I don’t know if you know but I really don’t like Christmas. I don’t read Christmas reads, I don’t draw attention to it in any way and I won’t share (literally) the Christmas joy. I’m very sorry but I have to stay true to myself! Now I do understand people who get caught up in this festive spirit. Honestly, I was once like that as well, it just lost its shimmer a bit now.
What I really don’t like are all the things you HAVE to do. I’m sure I don’t need to give examples. I put up a tree last year simply because I wanted to see what Poes (the cat) was going to do but she wasn’t even interested. All that effort and then she disappoints me like that, not even pawing once at the Christmas ornaments, and even the lights couldn’t mesmerize her. Nah this year I’m taking it very easy, there isn’t going to be a traditional tree.
Here’s this year’s Christmas tree. All you need is an old book (I got this one at work because it’s not up to date anymore) and a wooden stick..
You cut paper squares of different sizes…
All you need to do next is make a good solid base by taping the stick on a piece of cardboard
And you slide your paper squares over the stick and tadaaa.. my mini-book tree is ready !
So what do you think of my funny mini project? Anyone who’d consider making one as extra decoration? I kind of like the first picture with the stacked open books as well… maybe I could make one like this as well :-). Two Christmas trees this year!!
I don’t much like the festive period either but I do like putting up my tree. It’s just a lovely atmosphere and I miss it when I have to take it down. But apart from that, January can’t come soon enough.
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January? Bring on July and August is what I want! I already have to ‘help’ put up a tree at work, that’s already with a lot of grumbling from me and enough work 🙂
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Like the years don’t go fast enough?! 😂
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I only ‘live’ during the summer months.. the winter months I feel I’m hibernating 🙂
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Oh yes, same. I hate the cold.
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haha, this is really cute!! ❤ i am a total christmas freak. i love it!!! i want a christmas tree at my place, but i can't because MY cats are the devil hahaha 😀
i'm sorry that you don't like this holiday, but it's totally ok. i am sure there are other holidays you love waaay more! 🙂
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Hihi thank you Alex. I love seeing those pics of devil cats hanging in trees :-).
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hahaha 😀 i really don’t know what they think in that moment 😀
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This is so cute!!!
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I think so too, thank you!!
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My hands are not made for this kind of exercises!
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Haha you’ve already said, but this is really easy though ;-). If you do the traditional tree, I’m sure you can do this one :-).. it’s often more difficult to put up a real tree with the lights and all..
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That’s why I don’t bother with trees either :p
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I’ve got a massive 7ft Christmas tree with all the trimmings and I like yours better, haha! If it weren’t for my son, I wouldn’t put a tree up either.
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Wow! It is a cool tradition for kids and I’d do it too if I had children. If I want to see Christmas trees I only have to look at the trees (at least 3 different ones) at work.
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Great fun and so easy to do! I enjoy Christmas but only have a very small tree because my hubby isn’t keen on it either.
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It is easy to make, pet safe and you can put it anywhere :-)! I thought everybody would be making fun of it really but the reactions are way better than ever expected 🙂
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We’re a nice binch really 😃
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Oh I love this! What a great idea. We didn’t do Christmas last year – no tree and a sandwich for Christmas lunch – my hubby doesn’t really like Christmas and I can take it or leave it. I will be putting up the tree this year though.
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So strange but I have the feeling that it’s often men who don’t bother with Christmas. Good on you to put up the tree anyway this year! Thanks Abbie!
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I had to stop by and see your Christmas tree!!
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Hihi thank you for looking at my mini-tree 😉
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Now you gave me an idea! I’ve been thinking on what to put in my office and now I see this. Haha. It’s cute and simple and nevertheless still a Christmas tree. 😀
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Ha yes it would make perfect office decoration 🙂 Thank you lovely!
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What a cute little tree!
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Thank you Elizabeth! I’m all for cuteness 🙂
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The bottom one is gorgeous! Very sorry but I love Christmas! Love love love! (I’m sorry, just very excited!) Need to calm down, there’s still a few weeks to go!
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I forgive you for love love loving Christmas. Someone has to haha :-). Do you like Christmas songs too then? Mariah Carey all day long? Please don’t make me think about it 🙂
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What a nice little tree! Love it. ❤
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Oww thank you ❤
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I love it! I want to try it 🤗🙃
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Yes! Cutting the squares is most of the work, it’ll go fast after that.. just don’t stack them too close on top of each other! Thank you for the thumbs up!
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I absolutely love this! What a great idea – thank you for sharing!
