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Use the same folding and crumpling technique as you did for the first piece of Brown Paper.

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Slowly unwrap the brown paper "patch".

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Squiggle some white glue all over the area that is exposing the natural cardboard tube.

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Carefully place the "patch" over the glue and gently press down to create a contact. You can stick your arm inside the tube to add extra support.

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Here is how to hide the joints from the 2 paper pieces.

Start by putting some white glue on the tip of your finger...

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... Now lift the paper and smudge the glue on the very edge of the paper.

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Press the paper edge down and rub some more white glue over the seam. when it dries, you won't be able to see where the two connected.

Make sure to NOT press down TOO HARD, because you don't want to undo all the creases and fold you created for the bark effect.

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For this test the plate was too close to the edge in order to fit the excess paper. If you placed your plate support 7-10 inches inside you might not have to do this step.

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Gently fold over to the inside of the tube any excess tree bark paper.

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Repeat the same step on the other end of the tube.