Paper Christmas Tree
A mini folded tree.
Posted by Erin R.
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I learned how to make these folded paper trees from a TV craft show several years ago, and I've made tons of them since. They're fast, impressive, and make great ornaments. Teensy mini trees are cute, too - all you need is a smaller square of paper. Double-sided origami paper makes fantastic trees, but any paper that will hold a crease will work well.
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You Will Need (1 thing)
- 1 Printing Paper
Steps (14 steps, 10 minutes)
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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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While paper is still folded, cut the excess paper away from the triangle to make a perfect square. Unfold.
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Now fold your square in half the opposite way and crease.
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Your folds now ake an X. Unfold, then fold in half lengthwise and crease as shown.
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Unfold again and fold in half one more time. Your square should look like this.
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Unfold one last time and re-fold square in half from corner to corner.
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Press the upper left corner of your triangle in along the folds.
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Repeat with the other side.
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This is what your square should look like.
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Using a pen or pencil, to get a sharp point, flatten out each "leaf" of your square.
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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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Cut straight across the bottom.
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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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Spread the pages out evenly and, Voila! You've got a paper Christmas tree.