Tea Bag Folding Christmas Tree Pattern

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.

• light-weight holiday motif paper for folding
• decorative string for hangers
• scissors
• glue
• craft needle for threading hanger

1. Choose and cut paper.
2. Fold square tiles into origami water bombs.
3. Squish and form kites on both sides.
4. Trim folded tile.
5. Glue and assemble pieces.
6. 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 10 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.

Start with 12 square tiles 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. The finished tree measures 3.5 inches high.

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.

Fold all twelve squares in the same matter.

Please note that you should omit step four and use the fold for two sided tree ornaments. See pictures for hanging trees further down the page.

Assemble the note card tree by lining up three tiles and gluing them 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.

I hope these tea bag folding instructions were useful. Use the question session below if you need clarification on any part of the process.