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My husband and I have started an unconventional Christmas tree tradition. With half this year gone we’re already trying to plan for this year’s! This past year we based our tree on a popular paper bag craft I saw on Pinterest where you twist and cut the ends to create branches. Instead of a miniature paper bag tree I suggested we built a giant paper bag out of Kraft paper and create a life size version. I decided the tree itself was ugly so I painted it white and made it much more festive for Christmas. Including a disco ball made from cut up CDs and pillow stuffing for snow. Here’s the result.

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Kraft paper being constructed into giant paper bag

15 foot giant paper bag

Paper bag tree while holding miniature real paper bag tree

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Painted white to be more festive

CD disco ball tree topper. Hung from ceiling when finished.

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Can’t forget the “snow”

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Finished!

We were able to change the color of the tree by adding colored papers in front of the spot lights.

CD disco ball tree topper

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We sent out a Christmas card with our two other family members because the branches ended up looking “snake like”…our family members weren’t too thrilled!

Watch how we built it in this video!

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