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Christmas Tree Ornament Craft Ideas
Looking for great craft making ideas on a budget? I bet you have enough supplies around your house right now to have a whole day of fun making holiday ornaments. Here is one homemade ornament idea that uses only simple materials like paper, wire and glue.
Paper Christmas Tree Ornaments
What’s Needed:
- Leftover Wrapping Paper – Last year’s Christmas wrapping paper, birthday wrapping paper or even craftpaper scraps will work. Look for paper with fun colors or patterns even if it means cutting up a cereal box.
- Small Wire – Have you ever bought a hanging picture frame from Ikea? Remember the thin wire that came with it that you threw in a drawer in the kitchen? Well now is the time to finally put it to use. Any small wire will do.
- Buttons – A button or any other little plastic or shiny metal object will work to decorate the paper tree
- Glue – If you’ve got Elmers or some other basic glue, you’re all set.
- Stapler (optional)
Directions:
Cut five rectangular pieces of paper. The first one should be approximately 8 inches by 4 inches with each additional piece slightly smaller than the one before it. Fold each piece of paper around itself to create a cone shape with a point at the top and wide opening at the bottom. Staple the paper ends together so it will hold the cone shape.
Cut an 8-inch piece of wire and string it through the pointed cone end of each piece of paper, with the largest piece of paper at the bottom and smallest at the top to create the tree. Spread the paper cones evenly along the wire and glue into place using only a small amount of glue to attach the tip of the cone to the wire. At the top of the tree attach a button as an ornament. Use the remaining wire at the top to attach the ornament to the Christmas tree.
Optionally you can string additional pieces of wire through each of the cones, twirling up the ends in the design of your choice. Experiment and have fun. There’s no right or wrong design and generally the funkier the better. This is a great holiday craft project and it certainly won’t break the bank.
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