Paperback Christmas Tree

This Christmas tree is very easy to make from an old paperback book. (use can easily use a readers digest) This is an old craft that I learned when I was in elenemtary school and my kids and I love to sit and make – I hope you find this useful and enjoy 🙂

You will need:
paperback book
wooden star
gold, silver or green spray paint
utility knife or sharp paring knife

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, From the outer most point inward First, fold the top right corner toward the spine to form a right angled triangle.Fold the triangle toward the spine again, 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.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.

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