Fold + cut a standing paper Christmas tree

I really enjoy making and dressing up these standing trees with my favorite mini dot stickers and an origami star. Though the origami tree is easy to make, it’s not too easy to show the crucial folding steps with photos which I will attempt to do here:

1. Use a square piece of paper.
2. Fold a triangle. Crease.

3. Half the triangle and crease.
4. Half it again and crease.

5. Open up.
6. Half it horizontally.

7. Lift up the triangle on the left side.
8. Press down the raised fold.

9. Flatten to make new triangle. Crease.
10. Repeat steps 7-8 on the right.

11. Open up. The white lines are the creases from steps 7-10.
12. Turn clockwise and fold it in half horizontally.

13. Repeat steps 7-10 to get the orange lines.
14. Turn the paper over.

15. Look out for A, B and the creases where the arrows are pointing.
16. Where the arrow is between “1″ and “2″, push the line inward.

17. So that “1″ and “2″ are behind “A”.
18. Likewise, push the line between “3″ and “4″ inward.

19. Do the same for “5″ and “6″.
20. Now there will be 3 triangular flaps behind “A”.

21. Repeat steps 15-19 for “B”.
22. The tree is almost taking shape.

23-24. Cut along dotted lines to create a trunk.

25-26. Spread out the flaps and let the tree stand. Cut slits to make branches.

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2008.12.19

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From EngineerT
2008.12.20 @ 1:42 am

Now I can make some Christmas trees to “light” up our homes…
From BUSIR
2008.12.20 @ 6:03 pm

I made it !!!not easy but looks realy good !Thank you.
From Kitem
2008.12.21 @ 4:43 am

Oh Oh, I am going to try.
Merry Christmas to you and family.
From Colleen
2008.12.21 @ 10:43 am

These are great. And I LOVE your teapot!

Merry Christmas, Clara!
From AMANDA
2008.12.22 @ 2:26 pm

SO PERFECT—
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From M.Kate
2008.12.23 @ 4:05 pm

Wow Clara..that looks fun and amazing. Here’s wishing you a Merry and Blessed Christmas :)
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