Tea Bag Folding Christmas Tree Pattern
Easy Origami Fold for Paper Christmas Trees
The holiday trees I have created with the tea bag folding technique starts with the origami water bomb. You can have Christmas trees made to display as hangers or on greeting cards following the steps below.
Materials and Supplies List
- light-weight holiday motif paper for folding
- decorative string for hangers
- scissors
- glue
- craft needle for threading hanger
Step-By-Step Instruction Summary
- Choose and cut paper.
- Fold square tiles into origami water bombs.
- Squish and form kites on both sides.
- Trim folded tile.
- Glue and assemble pieces.
- Apply a tree stand.
This is a popular pattern of my own design. The first trees were added to ACEO and collector cards. After making about ten collector cards I decided to try a bigger version for note cards.
All over patterned paper makes a lovely tree. In the following instructions, the paper tiles are cut from 8 x 11 inch printer stationery.
In-Depth Step-By-Step Tea Bag Fold Christmas Tree
Step 1
Start with 12 square tiles 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. The finished tree measures 3.5 inches high.
Step 2: Make the Origami Water Bomb
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Step 3
Take the right flap of the water bomb to the middle and squish. It should look like the tile above.
Turn it over and squish the right flap again. You will have a kite shape on each side.
Step 4
Fold all twelve squares in the same matter.
Please Note: Omit Step 4 and use the fold for two sided tree ornaments. See pictures for hanging trees further down the page.
Step 5
Assemble the Note Card Tree
Line up three tiles and glue together.
In all make 2 three tile rows and 2 two tile rows. Leave two singles.
Put small dab of glue in the top tips of each unit and slide into the next row just enough to hold them together. Your tree should look like the one below.
Completed Card Embellishment
Paper Fold Holiday Tree Stand
Christmas Tree Stand
Two Finished Cards
Make a Christmas Tree Ornament With the Same Pattern
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Holiday Gallery of Tea Bag Folding Christmas Trees
Open this link to see a photo gallery of Christmas trees for inspiration.
Other Tea Bag Folding Instruction Projects
- How To Make Paper Folding Wreaths
Make paper wreath card embellishments using origami folds
I hope these tea bag folding instructions were useful. Please come back to let me know if you made the Christmas tree.
Questions & Answers
© 2009 Sherry Venegas
Are you enjoying tea bag folding? Leave a message or question.
What a fun way this would be to recycle all those bits of pretty paper that are too small to do other things with - much better than simply chucking them, and you get the crafty fun activity as well.
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@myrnacarr: Hi Myra, all the papers here are printed computer stationary. The snowflake is scrapbooking paper.
Very attractive, but somehow a bit pointless, I fear, as I think this a complete waste of time and paper! Sorry!
How beautiful! I am all thumbs when it comes to paper crafts so I really do appreciate you tea bag trees and snowflakes.
Yes I am but WHERE oh WHERE can I get the wonderful 'Poppy' paper?
Myrna Carr (UK)
Thank you for this absolutely delightful Christmas craft project. Tea bag folding is almost like origami and the step by step instructions of this holiday tree really make your pattern stand out from others. I hate when I visit a site and all I find is a link to a different article. You rock girl. Merry Christmas. (Wish I could bless this one twice.)
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@anonymous: Leena,
I really appreciate your use of my tea bag folding site. I am not done with the water bomb yet, so come back once in awhile. There just may be something new posted.
Sherry
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@anonymous: Mary,
Thank you and enjoy tea bag folding. I hope these lessons are easy to follow!
Sherry
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