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Bibliophile's Christmas Tree

Bibliophile\
... Do you want to have a nice Christmas mood, without endangering the local fauna and flora?
... Wouldn't be nice to have a Christmas tree that shows your love for nature and knowledge?
... Do you have a big collection of books stashed away somewhere, collecting dust?

Your problems are solved! Now you can do your own Bibliophile's Christmas Tree!
(inspired by http://scarletrune.tumblr.com/post/14055291117/a-bibliophiles-christmas-tree)

So, clear up some floor space, put some nice Jazz music to give that extra Christmas mood, and lets start!
 
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Step 1Collect and pile the books by size

Collect and pile the books by size
Go around the house and collect as many books as you can find, with all sizes and dimensions. Don't underestimate the power of a book :) as for my tree, I had around 100 books of all sizes to make a 1m (3 feet) book tree.

After you have them all close by, sort them by its dimensions (thickness, width and height) and make book piles of similar size, like on the picture.
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7 comments
Dec 30, 2011. 8:35 AMJungleMugsy says:
That is awesome! I was never really one to be involved in holiday stuff... But this is something I would certainly do.
Dec 14, 2011. 1:51 PMuasmmx says:
Great and simple idea!
Dec 14, 2011. 1:04 PMsyara20 says:
i love my tree, but il make a mini one for my room. YAY
Dec 14, 2011. 12:03 PMfriger says:
http://thechive.com/2011/12/13/daily-afternoon-randomness-50-photos-3/
Dec 14, 2011. 11:58 AMfriger says:
i see you made the Chive, well done!
Dec 13, 2011. 6:25 PMsunshiine says:
This is so very clever! Thanks for sharing and have a very Merry Christmas!
Sunshiine
Dec 13, 2011. 4:34 PMcanucksgirl says:
Even though I will stick to my real looking artificial tree, I applaud your creativity!

The final result looks great!

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