DIY Book Page Christmas Tree How To

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Supplies

• Paperback Book
• Terracotta Pot
• Floral Foam
• Spanish Moss
• Hot glue gun and sticks
• White Chalk Paint
• Paintbrush
• Brown Glaze
• Rock

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For one tree I used 4 4×6 book pages so approximately 120 leaves I cut out with my Cricut Maker.

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The extra bottom portion of the page I used to cover the the bottom of the tree base before beginning to apply the leaves.

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Simply adding a dot of hot glue at the top of each leaf and then pressing it to the base works wonders. I start at the bottom and work my way up in rows overlapping each leaf for complete coverage.

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When I got to this point I had to deal with the top of the tree. Now, as you can see the furniture leg does not come anywhere near a point so I needed to make my own if I didn’t want a blunt Christmas tree.

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I decided to take the bottom strip off of one of the book pages and fold it over into a cone shape which I glued to the top of the leg.

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From there I continue adding leaves which will hide where the wood to paper transition is.

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I left a bit of a hole in the top to hot glue the star in place.

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Then I cut some of the little pips off of the floral bush I got the star from. I hot glued them around the tree, spacing them out.

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The terracotta pot I painted with two coats of white chalk paint. Once that was dry I used a watered down brown glaze to give it a more aged look.

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A rock in the bottom of the pot helps to balance out the weight of the tree so it won’t tip over.

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On top of the rock I add in several small pieces of floral foam which I shape into a hill with my fingers.

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Then I hot glue pieces of spanish moss onto the foam.

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I push the screw down into the center of the foam, making a hole for the tree. The hole is filled with hot glue, and then I press the screw back into the hole.

I decided the pot seemed too plain, so I added some embellishments.

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First, some cotton trim around the pot.

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Then I found a cute button to add over the seam, and some more of the little pips as well.

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