Customizable Paper Book Wreath

Supplies You Will Need

1. One large old looking book
2. Stapler
3. Hot glue gun
4. Cardboard cake board
5. Any desired centerpiece Ex. silk flowers, bells, ornaments or bulbs
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 I love to keep busy and I have seen many different versions of paper book wreaths all over. This last year around Christmas time I needed a few presents for different people in my family. I found these wreaths at a craft show. I looked at the price and they where around 20-30 dollars each. My family and I are huge bargain shoppers so I just couldn't do it. Then I thought well maybe I could make my own, it didn’t look to hard and I was right. My whole family loved them and now I want to share this easy and fun project with you.

How To

1. First you will need your book, stapler, and tape.

2. Next take your book and rip the cover off of the pages. Then split the bindings by tearing the sections apart with your hands or you could use a pair of scissors. Open one binding and cut in half with scissors.

3. Start rolling pages into cones as shown in the pictures. Tape to secure paper and staple about one inch up from the bottom. Make around 80 to 90 cones.

4. Once you have all of your cones made grab your hot glue gun and your cake board. Draw a large circle tracing a bowl in the center of the cake board.

5. Next start gluing the staples on the cones to the circle on the cake board. This will       

insure that your wreath is evenly round. Tightly pack the cones together so you will not see the cake board in your finished product. If you need to, you can overlap the cones to fit all of them on. I fit around 35 cones on the bottom layer.

6.  After you are done with the first layer your next step is to draw a smaller circle inside of the larger circle with a smaller bowl. Then continue a second layer of cones as you did with the first.

7. After you finish your second layer you could stop there if you like the way it looks and add your centerpiece or you could add a third layer like I did.

8. Once you are done with your third layer grab your centerpiece and hot glue it to the middle of your wreath.To hang you can punch a hole in the back and thread string through it.