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All 3 designs start off with the same 2 cardboard pieces. For the LARGE TREE, you need to roll it on the largest width, thus making it a little shorter, but this will add variety in the forrest and make it look a lot cooler.

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Start off by marking 2" on both sheets. This will be where the two sheets will connect together.

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Align the two pieces together.

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Your cardboard pieces should look like this...

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Take some Masking Tape (cheaper then scotch tape) and place it ALL along the edge of the seam.

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Whatever excess there may be, make sure to fold it over to the other side.

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Then FLIP your cardboards on the other side, and place more masking tape along the seam on this side and fold over excess pieces.

Now we are ready to "roll" it into a tree.

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First, draw a line at 1" from the side of the 2 pieces. (The longest side)

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This is where you will align the other side to form the tree.

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Gently fold over the 2 pieces, well, now one piece. It might be tricky in the center section since it is 2 thicknesses overlaped.

Try to not make crease in the paper, this could make the tree less strong when upright.