Such a photo was taken whilst gal pal shopping in Colorado with my High School Bestirs. This was one that I had full intentions of trying! The girls covered me and I went in for the kill:
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I took a quick trip to the 'Hob Lob' a few weeks ago to gather my supplies and found the parts to make the tree trunks:
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Picked a variety of cute paper:
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And then spent some time experimenting with patterns. I used scrap paper to make a template...which involved several trials of cutting out and folding to see what I had. I landed on this:
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Next, I made a second template with a slightly taller/skinnier triangle shape (same experimenting/cutting/folding process):
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I made 2 of each shape and then cut 2 of the wooden dowels a little shorter so my paper forest would have dimension:
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Easy to complete all 4 in less than an hour, versatile for any occasion (just choose paper patterns to fit a specific theme)...and they turned out pretty cute:
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