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Magazine Christmas Tree - tree on coffee tableDon't throw away that old magazine. With a few folds and some paint, you can make a beautiful Christmas tree!

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Total Time: 1 hour, then paint dry time

Yield: 1 tree

Supplies:

Magazine Christmas Tree - supplies
 

Steps:

  1. Starting from the back of the magazine, grab the last two pages.
  2. Magazine Christmas Tree - last two pages of magazine
     
  3. Fold the two pages downward, making sure the top is a perfect, crisp point.
  4. Magazine Christmas Tree - fold down making a crisp point at top
     
  5. Fold the bottom right angle upwards.
  6. Magazine Christmas Tree - fold outer bottom into a right angle
     
  7. Continue with the rest of the magazine, two pages for each folded section, until you do the entire magazine.
  8. Magazine Christmas Tree - continue for rest of magazine
     
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  9. Go back to the first fold and bring the right edge into the spine of the magazine, but do not fold. Keep in cylindrical shape.
  10. Magazine Christmas Tree - at first fold bring edge in to a cylindrical  shape
     
  11. Continue with the rest of the pages.
  12. Magazine Christmas Tree - repeat with rest of pages
     
  13. When you get to the end, fluff up each page cylinder from the bottom with your fingers.
  14. Magazine Christmas Tree - fluff up pages
     
  15. You might need to glue the magazine cover page to the back cover, but with a hard press of the pages, it should stay in place.
  16. Magazine Christmas Tree - glue covers together if needed
     
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  17. Spray paint the tree with one coat and let dry.
  18. Magazine Christmas Tree - spray paint and let dry
     
  19. Paint on a second coat, let dry.
  20. Magazine Christmas Tree - apply a second coat and allow to dry
     
  21. Place stickers around the tree to decorate.
  22. Magazine Christmas Tree - decorate with stickers
     
  23. Happy holidays!
  24. Magazine Christmas Tree - finished gold painted tree
     

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