Monday, 25 November 2013

Paper Book Christmas Tree

OK so my aim is still a simple throw away Christmas, so with this in mind I started on my quest to make paper Christmas trees.

*Fold all the pages so that the top right corner meets the middle or gutter of the book. I find it easiest to go ahead and do the entire section before moving on to the next fold. Do not worry about getting the folds perfectly flat as the folds are what give the tree its fullness.
*Now go through again and the outside diagonal edge into the centre fold, as shown. Then fold the overhanging portion at the bottom and fold it up. Do this for the entire section.Once completed, do the same folding steps for the other section.


Using craft or paper glue, glue the two sections together, let dry, and. . . . I then wanted to add some sparkle so I sprayed the spay adhesive and sprinkled glitter over my trees.


Ta-Dah!!!! A beautiful Christmas Tree!! Keep it simple and make just one or create another 10 using various sizes of books to create an instant Christmas Tree forest.
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19 comments:

  1. Louise25 November 2013 at 08:02

    What a brilliant idea - they look great!

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  2. Gracie Saylor25 November 2013 at 08:10

    Your trees are beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial, also.
    Gracie

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  3. Patricia25 November 2013 at 08:17

    I'm just in the throes of making these myself. Yours look wonderful x

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  4. Plowing Through Life (Martha)25 November 2013 at 09:03

    What an interesting idea. Very creative! And very pretty.

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  5. Meg25 November 2013 at 09:52

    Love them!!!! Thanks for sharing xxx

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  6. My Garden Diaries25 November 2013 at 13:58

    This is brilliant friend!!! I think these have such a cool feeling to them and I have never seen Christmas trees made this way!!! Beautiful!!!!

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  7. trishie25 November 2013 at 14:07

    How fantastic do these trees look! Great idea.

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  8. Jennifer Hays25 November 2013 at 15:30

    These are so clever! I think they came out great.

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  9. haggiz25 November 2013 at 18:07

    They are really effective, thank you for sharing. Julie x

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  10. Unknown25 November 2013 at 21:04

    What fun they are to make, aren't they? A couple of years ago a work colleague and myself made a few (I work in a library!). Ours didn't have the gorgeous glitter on though! XX

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  11. paisleysummer25 November 2013 at 21:23

    They look great! I admire your patience x

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  12. kristieinbc26 November 2013 at 02:05

    These bring back memories of my childhood! We made something very similar, then spray painted them gold.

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  13. A garden just outside Venice26 November 2013 at 02:53

    Such a brilliant idea!
    Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog :)
    Have a good week!

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  14. Paula26 November 2013 at 03:46

    I love your book Christmas trees, they're so lovely.

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  15. Down by the sea26 November 2013 at 07:52

    I made this last year. Yours look good with the finishing glittery touch.
    Sarah x

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  16. Emilie's daughter26 November 2013 at 07:54

    Recycling! So wonderful! Christa

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  17. Unknown26 November 2013 at 12:45

    Oh these are so pretty- I like the added glitter too:)

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  18. Anne27 November 2013 at 08:11

    Very clever!

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  19. fromsophiesview28 November 2013 at 02:33

    I like these a lot!!

    Thanks!

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