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We Made A Christmas Tree Out Of A 15 Foot Paper Bag
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We Made A Christmas Tree Out Of A 15 Foot Paper Bag

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My husband and I have started an unconventional Christmas tree tradition. With half this year gone we’re already trying to plan for this year’s! This past year we based our tree on a popular paper bag craft I saw on Pinterest where you twist and cut the ends to create branches. Instead of a miniature paper bag tree I suggested we built a giant paper bag out of Kraft paper and create a life size version. I decided the tree itself was ugly so I painted it white and made it much more festive for Christmas. Including a disco ball made from cut up CDs and pillow stuffing for snow. Here’s the result.

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Kraft paper being constructed into giant paper bag

15 foot giant paper bag

Paper bag tree while holding miniature real paper bag tree

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Painted white to be more festive

CD disco ball tree topper. Hung from ceiling when finished.

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Can’t forget the “snow”

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Finished!

We were able to change the color of the tree by adding colored papers in front of the spot lights.

CD disco ball tree topper

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We sent out a Christmas card with our two other family members because the branches ended up looking “snake like”…our family members weren’t too thrilled!

Watch how we built it in this video!

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I want to inspire you. Creativity is contagious, pass it on.

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ANDREA LAFRANCE
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you create a base? What did you do with the pole you put in the trunk?

Stephanie Hester
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did you get the branches to stand at odd angles? I want to make one of these for my classroom this year!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stephanie, I just did a tutorial video on my YouTube channel explaining in detail how to build it! We used thick metal wire inside each branch to suspend and bend them. Good Luck!

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ANDREA LAFRANCE
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you create a base? What did you do with the pole you put in the trunk?

Stephanie Hester
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did you get the branches to stand at odd angles? I want to make one of these for my classroom this year!

Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stephanie, I just did a tutorial video on my YouTube channel explaining in detail how to build it! We used thick metal wire inside each branch to suspend and bend them. Good Luck!

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