Tuesday, November 30, 2010

holiday crafting with book pages

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This holiday season I am noticing a trend- book pages! They are everywhere from Anthropologie to West Elm, it is obvious that everyone has discovered the versatility and beauty of text on a book page. I have been using recycled book pages for quite a while and can attest to the fact that they are a simple, affordable and a beautiful supply to use in art and craft projects.

I decided to put together some SUPER easy ideas to get started using book pages in your holiday crafting.


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I like to encourage recycling- so look for old books that you don't want to keep.
Use pages with just text- no pictures.



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Create a chain garland from strips of book pages.



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Or cut out simple shapes and feed them through the sewing machine with a straight stitch to create a garland.


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Create simple flowers by cutting out shapes.
Use hot glue and scrunch then together for dimension.


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Layer until you have a full flower.


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Glue down a button to the middle.


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Again, cut out a simple shape (use decorative scissors for the edges).
Scrunch for dimension.


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And layer together.


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Create a simple envelope to wrap gift cards.


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Layer a pretty piece of paper for the label.


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Add a pretty flower to the back!


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Use styrofoam, glass or cardboard shapes and forms


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And cover with scraps of book pages.



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Keep it simple



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or embellish!



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Create simple gist tags by layering a few pages for stability.
Sew them together and layer a black piece of paper to the top.


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Create different shapes and sizes.



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Add a ribbon to the top.


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Create wrapping paper!
Since book pages are not typically large, use hot glue and glue pages together to create a sheet of wrapping paper.


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Wrap



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and top with a pretty bow.


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Add the gift tag


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and flowers to the top the gift!


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