Vintage Paper Trees...A Christmas Prep!

I saw an idea for these Vintage Paper trees in a Holiday mag...and tried my hand at it...tweeking as I went and putting my own twist   on them...

 Picked up some cute little glasses @ the GW...filled them with "dry flower foam", (walmarts, Michaels,) etc.
Stick a long skewer with a little glue on the end in the middle of the foam...pointy side "UP". I used two pieces of card stock cut 51/2" square and measured from corner to corner to create an "X" in the center of the card stock.
Poke a hole and gently place the stock cards down the skewer to create a sturdy base.
Now create your tree using whatever paper producs you'd like for the desired effect.
I used vintage books, that I had already removed the covers from for a previous project.
Using a paper cutter I cut approx., 30 squares each, (you may use more) of 51/2",
5", 41/2", 4", 31/2", 3", 21/2", 2", down to as small as you'd like.
and depending on your base size....start as large as you'd like.

The origional directions said to fold each piece of paper to find the center but the vintage pages are too fragile for that so I marked them with a little "X" in the center with a ruler and pencil.
Which worked just fine...
As you pull the papes over the skewer..., just twist the pages.

I added some antique music to my base to cover the flower foam and also added some vintage color ribbons as a topper .
Debating glittering this one...really like it just the way it is, maybe the next one.

 Some of the edges I left rough...I like that...

 The aged patina on these old pages worked magic in creating a very vintage effect...

 OOOooohhhh....my.

 Feel like trying one?...

I KNOW !!!!!!!!!!!
I REALLY LOVE THEM TOO!
Let me know what you think!
xo, Kathy.