Christmas crafting

All of my work colleagues also know of my love of Christmas, so every year I am given the task of decorating my workplace. This involves decorating 3 display cabinets as well as the main areas of the building. I always try and put a lot of thought into the displays and make them different every year. I also have a very small budget, read, no budget, try and make as much as you can yourself! Some years it works out really well, others have been a bit ordinary.
Anyway, this year I have decided to try and decorate using old books turned into book art and vintage newspapers. As I work in a library, this is a good use of old damaged books that can no longer be borrowed.
I have decided to make a couple of Christmas wreaths. I found some ideas on Pinterest and they didn't look too hard, so this week I have spent time rolling pages of a book into cones and today I have glued it all together. This is the result:

Step 1: Remove pages from an old book.

Step 2: Roll pages into cones and use 2 pages, folded into accordions. They will decorate the centre.

 

Step 3: Cut the centre out of a paper plate. This is what you will glue your cones onto to make the wreath.

 

Step 4: Start glueing.

Step 5: All glued into place, 2 rows in all.

                                                    

The finished wreath.

I am very pleased with the result, now I just have to work out how to hang it in the cabinet and make one more! Stay tuned for more Christmas book art.