Toilet Roll Christmas Tree

Get creative and turn your finished loo rolls into a Christmas decorative ornament.

This paper Christmas tree craft is a great Christmas craft idea kids can make to get them involved in the decorating the house for the Christmas season.

And once your toilet roll Christmas tree craft is complete, you can adorn your mantlepiece or the window sill with it.

Turn your everyday toilet rolls into a festive masterpiece with our Toilet Roll Christmas Tree Craft!

This creative and eco-friendly project is not only a fun way to repurpose materials but also a fantastic opportunity to bring the holiday spirit into your home.

Gather your empty toilet rolls, some colorful craft supplies, and let’s embark on a jolly crafting adventure!

 

How to make your Toilet Roll Christmas Tree Craft

Materials Needed.

  • Toilet paper roll
  • Green cardstock paper
  • PVA glue
  • Craft foam/ coloured paper
  • Craft punch
  • Mini pom poms

Instructions

Print out the 3 different sized templates on the green cardstock paper. Print free templates here.

Use the scissors to carefully cut out the printed templates.

Using the X as a guide, cut slits using a craft knife on all three of the templates.

 

Fold all four wings of each pyramid.Ensure you fold into the printed side.

This way you have a plain surface when fully assembled.

Now fold the side tabs. This is where the glue is to be applied.

Now fully folded and creased.

Apply glue to both side tabs one side.

Glue the side tabs to one side without tabs.

Repeat the process and complete the assembly of the pyramid.

Repeat the steps for the remaining two templates.

Take the smallest pyramid and gently push the slits inward. Apply glue around the slits.

Now gently place it on top of the mid-sized pyramid.

This will be smaller of the remaining pyramids.Do the same for the largest (remaining pyramid).

Apply glue to the base of the assembled pyramid and insert the toilet roll.This will serve as the tree trunk.

You may now decorate as you please.

You add a decorative or colorful tape to the base of the trunk.

Add texture to the trunk. You may use craft stones. Pearl effects hardening glue was used here.

Use craft punch to cut out little stars on foam or paper to decorate.

Use the mini pom poms or craft stones to decorate as you wish.

Enjoy

Christmas tree card

Christmas tree card: This is an easy christmas card idea for kids that is fun and easy. Involve the children in this fun creative process.

The materials needed are safe and accessible.

The cards can also be embellished whichever way their creative juices flow.

Materials Needed

  • Card stock A4 (2 different colours of your choice)
  • Craft paper punch (round)
  • Craft Paper punch (star)
  • Glue
  • Paper trimmer

Instructions for making christmas tree card

  1. Horizontally fold one A4 card stock paper in half.
  2. Punch circular holes from the card stock of a different colour.
  3. Starting at the top of the card and right in the middle, glue one circle.
  4. Glue two circles underneath the first circle making sure they are also centred.
  5. Repeat the same steps three more times.
  6. Using the star paper punch, punch out a few stars.
  7. Glue a star in the middle of a circle
  8. Use the stars to make a stem. Also punch stars of a contrasting colour to use as a base for the christmas tree.
  9. Simply use a felt pen to write “Merry Christmas” and pen your message on the inside of the card

For more inspiration,

Check out Greeting Cards or Christmas Projects

 

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How To Make Paper Frills for Crown Roasts

Paper Frills

Paper frills is a very simple craft you can make to elegantly present your chicken, turkey or lamb cutlets.

Whether you call it paper frills for turkey legs or lamb chop cuffs, this craft can be made in minutes.

Things you will need

  • Paper
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

How to make paper frills

  • Cut your paper into a rectangle measuring 25cm by 15cm (9.84inches by 5.91 inches)
  • Fold your rectangle in half length wise
  • On the unfolded (open side), draw a horizontal line 2cm from the edge.
  • Cut slits from the folded edge up to the horizontal line (This enables the slits to be somewhat even)
  • Turn the paper from the inside out.
  • Carefully roll the paper around your finger, a stick, candle or anything that fits the size the paper frills are to be used for.
  • Carefully glue the edge shut.

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You could use this same technique to make pom poms.

All you need to do is substitute plain or card paper for tissue paper and super size the measurements.

Glue a dowel to make pom pom handles.

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Here is a tutorial on how to make paper stars

3d Christmas paper stars

How to make 3d Christmas paper stars

If you are looking for an easy diy christmas decoration or christmas craft idea,  3d Christmas paper stars are the way to go.

You can easily create these in many colours to fit your colour themes and more importantly can be done with the family.

Tools you will need

  • Coloured Paper (12 by 12cm) 5 squares
  • Scissors
  • Glue

 

Instructions

  1. Take a cut square and fold in half
  2. Pull the other half and overlap a bit. Glue the overlapped edge.
  3. Fold about 0.6cm from edge of both sides
  4. Unfold and push in the edges
  5. Fold in half lengthwise and glue together
  6. Draw the pattern shown on one side and cut with a scissors
  7. Repeat the process with the remaining papers
  8. Glue all of them together
  9. Unravel and glue the remaining two sides together to form your 3d christmas paper star.

