Selfpackaging Cardboard Christmas Tree - M

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Step 2: Using the star shaped cookie cutter, cut out the clay stars and set them aside on a cooling rack. So if you’re lacking space (or time) this Christmas, why not consider making this easy DIY Fluted Cardboard Christmas Tree. Intricate 2 piece 3D leafy tree wooden tabletop decor available in 3 sizes and 12 finishes Great 3D effect.

Third level slotted inAll the time I was cutting the cardboard, my other half and daughter were cutting shapes (stripes, baubles, trees, candy canes etc) from any paper they could find and decorating the plain cardboard with them.

About halfway up the first side of branches I totally ditched that ‘system’ and started taping wherever and however. There may be different types of cardboard tree sold by sellers on Etsy, and you’ll be sure to find something that fits your needs and aesthetic perfectly.

I usually wind up helping (Big Brother decided to take my picture too this time as I was helping paint. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.With your box cutter, carefully slice down the pencil line, being sure to only pierce one side of the cardboard (leave the side that’s face-down intact). The tradition of chopping down a perfectly healthy tree and bringing it inside the house at Christmas time started about 400 years ago in Germany and they decorated them with apples, nuts or dried fruit.

Once the paint has dried, flip the fluted cardboard tree over (fluted side facing down) and apply painters tape around the edges and down the middle.

Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. With your box cutter, carefully slice down the pencil line, being sure to only pierce one side of the cardboard (leave the side that's face-down intact).

Step 5: While the clay is drying, roll the fluted cardboard out and cut out a rectangle to these measurements - 1650mm tall and 900mm wide.And, this could be a great idea for a classroom or preschool where they might not have room (or money) for a real tree. Of course if I had wood working saws and tools I’d make a plywood tree but hey, in a pinch, cardboard worked great and gave me just the look I was going for. First section cut outThe zig-zags were made by initially marking 5cm to the left and right on the line on the big triangle where it met the divisions. I’m not adversed to the idea per se, but I don’t like having to transport the tree on and off the island where I live, watering it to try and keep it alive and deal with all the dropped needles.