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How to Make a Paper Table Top Mini Christmas Tree

Table Top Mini Christmas Tree - paper tree
Colored paper, a paper tube, and some colored foil style paper are the main supplies needed to make this pretty table top decoration. Make several and create mini forests to complement your other decorations. This is a page about how to make a paper table top mini Christmas tree.
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December 12, 2019

This cute pine trees are simple but adorable. I love making them in variety of colors. My plan is to put these under my Christmas tree which I plan to install in a few days.

Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - 4 colorful trees in front of a snowy backdrop
 

Supplies:

  • 8x8 inch pieces of colored art paper (assorted)
  • scissors
  • glue
Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - colored paper
 

Steps:

  1. Fold the paper diagonally. It will form a triangle. Fold one corner of the base toward the center top point. Do the same in the opposite side.
  2. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - square folded diagonally and then corner folded to center
     
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  3. Release the fold and make a straight (horizontal) fold. Then fold the corners in to the center. See fold lines
  4. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - paper with horizontal fold and fold lines for the second set of folds
     
  5. When you open it will have 8 divisions. See 2nd image to see a clear illustration of the fold marks.
  6. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - paper opened to show 8 areas defined by the folding
     
    Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - computer enhanced lines to show segments
     
  7. Pull up the four corners to the center. See photo.
  8. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - corners pulled to center
     
  9. It will create a small diamond with four pleats.
  10. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - pleated diamond shape
     
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  11. Take one pleat and press the fold mark down. It should be centered.
  12. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - pressing pleat flat and centered
     
  13. Do the same with the others and the figure will then form a slim diamond shape. The pleats will be smaller.
  14. Remove the bottom part. It should look like a pleated inverted cone.
  15. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - cut off bottom below pleat folds
     
  16. Now, make a few small straight cuts on the figure (1/2 to 1 inch). Make sure all the pleats are cut.
  17. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - cuts made in the pleats
     
  18. Pull the pleats apart or separate them. Fold the cuts diagonally one by one. Refer to attached photo.
  19. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - fold cuts diagonally
     
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  20. Equally distribute the pleats or arrange them to make the pine tree stand.
  21. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - adjust the pleats so that the tree will stand up
     
  22. Glue a tiny star on top. And make more in different colors.
  23. Colorful Paper Mini Table Top Christmas Tree - glue a star on top
     
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September 20, 2018

A tissue core can amazingly be made into different things. Now, that the "-ber" months have started, as part of our family tradition, we have also started decorating our homes for the holiday season.

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This season's theme may involve a lot of paper rolls and tissue core crafts. Here's one.

Table Top Mini Christmas Tree - paper tree

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