How to make your own Christmas tree! (with books :D )

So I wanted to do something fun for the holiday and I love whenever I go to a bookstore or a library and they have a christmas tree made of books! I know some might think it is silly but I book lovers can understand how happy it makes me.

So this year I decided to make my own!

Below i'm going to give you step by step how you can make your own christmas tree out of your personal library.


STEP 1: Find some space!

You can make a huge tree or a smaller one just find the space that is wide enough for the base of the tree to be built upon. For mine, I used the bay window in my kitchen.

STEP 2: Collect all of yours books!


And I mean it. This took so many books to just make a small tree so like 20 or so is not going to cut it. Get as many as you can!

STEP 3: Orangize your books by size!

This isn't totally necessary but I'm telling you it made it a million times easier. I put all my hardback, heavy books together first and then organized my paperbacks by size. When i say size, I mean both there front cover size as well as thickness. Cover size is going to help you build up and the thickness is going to help give you even levels.

STEP 4: Find a base!

I tried at first building it with nothing in the middle and it seemed like it was ready to collapse. So instead I got 2 boxes. One being a larger tupperware container and the other a smaller but taller box that I use for a christmas decoration I just put out. I stacked them on top of each other.

STEP 5: Start stacking books!

I'd suggest starting with the larger hardcover books on the base (mine contain Harry Potter, Mortal Instruments, and Inkheart series) Stack them around the base but not flat against the square box in the middle. Make them connect in a circle with just a corner touching the base. I put the spine of the books on the outside so you can still see the titles.

Continue doing this over and over again. Just as the base in the middle gets smaller, go from larger books (use the size of the book cover) to smaller books on your way up! Mine started with 6 going around and then 5, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1. Just like any pyramid. Try on each level to use books that are the same thickness so that the levels stay even.

STEP 6: DECORATE!

This is just a personal preference thing. I added some lights around it, A bow on top, and a few little snowflakes to give it a little extra decor. But it is not necessary.

And VOILA!

A christmas tree as unique as you :) (and your reading tastes)

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

Stay tuned for more obsessive reading tales from this obsessive reader!

~HAPPY CHRISTMAS HARRY!~