DIY 3D Autumn Forest 🍂🌳| #diy #craft #papercraft #diycrafts, by Mee Mee Fun on YouTube. 1 min 51 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 51 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Cut a piece of brown or green paper to fit your cardboard base and glue it down flat. This becomes the forest floor.
Cut brown cardstock into strips about 1 cm wide and 5 to 8 cm tall for trunks. Make some taller than others for depth.
Cut tree crowns from orange, red and yellow paper. Use circles or soft blob shapes about 4 to 6 cm across, two per tree.
Fold each crown in half along the middle, then glue two folded halves back to back around the top of a trunk.
Glue the trunks to the base, standing taller trees near the back and shorter ones near the front so the scene looks 3D.
Punch or snip lots of tiny leaves, about 5 mm wide, from your paper scraps in autumn colours.
Spread glue thinly over the floor, sprinkle the leaves on top and press them down gently with your fingers.
Leave the scene to dry flat for about 20 minutes, then add a few loose leaves or a small paper path.
Tips and common mistakes
Crease each crown fold firmly with a fingernail so the tree stands up instead of flopping.
Use a glue stick for the leaves and white glue only at the trunk bases, which stops the paper from wrinkling.
Cut leaves over a tray so the small pieces do not scatter across the table.
Keep scissors pointed away from your fingers and cut small leaves slowly.
Questions
What kind of paper works best?
Stiff cardstock holds trees upright, while ordinary printer paper is fine for the tiny leaves. Thin paper will bend over under its own weight.
How long does it take to dry?
White glue needs about 20 minutes to set and longer to harden fully. Leave the base flat and do not stand it up while it is still wet.
Can young children make this?
Yes, with help on the cutting. Let them fold crowns, spread glue and sprinkle leaves while an adult handles the scissors.
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