Book Page Ornaments {Tutorial}

Awhile back I became infatuated with using book pages for crafty decor. The first time I saw a book wreath was in the home of the woman we purchased Grayson's dresser from. I thought it was textural, creative and just down right awesome. When I got home I did a search and came across this gal and this tutorial. At the time I was pregnant and in full nesting mode, so I added this project to the list and made my first book wreath. A few months later I made another:
Since then I have been seeing book wreaths pop up all over the place. Recently I came across this gal who had decided to turn the book wreath idea into an ornament. LOVE!

So, I decided to give it a whirl. Here is my twist on the book page ornament:
I took pictures along the way too, so without further ado...here is my very first tutorial:

Step 1: For the rosette, tear out a page of your book and trim it down to a square. The book I was using was a trashy readers digest novel, so I decided I would spare you the romantic tryst and blurred out the words. :)
Step 2: Trim square into a circle.
Step 3: Cut page into a spiral and then go back over the spiral and add a scalloped edge on one side. This does not need to be perfect so do not measure. In fact in the end the imperfect edges create a more realistic looking rosette.
Step 4: Begin on the outside end of your spiral and begin curling.
It should look something like this once you're done curling:
Step 5: Place the tight curl in your hand and let go. Let the curl unwind until it resembles a rosette.
Step 6: Use glue (I used hot glue because I wasn't patient enough to wait for regular glue to dry) at the base of the flower to hold it together.
Step 7: Glue the rosette on a base of small twisted pieces of book pages. I also added a couple of simple leaves to my ornament. Adding a little glitter on the edges of the rosette looks great too.
Step 8: Punch a hole and string with a ribbon. You could also glue the ribbon onto the back.

These would make a great gift for the Christmas season, or you could use them on your own tree! Want more inspiration? Check out this great video on how to make paper rosettes.