Paper Evergreens from Martha

This is an easy, but impressive craft
that even the kids could do...

Step 1: For large Christmas trees, use an adjustable circle cutter to make 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-inch-diameter circles from green card stock (for small trees, omit the 6-inch circle).

Step 2: Fold each circle in half 4 times with a bone finder (top). While circles are folded, snip of the tip of each piece, forming a very small hole in the center.

Step 3: Place smallest circle on the pointed end of a wooden skewer (we used 12-inch skewers), letting the tip poke through the hole in the circle. With a hot-glue gun, dab underside of the circle where paper and skewer meet. Hold for 10 seconds to secure.

Step 4: Work one at a time from smallest circle to largest, slide remaining circles onto skewer; secure with glue.

Step 5: Insert bottom of skewer into a spool; remove, and cut skewer to desired height, keeping in mind that only the spool should be visible beneath the standing tree (we cut ours to 6, 9, and 10 inches). Return skewer to spool; secure with glue. Add a dot of glue to top of skewer, and attach a gold bead.