Trees and the holidays go together like cocoa and hot. Make these free-standing evergreens in a snap with the covers of the catalogs that have been filling your mailbox all month. The heavier cover paper is ideal for these noble trees.

Handsome on their own, as a little forest, or scattered alongside Holiday Houses they have a colorful Nordic simplicity that’s holiday-perfect.

• Made with a catalog cover; one cover makes four trees

• Needs just scissors and a stapler

• Super quick to make

Steps At a Glance:

Ready? Here’s how:

1

You’ll need:

• a catalog

• scissors

• a stapler

2

Remove one half of the cover from the catalog. Sometimes they tear in half at the staples.

Cut the cover in half widthwise.

3

Take one half and lay it going up and own in front of you. Fold it into thirds like a letter.

Fold the folded stack in half to make a fold line. This marks the center.

4

Staple in the fold line in two or three places from top to bottom.

5

Cut the two sides to make a cone shape.

Snip 3 or 4 notches along each side to make the branches.

Cut a shallow V at the bottom to help the tree stand.

6

Separate and space out the six sides of your tree.

That’s it! Find a home for your new tree.

And try this:

Big Trees

You make big trees exactly like regular trees, except you’ll use one whole half-cover.

These look great with smaller trees, and of course with Holiday Houses.

I hope you enjoy these! If you have questions please drop me a line.