This 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. 🙂
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…
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!
With the rest of the pages I jumped on the book wreath band wagon 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.
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.
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.
That is so cool… we have a lot of ripped out toddler books… i think that would work too.
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Those bookmarks are so so cute! Made me smile 🙂 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 😉 Where did you get the old grammar book? I'd like to try both projects!
This turned out GREAT! I keep meaning to jump on that book wreath band wagon, too!!
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! 🙂 looks great on your wall, and I LOVE how full and unique yours is!!! (instead of the