Turn old books into Christmas decorations: dust off all the old books you kept in the boxes up in the attic: it’s time to give them new life, making some amazing Christmas decorations.
With the creative recycling it’s possible create easy and low cost decorations from scratch, which will give your home a truly original Christmas touch. Here it is 7 fantastic ideas for making decorations and decorations with old books.
You love to read and do you collect books of all kinds? For sure you will have one well-stocked library, where all your favorite books are arranged in an orderly succession on the shelves and are divided according to the color of the spine.
Probably, after reading the title of this article, you will have had a thrill at the thought of having to sacrifice your precious volumes, to make Christmas decorations.
Read also: 10 low cost decorations for Christmas day: tips and ideas
But really, what we want to offer you is recovery of all those old unusable volumes of which you can’t get rid of, but begging to be dusted off since you closed them in boxes up in the attic.
Try to recover those very ruined books, with worn covers and pages yellowed by time: with creative recycling you can give them new life, making truly unique Christmas decorations, able to beautify your home with that magical touch that only the paper of an old book can give.
If we have intrigued you and you are really considering trying your hand at the do-it-yourself, find out how to create decorations is Christmas decorations with old books: here 7 original ideas and low cost to decorate your home.
1. Origami tree
Remember how to make a paper airplane? The procedure for make a small origami tree is almost the same: le pages of the book they will go folded to create many triangles. With double-sided tape glue them together and creates the shape of a fir.
The final touch will be the decorations: one necklace, of bracelets or a thread of fairy lights. And, of course, the inevitable star tip.
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2. Traditional spruce
To create a traditional fir you need many single pages, which you will have to crease or wrap around. Make a cardboard cone which will serve you as base to create the shape of your fir. Starting from the bottom he realizes a type of paper garland, using scattered sheets held together by a few pieces of tape adhesive.
With this procedure you climb up to the top, at the apex of the cone, and ends with a cardboard star, on the back of which you will have previously fixed a toothpick: you will need to insert it into the central hole of the base cone. Shape the pages of the book to give them the shape of a fir and decorate them with a Christmas banner.
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3. Tree of books
The last one tree proposal it is also the most suggestive. Arrange yours books on a stable surface, opening them in the center and turning them over with the cover facing up. Create one messy stack of books in the shape of a hut and finish by inserting a real tip and some decorative festoons.
4. Paper angels
Between Christmas decorations, angels are the most replicated figurative subjects ever! you can also make them with paper, and to do it you must first create the paper cone that will be the dress base.
You can create it in two ways: or make theorigami tree that we have proposed previously, or cover a cardboard cone with the pages of your book.
For wingsinstead zig zag fold there page of a book is close it in the center with a staple: you will create two small fans that will be fixed on the back with a little hot glue.
Paste one wooden ball, they will do just fine too the ones you use as a mothproof in the drawers, paint the face of your angel and decorate it with some white ribbon around the neck.
5. Garland
Create one Christmas wreath recycling the pages of an old book e decorate it with some mistletoe leaves, with decorative balls or with paper mache flowers. Start by making one donut shape on a packing carton and cut it out: will be the basis of your wreath.
With a die cutter (or by hand) cut it many leaf shapes from the pages of the book e glue them onto the cardboard base, being careful to fill in all the spaces. When your wreath is completely full, you can move on to decorations. Do not forget to tie a red ribbon in the center satin: it will allow you to hang it on the door.
6. Pop up tree
Would you like to create one pop up decoration really original? Choose a book very ruined with a hard cover. Try to open it vertically by placing it on a base stable: if the book maintains its position it is the right one!
To make the pop up decoration start from a drawing on a card. You can choose any subject: a fir, one star or a angel they are the most popular and simplest forms to make. Cut out the drawing e fold the shape in half: trace the outline of your silhouette directly on each page of the book.
At this point you just have to cut off excess paper, taking care of follow perfectly traced outline. you can help you with a utility knife, but if you are afraid of making a mistake by cutting too deep, use some scissors as well: the result will be truly amazing!
7. Christmas decorations
For the origami enthusiasts it will be a breeze to make Christmas tree decorations, starting from pages of an old book. Unleash your imagination and create three-dimensional shapes for beautify your tree. You really can indulge yourself and customize it as you like: stars, flowers, little hearts, but also more complex forms such as reindeer, angels and theinevitable Santa Claus.
Christmas decorations with recycled books: images and photos
Are you fascinated by the idea of being able to create Christmas decorations by recycling old books? Then it’s time to take a look at the photo gallery: here are all the most original creative ideas, to create low-cost Christmas decorations with your old unusable books.
