DIY Christmas tree made of corrugated paper: manufacturing technology

Want to make a New Year's green beauty from the available materials? Souvenirs from packing lists that are used to decorate bouquets look very original. Do-it-yourself Christmas tree made of corrugated paper in several ways. Choose the option you like. Create original decorations for a festive interior.

Green Beauty: Flat or Volumetric

A do-it-yourself Christmas tree made of corrugated paper can be made both in the form of a relief and a three-dimensional object. In each version of the decor, choose the appropriate manufacturing method. It is good to use a flat herringbone on a card, gift box, as a wall panel, a magnet, an element of a garland. Although all these details are not difficult to make in the form of three-dimensional Christmas trees, a voluminous souvenir is most suitable as a table or floor decoration for a holiday.

Christmas tree cone base

Have you decided to find out how a Christmas tree is made of corrugated paper? The workshop will teach you how to do this in several ways. Whatever you choose, the decor is always glued to the frame in the form of a cone. If you do not know what to take as a basis, pay attention to one of the following options:

• buy a foam blank;
• roll a “bag” of paper, cut the bottom and glue the base in a circle;
• make a cone according to the pattern from the sector of the circle;
• make papier mache with a frame.

The choice depends on the materials available, the amount of time and dimensions of the Christmas tree.

Manufacturing methods

It does not matter what kind of Christmas tree you are planning to make - flat or three-dimensional, the algorithm of actions will be the same, just in the first case the paper or the elements made from it are glued onto a flat plane, such as a postcard, and in the second - on the surface of the prepared cone.

A do-it-yourself Christmas tree made of corrugated paper can be made of:

• strips glued in tiers;
• the same ribbons, but cut into thin stripes in the form of a fringe;
• a large number of blanks twisted into fluffy "balls" from the previous paragraph;
• fringe elements twisted in the form of needles.

Choose the method you like, while keeping in mind that the final impression of the souvenir depends on the selected additional decor and color of the paper. It can be not only a green hue, but also any other, as well as metallized with sparkles, etc.

How to make a Christmas tree from corrugated paper with your own hands (an easy way)

The manufacturing technology is as follows:

1. Cut the paper into strips. The width of the blanks depends on the size of your product. At the base, you can run wider tiers, and then, moving to the top, reduce them. The length of the elements should correspond to the circumference of the cone or be longer if you are folding parts.
2. Form accordions or neat folds of different or equal widths from the elements.
3. Glue the prepared parts sequentially on the Christmas tree blank, starting from the lower tier, subsequently covering the upper edge of the previous one.
4. Decorate the product at your discretion.

You learned how to make a Christmas tree out of corrugated paper. With your own hands, you can quickly and easily make a wonderful craft. This method is suitable for children's creativity - both family and in a circle.

DIY Christmas tree: workshop "Christmas trees made of wrapping paper"

A very effective and elegant product can be made in another way, however, in comparison with the previous one, this one will require more time. Work like this:

1. Cut the paper into strips.
2. Fold each strip to a small rectangle and make several cuts on one side.
3. Turn the workpiece back into the tape. The result was a fringe along one edge.
4. Fold the element into a tight roll, fix the edge so that it does not unwind, and "fluff" the fringe.
5. Make the required number of elements for your product. Details can be made the same or decreasing in size to the upper tier.
6. Now, to get an elegant and fluffy Christmas tree made of corrugated paper, you need to stick the finished blanks to the base. If you have a volumetric foam cone, you can use colorful pins instead of glue. Plugging them into the middle of the part, you will receive not only an element of attachment, but also an imitation of a Christmas tree decoration - the decor of your souvenir.
7. Decorate the product with beads, bows, sparkles.

Christmas tree with thin needles

The following photo shows another very elegant Christmas tree made of corrugated paper. A master class in the form of simple instructions will help you make the same decoration.

The work is carried out as follows:

1. As in the previous methods, prepare strips of paper.
2. Cut a “fringe” along one of the long sides. To make this faster, you can first roll up the blank, make some cuts, and then unwrap the paper tape again.
3. Now each small rectangle of the ribbon will have to be turned into a thin stick - a Christmas tree needle. To do this, take a toothpick, sewing needle or pin and wind each rectangle onto the tool, and then, pulling it out of the first twisted needle, use it to create a second one, etc.
4. Take a piece of wire for the branch frame and spiral wrap the resulting blank in the form of a ribbon with "needles". For convenience, glue in several places so that the paper does not unwind.
5. Make the necessary number of twigs and fix them on a strong frame-stem.

So, you learned how to make a Christmas tree from corrugated paper with your own hands. Choose the appropriate method. Create holiday decorations and gifts yourself and with your children.