As a party decoration, use a mix of different colours. You could also try stars with 2 colours.

As christmas decorations, use the traditional christmas colours of green, red and gold.

Looking for more christmas craft ideas, try making your own paper frills for lamb cutlets or turkey legs or woven paper basket which could used as christmas stockings

 

Gift Wrapping Ideas With Brown Paper

7 Gift Wrapping Ideas With Brown Paper

Gift wrapping with brown paper doesn’t need to be a hum drum affair.

Plainly wrapping your gift without any embellishments makes it look cheap, even if you have the latest iPad hiding away in the gift box.

You need not give your gift the traditional Christmas gift wrap either.

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7 Ways of Wrapping Your Gifts with Brown Paper

The humble brown paper or brown Kraft paper and some craftiness is all you need. 

Below are  some brown paper gift wrapping ideas that will transform your gifts into ones that will impress your family and friends.

1.Basket Weave

 

One impressive method gift wrapping with brown paper is to simply place a basket weave pattern on your gift. Very easy once you have your materials ready.

Tools needed 

  • A4 Paper Card (two different colours)
  • Scissors or Paper Trimmer
  • Glue

Instructions

  1. Cut strips of paper at a width of 1cm  each.
  2. Glue two strips together at the tip to form a longer strip
  3. Repeat the process until you have 4 long strips for each colour
  4. Lay one colour vertically and weave with the contrasting colour.
  5. Move each strip closer together and glue on your already wrapped present. Make sure the weave pattern is entered on the present.
  6. Glue all the strips together, tip to tip.

2. Paper Fan

One of many gift wrapping ideas or  easy tips is to simply place a centred paper fan on your gift. Gives your gift or present a very elegant look.

Tools needed 

  • A4 Paper Card
  • Scissors or Paper Trimmer
  • Glue
  • Craft hole punch

Instructions

For the Paper fan

You will need  a square cut paper of any size. Preferably, paper that is not thick or brown paper

  1. Mark 1cm intervals and draw out lines
  2. Fold on the 1cm marks, inwards and outwards.
  3. Fold in half and glue the insides together.
  4. Glue it on the present making sure it is centred.

For border strips

  1. Cut 4 strips of A4 paper at a width of 1.5cm  each.
  2. Glue two strips together at the tip to form a longer strip
  3. If you have a hole punch, punch designs on the strip.
  4. Wrap around the vertical and horizontal edges of the gift (assuming it is a square or rectangular shaped present
  5. Glue all the strips together, tip to tip.

3. Garlands

This is one of many brown paper wrapping ideas that is a classic and is sure to wow. Some contrasting coloured tissue papers and the rest of the tools is found around your home.

Tools and Materials needed

  • Tissue papper
  • Scissors
  • Sticky tape
  • Print out of the garland design (actual size)

Instruction

  1. Print out the design of the garland. It should be the same as the length of the cut tissue paper
  2. Measure out how long and wide you want the garland on the gift. (on the top or wrap around)
  3. Cut your tissue paper into the width and length. (In gift pictured, it was 10cm by 55cm)
  4. Repeat for a different coloured tissue paper
  5. Fold the tissue paper to used for the garland into half, quarter, one-eight and so on until it is relatively the size of the printed garland.
  6. Lightly glue the printed design on the folded tissue paper and cut out the design.
  7. Glue the plain cut tissue paper on the gift, then open up the cut strip and glue directly on the tissue paper creating a contrasting garland effect.

4. Butterfly Effect

Tools and Materials needed

  • Tissue paper or recyclable wrapping paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instruction

  1. Simply cut out small rectangular strips
  2. Twist to make a butterfly and glue all over the gift
  3. You can make it as sparse or as dense you like

5. Fruit and Foliage Effect

You can go for the natural look. Use dried fruit slices, dried leafs, dried orange peel or slices.

Tools

Glue gun

6. Painted Parcels

As brown paper wrapping ideas go, this one is messy and fun. Find a paint brush or preferably roller and get creative.

Tools & Materials

  • Acrylic paint
  • Paint roller or brush

 

7. Paper Crafting

This is paper craft central. A simple parallel cut is the centre-piece. You can then add your own ideas for extra decoration.

Tools & Materials

  • Piece of red paper 11cm by 15cm
  • Piece of green paper 10cm by 14cm
  • Hole punches of any shapes
  • Glue gun
  • Pencil
  • Ruler

Instructions

  1. Fold the red paper in half
  2. Draw a line from corner to corner
  3. Cut neatly on the drawn line
  4. Make parallel angular cuts from the folded to edge 1/2cm away from the raw edges.
  5. Unfolded the paper.
  6. Take the green paper and repeat steps 1-3
  7. Take the green triangle and glue at the centre of the box
  8. Glue the red triangle on the green.
  9. Punch out shapes of various sizes and glue all over your gift

We hope you are inspired to try out some of these brown paper wrapping ideas when next you are giving a present.

So instead of the usual fancy wrapping paper, you now know how to impress by gift wrapping with brown paper.

In the mean time, here some diy craft ideas you might like

Diy christmas paper stars

Paper frills

Woven paper baskets

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