3-D Christmas Tree

 
 
3-D Christmas Tree
 
I love this tree, but I'm not sure who to credit for this great idea.  A friend showed me, who had gotten the idea from a friend, who had got the idea from a magazine, but she could not remember which magazine.
 
This is a simple craft but it involves a lot of cutting.  
 
To make it you will need:

• At least 5 12 x 12 sheets of festive card stock.  You can use more to make a fuller tree.
• Scissors
• Glue
• Ribbon & straight pin
• Buttons or something else to decorate tree limbs
• A pattern of  half of Christmas tree.  Draw one similar to the photo below.  It must be no taller than 12" and no wider than 6"

 
To make:

• Fold each card stock sheet in half.  
• Place the pattern along the FOLDED side.
• Trace this pattern on all of your sheets of paper and cut it out trees
• Keep each tree folded and glue one side of tree 1 to tree 2, then glue the other side of tree 2 to tree 3, glue the other half of tree 3 to tree 4 ... and so on.
• You will glue your last tree half to the free side of tree 1.

• You can lay tree flat to add buttons and decorations.
• Tie ribbon in a bow.  Push straight pin through the ribbon
• Slide straight pin (with ribbon) into top of tree, use glue to hold in place.