 2 follow!
Cath

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