The hubs and I put up our first Christmas tree this year!
We were a little short on ornaments, so I've been making some:
I used pages from an old book...
And cut them into strips 1 inch wide:
Then I cut them into varying lengths...
Two 8 inches
Two 7 inches
Two 6 inches
and one 5 inches:
Then layer them with the longest on the outside,
and the 5 inch one on the inside...
And staple them all together on one end like so:
The 5 inch strip is the center...
Bring the other strips in towards it,
and staple them all together
[be sure to leave about an inch at the top of the center piece]:
Punch a hole in the top piece and tie a cord through it:
Hang on your tree:
I'm linking to these parties.
17 comments:
Geesh, Mandy, you are so darn clever! What a cute idea, and what a great ornament for a first Christmas. Our first Christmas was truly my favorite :)
love this...i was just thinking about making some kind of christmas decor with an old book. thanks for posting!
Very sweet! I love these type of ornaments. I've never seen the heart before. :) What a fun addition!
you are so so so creative. i can't get over it:)
gina
I like! Would look great with sheet music too. Thanks for the 'how-to'.
Aren't you just full of great ideas this week! Definitely gonna give this one a try!
Very pretty!
So pretty!! I love it! Thanks for the idea!
I love it, so clever! I'm going to try it today :)
LOVE! It's so much cuter with book pages than just regular ol' paper! :) Thanks for sharing!
Beautifully done! I'll add this to my already long list of great book page projects. Love the heart shape, so simple and stylish!
For our first Christmas, I made ornaments that are a small cluster of bells on ribbon. I still have them and use them 13 year later. Aww...
This is so cute! I have to decorate some trees for a church dinner, and there's no budget, so these will be perfect! Thanks for the tutorial!
Love these!! Something about old book pages...
Just a darling idea! And the book pages adds texture.
Very sweet...I have a big old book waiting for me to finish using its pages.
These are SO cute!! I love them!!
My boyfriend's sister is going to be getting engaged any day now (eee!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!) and I think she would like these decorations at the wedding! :) I'll have to show her them.
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