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Paperback Christmas Tree
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This Christmas tree is very easy to make from an old paperback book. The method used to make it is very similar to our Paperback or Reader's Digest Santa Claus craft project which so many people recall making in the 1970s and this Reader's Digest Christmas Tree.
We now also have directions to make a Paperback Snowman.
Paperback Christmas Tree
Supplies:
- paperback book
- wooden star
- gold, silver or green spray paint
- utility knife or sharp paring knife
Paperback Christmas Tree
Project Instructions:
Choose a paperback book with a strong spine and remove the covers.
Slice the spine with a sharp knife to separate the first 30 pages. This will make the first half of the tree.
Begin folding the pages, as shown in the Photo 1, at right. First, fold the top right corner toward the spine to form a right angled triangle.
Fold the triangle toward the spine again, as shown in Photo 2.
The bottom edge of the page will overhang the bottom of the book.
Fold the overhanging triangle at the bottom of the book back up to form a straight line along the the bottom of page, as shown in Photo 3.
Repeat with all thirty pages and set aside.
Use the knife to slice another 30 pages from the book. Turn this section so the spine is on the right, rather than left. Repeat the steps above to create a mirror image.
Glue the two halves of the Christmas tree together and add a wooden star at the top.
Spray paint the tree all over. You may need two or three coats for complete coverage.
this is a terrible thing to do to a book.
I don't think it's such a bad thing to do to a book. I have a lot of old, yellowed paperback novels with missing covers. This is a great way to recycle books which would only be suitable for the recycling plant. This way, the books can be turned into something beautiful, therefore providing continuous joy!
we used to make these with the old readers digest but we made angels.
Bah, have a little sense of fun.
Bah, have a little sense of fun.
the activites are awsome i've completed them all
We made these similar trees out of Reader's Digest magazines - back in the 70's RD - I think they are too skinny now. We would pull out the mail cards and do the folding. Then we would spray paint in whatever color. We would string multi macaroni shapes and then spray paint that a coordinating metallic color and glue it over the tree as garland
We made these when I was in school, sure am glad that I found them, been out of school a long time and forgot about them know I can show my my grandson. Thanks
I am looking for a decoration my mother (who is now deceased) made using a readers digest. The result was the book was hard, and opened to the middle with a scripture or one side and scripture on the other decoupaged on. It was usually a muted gold color and displayed on an easel.
I find you paper back book projects for good. They are very calming and soothing to make. They turn out really well Thank you Merry Christmas
