7 Easy Book Page Christmas Ornaments: DIY Ideas Made from Old Books

I am obsessed with the idea of ‘Bookmas trees’ and book page Christmas ornaments! There are so many gorgeous ones on social media.

I even made my own book tree after our move to Hawaii!

However, I decided to do this bookish Christmas tree a little differently. I made all of the ornaments out of pages from a vintage book.

Initially, I bought two old books at a flea market to make a bouquet of paper flowers for my bookshelf. They turned out beautiful, but I still had hundreds of pages left. And I couldn’t let them go to waste!

Here are the different book page Christmas ornaments and the paper angel that I made for my Bookmas tree.

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The Tree

I knew I wouldn’t have the time or patience to make enough ornaments for our big Christmas tree. So, I got out the Vinter tree from IKEA that I bought two years ago and haven’t taken out of the box (whoops!).

It’s 67″ tall and kind of sparse. (Think a Charlie Brown tree.) But I think that is perfect for the aesthetic that I’m going for.

I added white lights that we had on hand, two strands of 12′ wood bead garland, and a woven tree collar that I bought from Walmart.

Once all of that was up, adjusted, and readjusted (a billion times!), it was time to start adding the book page Christmas ornaments.

Origami Stars

I thought that these would be the hardest book page Christmas ornament to make, so I figured I would get the most frustrating ones out of the way first.

While there was a learning curve, after the third or fourth one, I was churning out these origami stars in no time. In fact, by the time I made all that I wanted, I could do it without looking at the tutorial from Homemade Gifts Made Easy.

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Classic Christmas Balls

I added classic Christmas balls covered in vintage book paper.

The example I saw online used paper torn into strips, but that looked horrible when I tried it, so I ended up tearing the book pages into small pieces and then Mod Podge-ing them to the ornaments.

I thought these would be the easiest book page Christmas ornaments to make, but they ended up being the most frustrating.

The whole process was sticky and messy, but they turned out cute!

Circle Fan Ornaments

The next book page Christmas ornament I made was a circle fan. I don’t know if that’s the correct name for these, but if the shoe fits…

These were extremely simple and easy to make. I used this tutorial as a guide.

I didn’t add glitter or a sparkly accessory to mine, but they still stand out on the tree!

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Vintage Paper Ornament

Vintage Christmas ornaments inspired the next paper ornament I made, which makes it perfect for this Bookmas tree and all of its vintage paper.

This type of ornament was also simple to make and took no time to put together. I used this tutorial to learn how to make them.

Paper Snowflake

After I busted out the bookish Christmas tree in Hawaii, I had to add another kind of ornament to the mix.

This time, I went with paper snowflakes. They are very tedious and time-consuming to make, but they’re probably my favorite ones! (Check out the tutorial: How to Make a Book Page Snowflake Ornament.)

Book Page Bows

Another year, another paper ornament to add to the book tree! And since bows are back in style and I have always loved them, it only made sense to make some book page bows.

They only took a few minutes to make and they are an adorable addition! (You can find the tutorial here: How to Make a Book Page Bow Ornament.)

Paper Hearts

Since the bows were so quick and easy to make, I made another type of ornament to add to the tree this year. I made paper hearts!

But these are no ordinary paper hearts, they are tiered and full of charm! Plus, they are also quick and easy to make. You don’t even have to break out the hot glue gun! (You can see the tutorial here: DIY Book Page Heart Ornament Tutorial.)

The Angel

No tree would be complete without a topper. I wanted to stick with the bookish theme, so I devised a plan to make an angel.

Using one of the kids’ plastic cups from the kitchen, book pages, some ribbon, and a split wooden bead (a leftover from this project) the angel tree topper came together pretty easily.

Initially, I tried to make a paper garland for the tree. And while it was cute, the fluffy garland was disproportionate to the skinny branches. So, I re-purposed the garland into a skirt for the angel’s dress.

It’s not perfect, but I think it’s adorable.

Forty-one ornaments, one angel, and $35 later, my bookish Christmas tree is done! And I love it!