How to make Music paper Christmas tree

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving up at my moms house…the food, the fun and a little crafting with my sister! We were Inspired by Forever Decorating’s sheet music Christmas tree. My sister and I decided to try make some of our own. Ours didn’t turn out quite like Forever Decorating’s..but we still love them. I have always loved working with old book pages here is a Tablescapes I did using some.

How to make Music Paper Christmas Tree

To begin you need a cone shape base. We made our cones out of old Christmas cardboard gift boxes. That type of card board is stiff but also flexible. No need to go buy a piece of poster board, we are being “green” aren’t we? Cut off the the folded up edges of the cardboard box so you have one large flat piece. Then simply roll it into a cone shape and tape or staple it together.

How to make the Music Sheet Christmas Tree Branches

We were so lucky that mom found some old sheet music out in her garage… SCORE! But you can find old sheet music in thrift stores too.

To make the Music Christmas tree branches we cut each music sheet in half. Fold each half sheet into cone shapes and tape them closed. No perfection required.

How to attach them to the cone base- Starting at the bottom, hot glue each rolled up music sheet onto the cone. fiddling with some as we went along to make them lay correctly. Adding rows upon rows until it covered the cone.

How to make the Paper Rejoice Garland

To make the little “Rejoice banner” to go around the music paper Christmas tree, we started with beige colored card stock and found a polka dot background to add to the paper.

Found a font we liked and spelled out the word Rejoice.

We printed the polka dot paper with letters spaced apart from each other so we could cut them out.. Once we cut them out we glued them onto white card stock. We cut each letter at the bottom to look like a banner.

Using our hot glue gun we attached each letter onto a piece of twine.

For added decorations print out some some snowflakes and cut them out and glue onto the tree.

For a simple look you could just add gold ribbon tied in a bow for the top and leave off the paper banner and other decorations. I like how it turned out either way!

So cute and fluffy.

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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Decorative Inspirations says:

December 16, 2022 at 3:00 am

Karin, I love this music tree! What a creative idea for a little Christmas tree. I love old music paper and this was such a fun way to use it around the holiday season. Thanks for stopping by the Home Imagined Link Party. I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
Barbara at Mantel and Table says:

December 23, 2020 at 1:34 pm

That's so beautiful Karin! It would go perfectly on the piano! ;) Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Kim | Shiplap and Shells says:

December 21, 2020 at 9:33 pm

I'm featuring your pretty tree on Charming Homes and Gardens this Wednesday.
- Karins Kottage says:
  
  December 23, 2020 at 8:35 am
  
  Thank you so much Kim for featuring my music paper Christmas tree!
  
  Merry Christmas!
  
  Karin
Rachel Harper says:

December 21, 2020 at 1:40 pm

Karin,
This is so cute. Look for your feature on Wednesday's Charming Homes & Gardens Link Party
Rachel
Kim | Shiplap and Shells says:

December 20, 2020 at 12:48 am

I love this so much Karin! Thank you for the inspiration and always allowing me to share my favorites on my weekly post.
Marielle says:

December 15, 2020 at 8:44 pm

Such a cute decoration! I love the music of Christmas and this is a pretty symbol of that. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
Katy says:

December 14, 2013 at 5:16 pm

So pretty! I love it!
Good Time Charlie says:

December 10, 2013 at 3:02 am

So gorgeous! I have a bunch of old sheet music a friend gave me. Maybe I can squeeze this project in before Christmas!
Mary Beth says:

December 10, 2013 at 12:17 am

What a lovely tree! I will be featuring it at this week's Project Inspire{d} ~ thank you SO much for joining the party.

Have a wonderful week.

Hugs, Mary Beth
marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says:

December 5, 2013 at 4:11 pm

I love this, so pretty. I need to make one. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty