Hey y’all! Hope you are having a great week! Thanks so much to those that entered the One Less Thing Stocking Giveaway!! So, are you ready for the winner?
Congratulations, Reeta (comment #8)!!
You get 4 SUPER cute stockings!! Yay! Angela with One Less Thing will be contacting you.
So now on to a fun and fast Christmas craft you can make TODAY …for free! I saw so many book page Christmas tree ideas on Pinterest and knew I’d love to make my own version.
The supplies for book page trees are simple – I just used things from around my house:
*Paper plates
* a book or magazine you no longer need
*a stapler
*hot glue gun and glue sticks
*scissor
*spray paint (optional)
*craft paint (optional)
Here’s how EASY it is to make your own:
1. Wrap two paper plates into cones and staple.
2. Shove one cone into the other and staple.
3. Your tree will lean a bit. Just trim around the bottom until it is flat.
Leaning…
Flat:
4. Yank pages out of an unwanted book or magazine. Cut the pages into long strips.
5. Starting from either the top or bottom (your preference), add a bit of hot glue to the top of the book page and glue it to the paper cone. Continue in a spiral all the way down, making sure to cover any holes with extra pages.
6. To curl the pages, CAREFULLY pull the paper toward you with scissors. If a strip of paper rips, it’s easy to cover it with another one.
Getting there…..
7. If you like your tree the way it is STOP here. To add color, use spray paint and lightly spray until you achieve the look you’re going for. I used just a bit of gold spray paint so the writing could still show through.
*FYI, when you spray the curled paper, it will uncurl a bit. Re-curling doesn’t take long, and it’s a bit therapeutic really. 
8. Now, do you want to add a tree topper? The possibilities and ideas are endless. I chose to make a star by drawing it on a book page and cutting out about 5 or 6 pages to make it thicker. I did this twice because the stars will be glued together with the top of the cone sandwiched between them.
9. Glue each star to the one on top of it in a stack.
10. If you want to paint your star, this is the time. Again, I chose gold paint but only used one coat so the words could show through.
11. Glue the star to the top.
And that’s it!!
The really cool thing about these trees is that there are so many ways you can make them. Here are a few others I liked:
Pretty cool! And fast, and fun, and simple.
Today is the last day of school! Pickle will be home for a couple of weeks…he may want to make a few of these for the grandparents. :)
Have a great weekend!
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This is so cute!! I love your tree!!
So FREAKIN’ cute! I am totally going to make these with the boys next week while they are out of school. PS of all the examples, yours was the cutest!! oxoxo
Love it!!!! So cute. Can you have a contest for someone to spend the day with you and do some of your crafts????!!!!
They are so cute! And I love the way they looked as centerpieces tonight! I actually got to take one home with me! YAY!
This would be a cute craft for the kids. I love the idea of using a bunch of them as centerpieces.
Now, this is a true C.R.A.F.T.!! super cute
Adorable tree! Trouble is, I’m not sure I can part with a book or magazine. I am a bit addicted to keeping them…I’ll have to go find a book I wouldn’t possibly ever read
What a cute tree!! Thank you for the tutorial and for linking up the different styles. If I ever find a book I can part with, I’m going to make some for sure.
I love these. I work at a library that has a retail outlet. All art displayed there is made by the staff. I want to give one of these trees a try. Love all of them. You are so creative. I’ve just hit the “follow me on Pinterest” button. Look forward to seeing more of your creations…and grabbed your button for my Blog:Plaid Pages, a journal: http://esmeelynne.blogspot.com/
Esmee Lynne
Very cute tree! Found you on Be Different Act Normal and just featured this on our Fun FInds!
A-dorable. Totally want to make this now. Kinda ironic isn’t it that paper becomes trees? Hope you had a great holiday Beth! Happy New Year!
This is so cute! I will have to try this out for next year! Thanks
What a cute little idea!
Love, love, love the trees! What a great idea! Every time I visit I am inspired. I just started my blog. Hope it inspires someday as well!