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Oww you’re so kind, thank you Jo 🙂 Not what you were expecting probably 🙂
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It is a little different to the norm, but that’s (part of) what I like about it!
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It’s the pressure to have a perfect christmas that I object to. I hate seeing all those articles about how to decorate your tree, dining table etc and how to cook turkey so its perfection.No wonder people get stressed
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True! Plenty of colleagues are asking around already about what to make for dinner guests, they’re asking everyone around for ideas for presents too. If you’re not busy with that stuff yet you even feel more under pressure.
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I had my first trip into the city to do shopping today. Mercifully quiet because large parts of our region got covered in snow so people didn’t venture far.
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There was snow here too.. too dangerous to go out though, unless you live already in the city and could go on foot or public transport. Your shopping trip sounds perfect.. I wouldn’t mind having it like that as well!
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I had to go back into the city today to meet up with my sister and do a bit more shopping. Everyone who stayed away yesterday ventured out today….
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So cute! I’d love to try to make one.
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Thank you! I hope you give it a try and show us 🙂
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You are quite creative with all your book projects, Inge. Pretty cool result too! Definitely a nice alternative to putting up a huge green tree! 🙂
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Thank you so much, I really like doing this and that and I’ve done quite a few non-bookish things as well (making a bear, a quilt, a scrapbook, greeting cards). Maybe I really should have become a kindergarten teacher :-). Thank you for your kind words!
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❤ SO GOOD, mine would look ugly for sure, yours is amazing.
P.S Mmm pizza….
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Thank you Annie! I don’t see how anything can go wrong making this though, you should just give it a try ;-). Yes pizza, I love pizza !!
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I love this, it looks really cute and easy to make. I will definitely try it, thanks for the post 🙂
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Thanks darling ! So happy to hear you like my little tree!
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Okay, that’s a cute Christmas tree! And it does seem like a perfect tree to put on my desk at work. I’ll have to figure something out to do just that – although I don’t think I have any books I can sacrifice for this.. Hm.. I’ll have to think on it, haha.
As for you not being a Christmas-y person – that’s totally your own good right! I kind of like the excuse of buying gifts for people and setting up my tree. Although the latter is more because I like the coziness it oozes when I’m reading. It just makes everything that much more.. well.. cozy, haha.
And the Christmas markets! Lovelovelove those!
I could do without all the family get-togethers though.. They’re so tiring and I’d rather spend those days with friends than with obliged family stuff.. Oh well!
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Maybe you can try it with a newspaper or magazine, it should work too.. as long as the hole isn’t too big so the papers slide down everything is possible. I like the blanket and the hot gingerbread nescafé for coziness but I can enjoy that any time in winter :-). I still have nightmares about those family things and especially the food that I didn’t like and all the smalltalk and questions pff, happy I don’t have to do this anymore :-).
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Oh, with a magazine it’ll be a pretty colorful one either, I reckon! And I might have some Large laying around doing nothing somewhere, so that’d be an option!
Ugh, family things. They said they weren’t going to do anything and then recently got a mail that they’re planning a get-together after all..
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Ugh, Christmas…. we’re on the same page!
thought I’d never share a xmas themed post either… but if you can remember I did… man, that was a moment for me… what happened was that I agreed to a guest post and offered a title I thought might have been interesting to share, instead the xmas themed thing came back and I was like- yikes, If I’d have known 😀
There will be no sort of a tree in my house… but I like your ideas! 🙂 I have the fairy lights up all round the year and I always plug them in when I want a bit of atmosphere, even during summer sometimes 😀
I can’t wait for March! means spring is on way, summer on way… miserable dark time over…
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Whaha! Well I got a review request from an author for a Christmas themed book and I replied that I hate Christmas and stuff and I don’t read Christmas novels (unless they’re crime novels). I think she might have had a little shock :-). Ohh I love the idea of your fairy lights.. I love them, also in summer outside, like in the movies 🙂
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Loved this! You’re so creative 🙂
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Thank you Chloe! Maybe next year I’ll try a real book tree like you see in so many pictures :-). It’ll take so much time putting them back afterwards the way I like them but must be nice to look at too..
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OMG THIS IS SUCH A CUTE DIY ❤ We dont have any christmas tree at our house this year and I was quite sad about that but if I can make a tiny xmas tree then it would cheer me up a bit 😀
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With a bit of creativity you might be able to put up a tree one way or the other :-). Thank you lovely!
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Love this!
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Thank you love!
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