Monday, November 25, 2013

Cube Decorating Contest - Magazine Christmas Trees


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Up next are the trees for the Christmas Village. I did not want to buy a bunch of trees, so I am going to make some using old magazines. I am sure you have seen some variation of these trees as they have been around for a long time. 
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For the large tree, I selected three magazines of the same size. Two folds are needed for each page. Fold the top corner down to the seam (top photo). Then turn the bottom corner up to the bottom of the first fold. 
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For the small tree, I used a Reader's Digest. Three folds per page to make a flat bottom. Fold the top corner to the center seam. For the second fold, take the long edge and fold it to the center. A triangle will be left at the bottom of the page, fold that up to make a flat bottom. 
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For both trees, fan the pages and glue or staple the backs together. Now, all that's left is to paint and decorate them to match the Candyland. 
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2 comments:

Halcyon said...

What a neat idea for the holidays. I have to keep this in mind. :)

Birdman said...

Nope. Never seen this before.