Turn old books into Christmas decorations: dust off all the old books you kept in the boxes up in the attic: it’s time to give them new life, making some amazing Christmas decorations.
With the creative recycling it’s possible create easy and low cost decorations from scratch, which will give your home a truly original Christmas touch. Here it is 7 fantastic ideas for making decorations and decorations with old books.
You love to read and do you collect books of all kinds? For sure you will have one well-stocked library, where all your favorite books are arranged in an orderly succession on the shelves and are divided according to the color of the spine.
Probably, after reading the title of this article, you will have had a thrill at the thought of having to sacrifice your precious volumes, to make Christmas decorations.
Read also: 10 low cost decorations for Christmas day: tips and ideas
But really, what we want to offer you is recovery of all those old unusable volumes of which you can’t get rid of, but begging to be dusted off since you closed them in boxes up in the attic.
Try to recover those very ruined books, with worn covers and pages yellowed by time: with creative recycling you can give them new life, making truly unique Christmas decorations, able to beautify your home with that magical touch that only the paper of an old book can give.
If we have intrigued you and you are really considering trying your hand at the do-it-yourself, find out how to create decorations is Christmas decorations with old books: here 7 original ideas and low cost to decorate your home.
1. Origami tree
Remember how to make a paper airplane? The procedure for make a small origami tree is almost the same: le pages of the book they will go folded to create many triangles. With double-sided tape glue them together and creates the shape of a fir.
The final touch will be the decorations: one necklace, of bracelets or a thread of fairy lights. And, of course, the inevitable star tip.
You may be interested in: Furnishing your home at no cost (or almost)
2. Traditional spruce
To create a traditional fir you need many single pages, which you will have to crease or wrap around. Make a cardboard cone which will serve you as base to create the shape of your fir. Starting from the bottom he realizes a type of paper garland, using scattered sheets held together by a few pieces of tape adhesive.
With this procedure you climb up to the top, at the apex of the cone, and ends with a cardboard star, on the back of which you will have previously fixed a toothpick: you will need to insert it into the central hole of the base cone. Shape the pages of the book to give them the shape of a fir and decorate them with a Christmas banner.
Do you want design advice on how to furnish? Join the group
3. Tree of books
The last one tree proposal it is also the most suggestive. Arrange yours books on a stable surface, opening them in the center and turning them over with the cover facing up. Create one messy stack of books in the shape of a hut and finish by inserting a real tip and some decorative festoons.
4. Paper angels
Between Christmas decorations, angels are the most replicated figurative subjects ever! you can also make them with paper, and to do it you must first create the paper cone that will be the dress base.
You can create it in two ways: or make theorigami tree that we have proposed previously, or cover a cardboard cone with the pages of your book.
For wingsinstead zig zag fold there page of a book is close it in the center with a staple: you will create two small fans that will be fixed on the back with a little hot glue.
Paste one wooden ball, they will do just fine too the ones you use as a mothproof in the drawers, paint the face of your angel and decorate it with some white ribbon around the neck.
5. Garland
Create one Christmas wreath recycling the pages of an old book e decorate it with some mistletoe leaves, with decorative balls or with paper mache flowers. Start by making one donut shape on a packing carton and cut it out: will be the basis of your wreath.
With a die cutter (or by hand) cut it many leaf shapes from the pages of the book e glue them onto the cardboard base, being careful to fill in all the spaces. When your wreath is completely full, you can move on to decorations. Do not forget to tie a red ribbon in the center satin: it will allow you to hang it on the door.
6. Pop up tree
Would you like to create one pop up decoration really original? Choose a book very ruined with a hard cover. Try to open it vertically by placing it on a base stable: if the book maintains its position it is the right one!
To make the pop up decoration start from a drawing on a card. You can choose any subject: a fir, one star or a angel they are the most popular and simplest forms to make. Cut out the drawing e fold the shape in half: trace the outline of your silhouette directly on each page of the book.
At this point you just have to cut off excess paper, taking care of follow perfectly traced outline. you can help you with a utility knife, but if you are afraid of making a mistake by cutting too deep, use some scissors as well: the result will be truly amazing!
7. Christmas decorations
For the origami enthusiasts it will be a breeze to make Christmas tree decorations, starting from pages of an old book. Unleash your imagination and create three-dimensional shapes for beautify your tree. You really can indulge yourself and customize it as you like: stars, flowers, little hearts, but also more complex forms such as reindeer, angels and theinevitable Santa Claus.
Christmas decorations with recycled books: images and photos
Are you fascinated by the idea of being able to create Christmas decorations by recycling old books? Then it’s time to take a look at the photo gallery: here are all the most original creative ideas, to create low-cost Christmas decorations with your old unusable books.
