Sunday, 27 November 2011

Christmas Tree from a Supermarket Catalogue Tutorial

Hi Folks,

Here, by popular request, is the method (warning, this post is photograph heavy) for making the Christmas tree ...


... from a supermarket catalogue like this:


Apologies for the glare on some of the photographs - the pages are made from shiny material and glare is really hard to avoid in the appallingly dull light at this time of the year.

Step 1: Open the catalogue and manipulate the spine to break it up and soften it.



Step 2: First Fold - bring the top right corner down towards the spine and run your finger down the fold to create a sharp crease, thus:


Step 3: Second Fold - bring the page over from the right side to the spine and again press with fingers to create a second crease, this:


Step 4: Third Fold - fold tail of page under and to back of page and crease, thus:


Step 5: Final Tuck - bring bottom folded section to front and tuck under folded page, thus:



Step 6: Continue folding each page in the same way, thus:


Eventually, the finished tree will look like this from the base:


Step 7: Adhere the two back pages together with double-sided tape to form the tree shape.


I hope I have explained the process clearly for you - any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to provide an explanation.

 I still haven't decorated my tree yet, but you could add glitter, beads, etc., whatever takes your fancy.

Have fun and happy crafting,

3 comments:

  1. Thank you hun, now I know what to do I will definatly be having a go, I love paper folding stuff, xx

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  2. Oh wow Elizabeth - such a great idea! Off to rootle round for catalogues now :) Di xx

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  3. This is AMAZING Elizabeth. Wow! Im sorry I havent commented lately but Mr Blogger hasnt been updating me with your uploads for some reason. Its happened to a couple of blogs I follow. For some reason the update isnt coming through on my dashboard. Lee x

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Hi, many thanks for taking the time to visit today. In line with the Data Protection legislation (GDPR) by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose.

That said, your comments are important to me and always appreciated so please don't stop. However, a note to anonymous, of necessity I have had to block you - this is due to a spam overload.

Elizabeth