Martha Stewart Makes a Paper Tree Skirt

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There's no place like home for the holidays, but dressing your house up for this celebratory season can feel like a time-consuming chore, especially if you have tons of timely gear to lug down from the attic. Here's the thing: Preparing your space for Christmas doesn't require a ton of store-bought embellishments—and the handmade stuff doesn't have to cost you an afternoon. Follow along as Martha makes a paper tree skirt and see more holiday decorating ideas in this video.

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00:00Why not make a tree skirt from paper? It's a straightforward project that will add bright

00:04color to the base of your Christmas tree, and it's really simple to make. And I'm using a ribbed

00:10craft paper. It's a very nice paper, easy to fold, easy to work with. And then you're going to score

00:15every inch along the 27-inch length of the paper. So here we have the paper all neatly marked,

00:22ready to fold. And you're going to fold on those scored edges. You're folding in an accordion

00:29pattern, one forward, one backward. Look, it opens into an elegant fan. And now we have to make a

00:35hole, draw your ribbon, and here you have your pleated paper tree skirt, which makes a wonderful

00:42backdrop for your presence under your trade.

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