How to make a Christmas tree from cardboard circles
This guide is for a Christmas tree that is 1 foot high and 7 inches wide at the base. You can use this method to make a very large tree using a wider stick, bigger circles with thicker rolls and base
What You'll Need
- Christmas tree
- cardboard
- cardboard tree
- green crafts
- christmas
Steps
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Step 1
Materials:
Thick cardboard
Wooden skewer
Glue
Scissors
Pointy nail or push pin
Pen
Paper fastener
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Step 2
Cut a cardboard strip
Make a hole about 1 / 2 inch from the end.
This will be the hole for the paper fastener.
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Step 3
Make a mark 1 inch from the hole.
Make 5 more marks 1 / 2 inches apart
Use the nail or push pin to make a hole at each of the marks.
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Step 4
Result
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Step 5
Make a hole in the cardboard with the nail.
Push the paper fastener through the 1 st hole and the hole in the cardboard.
Fasten it in the back.
Put the pen point in the last hole and rotate the strip to draw a circle.
This is the largest circle and the base of the tree.
Make 3 more. Cut out all 4 circles.
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Step 6
Take one of the cutout circles and trace the outline on cardboard.
Cut out the circle.
Now you have 4 circles with a hole in the center and the one circle you just traced without a hole in the center.
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Step 7
Glue all the circles on top of the circle without the hole.
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Step 8
Make sure the holes are aligned before the glue dries.
You can stick the nail or skewer in the center to check.
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Step 9
Use the other 5 holes in the strip to draw and cut 1 circle of each.
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Step 10
Cut 5 strips of paper 2 inches wide. Use a color that matches the cardboard such as a paper bag or old book page.
Roll the paper on the skewer and glue the end closed.
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Step 11
Result
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Step 12
Put glue in the hole of the 5 large circles that you glued together.
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Step 13
With the point part of the skewer on top, push the skewer into the hole.
Slide a rolled paper down to the bottom and put glue on the top.
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Step 14
Slide the next largest cardboard circle down the skewer and then a rolled paper with glue on top.
Repeat until you have glued all the circles.
When the glue has dried your cardboard tree will be ready to decorate.
You can stick a star on the point at the top.
Have fun decorating!
