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More Paper crafts

Found a few more ideas to add to my paper craft collection. I was browsing the internet for crafts with paper or for things that I have not tried. I came across a Christmas idea just in time for my favorite holiday. I have to admit it's a lot harder than it looks. This is my first one that I made and I can already see some of the changes I will make for the next one.  Now let's get started, here is a step by step guide. 


First you will need Cardboard, glue gun, scrapbook paper, ribbon:
 You can use a roll from wrapping paper or from a roll of plastic. I used one from house wrap. I quickly realized you will need a strong base for this project. I started just holding it up as I was working but quickly found out I should have made a base. I ended up taking an old vase that was small enough around to fit the inside of the roll and used that as my base. When I make another one I will make a base around the bottom to make it more sturdy. Then I took scrapbook paper that was green in color and started folding. I used a 4 X 4 sheet of paper. I used this size because my tree was 3 1/2 feet tall.  I think next time I will make two smaller trees to go next to this one around 2 feet tall, and use a 3x3 sheet. 
Here is how to roll the paper. It's basically like rolling the paper into an ice cream cone. Then I used glue along the crease to hold it. You can also use tape, but I like don't like the look of the tape on the paper, but it's personal preference. I made six rolls at a time. 
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Next you will start gluing the cones around the tube. I used six as a rule of thumb. Here is where my first mistake came to bite me again. I should have made a base on my tree and then glued on the pieces. Be careful you want the tree to sit on the group and the cone of the paper to just be resting a little off the floor so they wont bend.
Now take the pointed part of the paper and glue it to the cardboard. As you can see I pushed down on the top so it would glue down the top. Another mistake I made is I started gluing the cones together once I got them on because I didn't want to see the card board. Don't do this just leave them the next row will cover up the card board. Now you can just keep working your way up the tree. I would leave about three inches above each row before you glue on the next.When I got to the top I folded the top down into the cardboard roll to help secure the top, then added my ribbon.

 Here is my bottom of the tree. I put a flower vase inside of the cardboard to make a little stand. Again this was a very fun project, just took some time and patience. I will be doing this project again!
Watch for an upcoming post for what you can do with old puzzle pieces!


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