Christmas Tree Made From A Book

This tree is made from an old vintage book.

Christmas tree made from a book. Gently remove the cover so that it is naked. It s topped with a silver glitter covered star and silver cascading bows. If you have same colored hard covered books then arrange them in a reverse way one on top of the other. This will help the book lay open.

This step by step video shows you how to make your own cone shaped tree by just folding the pages of a book. You are going to start folding 50 numbered pages before the halfway point and finish folding 50 numbered pages after your halfway point to create the christmas tree in the middle of your book. The red lights give your book christmas tree a ravishing look. Mine did some nude modeling back in art school.

The page edges have been stained with a brown paint wash. Take the larger of the two boxes i used the box of my old quesadilla maker to be your base piece. Pages from an old book a paper towel roll hot glue and a star topper. You can cut out or rip out pages from any book but i suggest that it be an old one you aren t going to touch.

That is 50 numbered pages so 25 actual folds before and after the center point. I hope your book is not modest. Approximately 11 tall 12 wide stores and ships flat. Count out 30 pages of your book.

This is where page numbers come in handy. How to make a christmas book tree step one. You can also top these trees with any number of things but i chose a dollar store sparkly star. Paperback christmas tree tutorial step 2.

Gather all your books and sort them by size and shape. And i ll also show you how to make a christmas. Creating a book tree is like building a pyramid with. Paperback christmas tree tutorial step 1.