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crafting, recycle, tutorial · June 21, 2010

One Vintage Book, Two projects

book wreath-2This book is a high school grammar book from waaaay back. I think 1930’s. I should have looked harder before I did this…

Take that grammar. I love not being in school anymore and writing how. ever. I. want. ๐Ÿ™‚

I thought I would make my vintage book work for the 25 cents I paid for it and get two projects out of one book. Here goes…

Project One.

We had a little “photo shoot” that included throwing the pages around. Rolling in them. Sitting on them. So we could make this…

A bookmark (side one and two) for the some special grandparents in our lives. I couldn’t help myself. I love it too so I made one for me. We slid one into a book and gave it to my husband’s father for Father’s Day.

This is the rough collage but I added “Don’t worry. We can hold your page for you” at the bottom of one side.

Special note:
*Please copy my idea! I would love that and then comment here and let me know so I can check out your awesome finished project. BUT please don’t take the images of my kids for your own bookmark. Thank you!

Project Two.

With the rest of the pages I jumped on the book wreath band wagonย and made one myself.

I wanted to do it cheap – don’t I always? So instead of buying an inexpensive foam wreath form, I got this large wreath at the dollar store. I took my 25 cent book pages and my glue gun and went to work.

I rolled pages and wrapped it around the wreath. Then I went a second round. {And yes…I did this at night watching TV in my living room. The stinky pictures are proof}

Then a third round. Then fourth…varying the way i rolled the pages and doubling, tripling and quadrupling them up.

All done.

It comes together pretty fast – less than an hour (or one prime time TV show).
It looks TERRIBLE until you are almost done. Trust me. Don’t doubt. Keep going.
ย It’s also a bit messy but I like it like that. The messier the better for me.

For $1.25, it’s not too shabby eh? It only used one hot glue gun stick too. I was anticipating burning through more glue than that.

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  1. Justine says

    June 22, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    I really like this! My mom collects books. I think she'll scream if I tore up an old book even if it wasn't hers. Hehehe.

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  2. kathy says

    June 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM

    That is so cool… we have a lot of ripped out toddler books… i think that would work too.

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  3. LeeAnne says

    June 23, 2010 at 1:49 AM

    Those bookmarks are so so cute! Made me smile ๐Ÿ™‚ And I LOVE that wreath! It makes that space on your wall look great, much better than you'd ever think $1.25 would do. During the Summer we have an especially tight budget, but $1.25? I think I can squeeze that in ๐Ÿ˜‰ Where did you get the old grammar book? I'd like to try both projects!

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  4. Alison says

    June 23, 2010 at 3:12 AM

    This turned out GREAT! I keep meaning to jump on that book wreath band wagon, too!!

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  5. Jes says

    June 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    I love the bookmarks, and I too have been wanting to make a book wreath as well!
    I had to laugh about your comment that 'it doesnt look good until youre done so hang in there' because during the pictures I was like "meh…" but the finished project is honestly my favorite one Ive seen! ๐Ÿ™‚ looks great on your wall, and I LOVE how full and unique yours is!!! (instead of the

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