Stunning folded Christmas trees XL

What do you think of these stunning folded Christmas trees?!! Made for the window of a paint and wallpaper store Bij Kaat. These trees are made of two types of fabulous silver wallpaper. I used a square of 52 by 52 centimeters. After folding the tree is about 35 centimeters high. See my former tutorial folding Christmas trees

Napkin artichoke

I learned to fold an napkin artichoke like this from Ria, the wife of one of my colleagues. It can be used at any occasion and at any time of year, because you can choose another colour or another design for particular events (e.g. for Easter). 

What you need

- 56 paper napkins

- paperclips

1. Folding the napkins in six steps (56x)

Step 1

Place one napkin in front of you, diamond-shape. Fold the lower tip tothe upper tip.

Step 2

Fold over the triangle, so that a smaller triangle results. 

Fold back,so that a folding line results.

Step 3

Fold the right-hand side of the triangle down toward the folding line. 

Step 4

Repeat this for the left-hand side and turn it over.

Step 5

Fold the outer tips, so that a new triangle results.

Step 6
Fold the tips onto each other, and turn it over. You now
have half a boat. Make 56 of such semi-boats.

2. Making the artichoke

The artichoke consists of seven layers of eight folded napkins. You
start with the bottom layer. Fix the eight semi-boats with a paperclip
in the middle. After this, attach the eight semi-boats to each other (also with paperclips)
so that they make up a circle (see picture).

For the second layer of eight semi-boats you also fix the boats in the

middle by way of paperclips. This makes sure that the boats stay
together.

For the third layer of boats, this is not necessary. Place the second

layer of boats half-way on top of the first. It is not necessary to
fix them on the sides. Make seven layers of boats.

Folded high-heeled shoes

Let me introduce....BootsJoost...my guestblogger. He's very good at folding. Look at those shoes...!!!
He send me a link Ku-Ku ORIGAMI so you can try this yourself.
Thanks Joost, hope to post much more of your foldings!

Folding christmas trees

I like folding. I know it's still november but look at this Christmas trees! It's easy to make. Follow the steps above. It's nice to make a lot of trees (that's why I post this now). If you make a hole in the top, you can hang them with fishing line. For example in the Christmas tree or on a branch or mobile. You can also use them for wrapping presents. I used wrapping paper from Blafre!
Send me a picture of your folded Christmas trees!