I've been wanting to make these ever since I saw them here and then here. They are the perfect Christmas craft--FREE and easy to make, plus the bonus of reusing/recycling your old magazines and catalogues.
Start with any magazine or catalogue and press open to flatten the spine. Then start folding. The first fold is from the right hand corner over to the left side of the page.
Then fold the folded piece over onto itself into a point.
Flip it over and it should look like this. That point on the bottom needs to be folded up and tucked inside to make the bottom of the tree nice and flat.
It should look like this.
Repeat for every page of the magazine.
The thicker the magazine, the longer it will take and the fuller your tree will be.
This one was a Martha Stewart Living Magazine. You can leave them as is, or get a little fancy. Isn't it sweet in my thrifted white bowl?
Enter fancy!!
I've been coveting this glitter set for a long time and finally got it with a Michael's 40% off coupon. I also picked up some spray adhesive.
I gave the trees a quick coat of the spray adhesive
and sprinkled some of the glitter on the trees.
It's kind of subtle but sparkles when the light hits it.
They are hanging out on the kitchen counter right now.
I can't stop making them..I love this little one that I made out of a Tiffany & Co. catalogue.
I'm going to have a forest soon!!
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Topsy Turvy Tuesday
What We Wore/Made Wednesday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Tabletop Tuesday
Tuesday To Do
Twice Owned Tuesday
Workshop Wednesday
White Wednesday
Thriftaholics Weekly
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What I Whipped Up Wednesday
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Taking a Time Out Thursday
Catch a Glimpse
Alphabe-Thursday
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I'm Lovin' It
Weekend Wrap Up
Create & Inspire
Sugar & Spice
Inspiration Friday
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Find Your Craft Friday
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It's So Very Cheri
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So Creative
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Tutorial Tips & Tricks
Crazy Cute Thursday
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43 comments:
Lovely idea Heather - I bet they would look lovely with little glitter stars on top as well :)
what a great way to use all the catalogs that come in every day for the holidays. I am going to pin it!!
Thanks for sharing the great tutorial. I'm a little clumsy with paper, and can see this going about 4 kinds of wrong for me...but I'm going to give it a try...with hubby's magazine. ;)
Happy Tuesday! ☺
Adorable. I just pinned this on Pinterest.
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Those are so cute! I love how they turned out.
Heather, these are sooooo cute!!! What a great idea!
That is adorable. I love it! :)
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Love these--and I have a stack of magazines waiting to be used!
Oh how lovely, your Tiffany cataglog tree is beautiful. Great idea and sweet display. dawn suitcase vignettes xo
Oh how lovely, your Tiffany cataglog tree is beautiful. Great idea and sweet display. dawn suitcase vignettes xo
Aren't you crafty!! That is super cute!!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! See you next week,
Beth =-)
what a fun trip down memory lane. we used to do this when I was a kid .(I'm in my 50's now)...we would use reader's digest..if you stop at the first fold complete your pages , add a Styrofoam ball on top and hands to the sides its makes a really cute Santa or snowman. Happy creating.
This is such a clever idea! We have so many magazines to recycle, I'm going to have to pull a couple out for my homeschoolers. Thanks! (Hopped over from TGIF)
This is a great idea. I was thinking of the kids and I making some of these for the nursing home residents.
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What a great recycling project!!
I love these! so cool!
those are cute what a great idea
These are way cute. I've got a stack of catalogs waiting to be recycled and now I know how I'm going to do that! thanks!!
the trees are so sweet! Your whole house is adorable (and I like the wreaths in all the windows!) {:-D
Superb ‘E’ post – great craft ideas - and blog!
Have a great weekend too & look forward to *seeing* you soon.
Here’s mine
Love this idea! So simple, but unique!
I love this! Thanks so much for sharing at Taking A Timeout Thursday. I just shared on Facebook.
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This is such a clever & creative idea. It's a good & inexpensive way to add cheer to any room.
Excellent instructions & presentation!
Thanks for sharing.
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What a great idea for catalogs and magazines! They look amazing too :) Maybe I will turn some of our magazines into trees this year too!
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Cute idea! I cant wait to give it a try!
~Mrs. Delightful
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the recycled paper trees are awesome! I featured them this week at WorkShop Wednesday. Thanks for sharing!
These are so cool! What a great way to recycle AND decorate. Digging through my recycle bin as soon as I get home for some old magazines...
Great news! You're being featured this week at Taking A Timeout Thursday! Thanks for sharing.
I love this idea. They look so pretty.
Love this idea; and like most everyone else has posted--great idea to recycle. Your vignettes are so pretty!
Such a cute idea. I LOVE it. Thanks for the tutorial- I'm pretty sure I would completely over think how to do this if I just saw a picture, but just folding the pages- so easy! Thanks so much for sharing!
HI Heather, Happy Holidays! I just came from Just Something I whipped up and saw your trees. I loved your Tiffany catalog tree. I love this craft too. I've been using my trees as card holders and window decorations also. Please stop by when you have a chance to see our version.
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What a terrific way to repurpose old magazines and books!
Thanks for sharing @ Knick of Time Tuesday!
Blessings,
Angie @ Knick of Time
I remember a similar idea for a wreath from years and years ago.
I never would have thought of the glitter either!
Thanks for an exceptionally cute and creative share for the letter "E".
These are totally enchanting.
A+
Very pretty and creative! They look so beautiful on those stands. You should leave them out year round as a cute decoration.
Super cute! I made Christmas trees whimsical style last year out of a Land of Nod catalog-they look great in your house! love repurposing old mags this way :)
Love these trees! So cute! Great use of old magazines. Visiting from Debbiedoos link party.
Super cute, now I have something to do with ALL my extra magazines! Come link up this and anything you like on MoMomma Mondays (runs all week and every monday! ) www.momomma.com
That is a very cute way to recycle magazines.
Great idea!
They look wonderful. Now I "have to" do some.
Besos from Argentina, Silvina
I've always liked these. I like the one with the blue. Cute.
I am so happy that you posted this! I used to make these as a kid and every year I think of them, but can never remember how we folded the pages. Now I know! Look out Reader's Digest! I'm coming for ya! We tried to make one out of a massive phone book one time. As I recall, it didn't work too well! We also lightly spray painted them green and glittered them too! How fun! Discovered you through Wow Us Wednesday (I think that's what it's called) and will be following for more fun posts! Feel free to visit me at pinkcherubmoon.blogspot.com! Hugs, Leena
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