Construct a Christmas tree using paper rolls...

The finished result.

       You can craft many lovely ornaments using recycled cardboard tubes. This little tree is a popular craft that also makes use of scrapbook papers. You could use scraps of wrapping paper as an alternative to purchasing more expensive papers.

 Supply List:

• white school glue
• coffee stirring stick
• one decorative Popsicle stick
• two toilet paper rolls
• masking tape
• decorative scrapbook papers (Christmas themes)
• wire hook for hanging
• Mod Podge

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Cut the toilet paper rolls length wise.
2. Curl these cuts lengthwise around a pencil and apply masking tape to hold the new shapes. Remove the pencil.
3. Cut these smaller tubes into lengths that together form a inverted V shape tree.
4. Cover the tubes with decorative papers and white school glue.
5. Line up the tubes and glue these onto the coffee stirring stick.
6. I cut a wider Popsicle stick to glue onto the trunk. 
7. Wrap a wire through the top tube to create a hook for hanging.
8. Decoupage the entire ornament using Mod Podge to seal the surfaces.

Left, the toilet paper tubes cut lengthwise. Center, wrap the tube around a pencil and then remove
 the tube after shaping it. This make uniform tubes. Right, the narrow tubes are then cut to form
 a Christmas tree before gluing the tubes down to a coffee stirring stick.

 More Ornaments Made from Recycled Tubes:

• 3 Ideas for Christmas crafts using recycled tubes from Ecobrisa DIY
• 4 Christmas ornament crafts by craft crazy Genius