Wily Wednesday: Paper Christmas Trees

Welcome back to Wily Wednesday. If you weren't here for last week's edition, take a look!



I found these adorable sparkly newspaper trees on the Martha Stewart site. I have to admit, they do take a while to make and are kind of messy, but I really think the end result is worth it. Martha does have a very helpful tutorial video, but I made quite a few changes when I made mine to make it cheaper.

Here's what you'll need:
paper cutter
scissors
3"x3" square of foam (I used the kind for flower arrangements)
paper plate
white glue
glitter
tree topper (I used buttons, but you can use whatever you wish)
wood skewer
newspaper

Step 1:
Cut newspaper into squares of the following sizes (about 20 of each): 1", 1.5", 2", 2.5", 3", 3.5", 4", 4.5", 5", 5.5", and 6".

Step 2:
Cut out 2" circle from the paper plate.

Step 3:
Glue circle onto bottom of foam square.


Step 4:
Stick skewer into the foam square.

Step 5:
Skewer the newspaper squares you cut out before, beginning with the largest squares, and continuing through to the smallest squares.


Step 6:
Pour out a puddle of glue, and use your fingers to 'paint' the tree with glue. This is where it gets messy ;)
Step 7:
Sprinkle the tree with glitter.

Step 8:
Glue on tree topper of your choice.


I also made these trees to go with my sparkly trees. I did them exactly as the directions say, but I added some cute little button toppers. I love how they turned out!


Now get crafting! You won't regret it.