Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Buy a tree and set it up.
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Step 2
Put lights on it. Small white lights are perfect for an intellectual tree.
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Step 3
Collect the materials you'll need. Miniature books (made for dollhouses) are a start. A deck of cards for the traditional game Authors is invaluable (find a vintage one if you can - it doesn't matter if it's not complete; punch holes in corners and tie to the tree with ribbon or string). A book of quotations - Bartlett's or something more modern - is a must.
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Step 4
Make a series of thought-provoking quote ornaments. Find pithy and relevant quotes and enlarge them on a copier, glue them to cardboard and cut them into interesting shapes, and then color the edges or use glue and glitter to decorate. Or use clear nail polish to paste them to ornaments you already own.
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Step 5
Make ornaments to commemorate your favorite books: Reduce the fronts and backs on a copy machine, cut out and paste to cardboard.
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Step 6
Don't forget some writing implements - pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, a miniature typewriter if you spot one.
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Step 7
Use yarn or string to tie the items to the ends of branches.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 How about adding CDs of classical music or books (include covers as well). Also, old cassettes would look great with a nice bow wrapped around the case. Pencils, erasers, magnifying glasses, grandpa's old pipe, quill pens and ink bottles, opera glasses, old reading glasses, anything you can imagine from an Old World office.
I see vintage postcards from Paris and New York (you can download examples of these from the internet and print onto vintage looking brown paper).