How to Make Paper Christmas Tree Ornaments
You can recycle old magazines and newspapers to make paper Christmas ornaments. These Christmas ornaments are inexpensive and have your own custom touch. They also are safer for children than plastic or glass ornaments because they do not shatter. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Tear a page out of the magazine newspaper or catalog. Fold it in half and then fold it in half again.
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Unfold the paper. There is now a crease that divides the paper into 8 equal rectangles. Cut out the rectangles.
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Make the rectangles into squares. Take 1 corner of each rectangle and fold it to the opposite side. Cut away the excess at the bottom of the triangle.
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Fold the triangle in half. Unfold it. Look at the crease pattern and fold the paper in half. This makes a rectangle. Fold the paper in half to make a square shape.
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Unfold it again and then fold it in half to make another rectangle shape. Fold the 2 sides in to make 2 squares. Unfold 1 corner. This makes a triangle on 1 side. Fold the triangle across the middle to make 2 triangles. Repeat for the other side.
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Pull out the flaps of the triangles on each side and flatten out the paper. Pull out the sides of the triangle and fold them flat to make a larger square on top of the smaller square.
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Fold the flaps in on each square to meet in the center. Open the triangles and flatten them. Fold the corners of the triangles back and crease them.
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Repeat these steps with the other pieces of paper to create 6 more folded pieces. Glue the corners of the pieces together to make a circle. Allow them to dry.
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