Old Books to New Trees
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Make a Brand new tree of paper
This instructable is designed to help you turn old books into new trees.
Materials:
1) Book
2) Tape
3) Card
4) Your hands
This instructable is designed to help you turn old books into new trees.
Materials:
1) Book
2) Tape
3) Card
4) Your hands
Step 1 to Happiness
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Now we get started
Get your book and start folding.
Fold each page toward the centre until you have a diagonal leading from the top inside part of the page outwards and downwards
Continue folding until all pages have been completed.
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Get your book and start folding.
Fold each page toward the centre until you have a diagonal leading from the top inside part of the page outwards and downwards
Continue folding until all pages have been completed.
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Step 2 to Christmas Trees
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Now, after finishing your folds, stand the book up as though you are displaying it.
Tape the back pages of the book together to form a full circle.
Tape the back pages of the book together to form a full circle.
Finished!
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Stand your brand new Christmas tree up somewhere!
Turn to the next page of extras!
Turn to the next page of extras!
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Another idea if you really don't like the book is to paint it.
I haven't done this but it could look nice!
I haven't done this but it could look nice!