How to make a nice Christmas tree
We make them year after year, and yet it can be very difficult to remember exactly how to fold the poinsettias. That is why we have created an easy step by step guide that you can use when you have to braid your poinsettias.
The strips in our guide are cut from our reusable gift wrap, EVERWRAP.
EVERWRAP is printed on both sides, so you can easily make decorative Christmas stars with different expressions. See our EVERWRAP here ->
Step by step guide to poinsettias
1. Start by taking 4 strips and fold them in half. Cut the ends at an angle so that they become pointed and easier to braid.
2. Stick the strips alternately outside and through each other
3. Pull the ends of the strips to form a square.
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Take the top strip and fold it down over the middle. Repeat with the other strips going counter-clockwise from left to right and tuck the last strip under the first from right to left. Pull through carefully to form a locked square.
5. Starting with the right strip, fold it back and down the side so that it aligns with the center. Press it flat so it forms an isosceles flat triangle.
6. Bend the strip back towards the center and press it flat so that it aligns with the adjacent strips. Lift the strips up and insert it from right to left under the strip across so that it comes up in the center of the star. Carefully pull it through to form a triangle.
7. Repeat with the other strips so that four triangles are formed in each corner. It is always the right horizontal strip closest to you that you must work with.
8. Turn the star over and repeat steps 5 to 7 so that the top strips are folded into flat triangles.
9. Bend the strip on the right side backwards so that the base of the star is exposed. Grab the bottom strip and bend it upwards. Bend the strip backwards and away from the center so that an isosceles triangle is formed on the right side. Tuck the strip under the upper horizontal strip and push through so it comes out in the middle of the flat roof on the opposite side.
10. Flip the star over and repeat step 9 to form 4 peaks on the opposite side
11. Cut the ends right inside at the flat teeth with scissors.
Then! Then you're done. Have fun with the Christmas clippers :-)
