Simple & Cheap Christmas Tree DIY

I spotted this super sweet DIY over at Taza & Husband and I just HAD to try it myself! I had everything I needed already and an afternoon with a friend to sit and make one. Here's what you need...

• Old book that you can rip apart
• Wood Skewer or something similar
• Crazy Scissors
• Cardboard
• Pipe cleaner or some other ornament for the top
• Glue (optional)

Basically I just attached a skewer through a piece of cardboard for the base and began cutting squares starting with the largest for the base and smallest for the top. I am not sure how many squares altogether I cut, but I did about 5 or 6 of each size. I stacked them according to size and that's it. I made a little ornament for the top of the tree out of a pipe cleaner. I didn't need to glue it on, but if you use anything else for the top, you may need to use glue.

You can check out the original DIY HERE to see a more thorough explanation.

It looks perfect on the mantle this year!

I always put up all my holiday nesting dolls for Christmas. I have received them from different people over the years and they look so perfect on the mantle. Do you have any favorite decorations to put up every year?

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! 

Comments

[Aubree]

It's so cute!! I love your mantle decorations ^^

xo

[RedKite]

I love the Christmas tree DIY. But I dont know which book I want to part with to make the tree.

[Brittany Kyte]

Beautiful!!!

[Amanda Lenhardt]

so cute! I saw these at Anthropologie last season, but they were way to much money, and so easy to make yourself.

[Nicole]

The tree looks so pretty! I love it. I didn't put up any of my usual decorations this year, but I think my favorites will end up being my new handmade ornaments :-D Great post!

[Emily B]

I love that first tree... and I have to say the photos you took of my little tweety bird over at Dawn's site are beautiful! Happy Christmas, Violet!

[Melissa]

This is adorable! I love all your decorations.

<3 Melissa
wildflwrchild.blogspot.com

[Ruzu]

Nice idea, I like alot your christmas decor, i am a fan of nesting dolls

[Barnicles]

so pretty! great tree :)

Barnicles

[Barbora]

The three is won-amazing!! I just love it♥♥

xx Barbora

[Sandra]

It looks beautiful!!

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) Thanks Aubree!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Yeah, that is the hard part!

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) Thanks!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Oh SO easy!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Handmade is always best!

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) I love it!!! So cute!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Me too :)

[BlythePonytailParades]

Thanks Barny!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Thanks Melissa :)

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) Oh thank you!

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) Thank you Sandra!

[jamie]

super cute! i will have to try this next year. :)

[Jessie {my mod style}]

I love it! Handmade is the best! :)

[BlythePonytailParades]

:) Thank you!

[BlythePonytailParades]

Agreed!