Yes, i know it's a little bit late but i have to show you this.
Last Christmas was the second Christmas i participate in my friend and ther mother's project Cena Para Todos (or "Dinner for everyone"), where we prepare a christmas dinner for people on the streets. It's a lot of hard work but it really really worth it.
So, the first time, me and some friends did some centerpieces for the tables in origami figures. But this time, we didn't have big amounts of money (we invest the money on food of course) or enough time to do elaborated centerpieces. We all decided to google "cheap centerpieces" and this is what we found and i did:
Each of them is made with only ONE magazine.. I think it's marvellous
And these are the instructions http://leemills.typepad.com/just_like_martha/2008/11/a-recycled-christmas-tree-by-lilly.html