Why do not you use your favorite book for a Christmas tree?

Choosing a fake Christmas tree over the real deal is no longer a faux pas — now it's a way to show off your crafty side. This Christmas, people are building DIY trees using everything from wine bottles to tree branches to cookie tins, but our inner bookworms are obsessed with these trees made out of stacks of novels.

Difficulty Level: Hard

If you want to attempt to build a massive Christmas tree out of books — like this nine-foot version at the University of San Francisco's Gleeson Library — you're going to need a lot of books and something in the center (like a table) to stabilize it so it doesn't get knocked over.

Difficulty Level: Hard

While this book tree at the Houston Public Library is smaller, the topper requires some serious crafting skills.

Difficulty Level: Medium

You only need a dozen books to make this topsy-turvy book tree, but it requires drilling through the center of the books (eek!) and attaching them to a dowel to stabilize it.

Difficulty Level: Medium

You only need a dozen books to make this topsy-turvy book tree, but it requires drilling through the center of the books (eek!) and attaching them to a dowel to stabilize it.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Stack rows of books against a wall in a tree-like shape if you're worried about stability and decorate with a pom-pom garland and a star topper.

Difficulty Level: Easy

For a cute tabletop book tree, stack 12 to 14 open books on top of each other and top with a cute paper star. (Note: this version could potentially damage the books' spines so best to use cheap used books here, not your favorite tomes).

Difficulty Level: Easiest

This book tree is super cute and super easy to make. Just take all of your books with

green covers and stack them on your bookshelf from largest to smallest and top

with a star.

Difficulty Level: Easiest

Here's a book tree that even the laziest of us can pull off. All you need to do is rearrange your piles of magazines and books ever so slightly into a tree-like shape on your bookshelf and boom! Christmas tree.