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3D Christmas Tree Template

A 3D Christmas tree from two flat pieces: one is slit down from the top, the other up from the bottom, and they slide into each other and stand on their own. Christmas tables, window sills, village scenes and cake toppers.

Slot-together tree — change shape

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Only here Your own design

Put a logo, photo or pattern straight onto the box — most free template sites give you the outline and stop there. Drag it where you want it; it is trimmed to the cut lines so nothing prints off the card, and it stays in your browser.

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Bigger than the paper? Each piece prints whole on its own sheet. A single piece is never split: pick bigger paper or a smaller size. More about printing

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Drop a picture anywhere on the drawingTap “Add a picture” below to print your own design on this box.

Print at 100% (“actual size”), never “fit to page”, or the box comes out the wrong size.

The slot-together tree template, flat and folded

Slot-together tree template — free printable dieline with cut and fold lines, any size
The printable dieline at its standard size. Type your own size above for yours.
Slot-together tree folded up from the template — the finished piece
The box it folds into.

What this template is for

A 3D Christmas tree from two flat pieces: one is slit down from the top, the other up from the bottom, and they slide into each other and stand on their own. Christmas tables, window sills, village scenes and cake toppers.

Also called 3d christmas tree · paper christmas tree · cardboard christmas tree · interlocking tree — all the same shape, and this is it.

How to use this template

All four downloads are the same slot-together tree at the same size — only the format changes.

PDF printing at home
Print at 100 per cent, or hand it to a print shop as "actual size, no scaling".
PNG 300 dpi Canva, Photoshop, Procreate
Upload, lock it in place and design your slot-together tree on top. Free plan and phone included. Full Canva walkthrough →
SVG Cricut, Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity
Vector, with cuts, folds and labels on separate layers. Cricut and Silhouette walkthrough →
DXF Silhouette, laser and vinyl cutters
Two layers, CUT and FOLD — and the one free Silhouette Studio Basic will open.

Getting it printed properly →

Printing it

  1. Type your size above, then download the PDF.
  2. Print at 100% — never “fit to page”, or every measurement comes out wrong.
  3. Too big for the paper? Pick your paper size and leave Fit the pieces to the page ticked: each piece gets its own place on a sheet and the PDF comes out with every page in it, nothing cut in half and nothing to tape.

How to put it together

These pictures are the slot-together tree itself, not a generic diagram — change the measurements above and the template changes, but the three steps never do.

  1. Cut the solid lines

    Every solid line is a cut. Do the inside shapes first, while the sheet is still whole and easy to hold.

  2. Score every dashed line

    Dashed lines are folds. Score each one first — an empty ballpoint against a ruler — or the card cracks along the outside of the bend.

  3. AB

    Fold, glue and hold

    Cut out both pieces and their slits. Slide piece A, slit down, onto piece B, slit up, at right angles, until the tops line up. On thick card, widen the slits a little if they are tight.

Glue: a glue stick for paper, white PVA on card — hold each seam thirty seconds, and let the box dry standing up.

Questions about the slot-together tree

How do the pieces go together?
One is slit from the top down to the middle, the other from the bottom up to the middle. Slide one onto the other at right angles and the slits meet, so the tops line up and it stands on its trunk.
How wide are the slits?
One board thickness plus 0.4 mm, so they slide together without tearing. Set your card thickness and they follow.
Will it print on one sheet?
Yes. Both pieces of the 160 mm tree it opens with print on one A4 or US Letter sheet.

Print your own design on it

Add a logo, photo or pattern in the panel on the left and drag it onto the slot-together tree. It is trimmed to the cut outline, embedded properly in the PDF, and never leaves your computer — most free template sites hand you the outline and stop there. How printing your own design works.

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