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| Newspaper tree with book spine bookmarks which are for sale for $3.00 each. |
It seems like a perverse thing for librarians to like to do,
but we LOVE ripping up books and making things with them. If you’ve spent any time at all with us in
the library, then you know that we are obsessed with finding things to make
with deteriorated books. Couches,
bookcases, purses and more. This holiday
is no different. We’ve just finished our
new display filled with brand new book gift ideas, including ornaments, pop-up
scenes, trees, more trees, wreaths and more.
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| Wreath |
This year, we are super excited because one of our very
wonderful Friends of the Library has made quirky, adorable, nifty bookmarks
made from the spines of old books. You
can see the bookmarks at the front display near the sliding glass doors. Each of the bookmarks on the paper tree and
inside the display is available for purchase for $3.00. They’ll make super stocking stuffers for your
favorite readers.
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| Bookmarks |
If you are interested in creating book craft gifts yourself,
then I suggest you come over to visit and check out one of the following books:
745.54 THOM - Playing with Books: the art of upcycling,
deconstructing, and reimagining the book.
From vases and mobiles to jewelry and art, this book has a little of
everything. It’s not the most awesome
book craft book I’ve seen (that one remains unwritten in my head!), but it will
give you several ideas for beautiful, unique gifts.
745.5 OCC – The Repurposed Library: 33 craft projects that
give old books new life. This book’s best
asset is its very detailed instructions on the most common book crafts like
wreaths, lamps, shelves and ornaments.
It does have a few little unexpected surprise projects that I hadn’t
seen, like a lovely book page quilt.
745.593 URE – The Altered Book Scrapbook. Even though most of us have probably played
around with altering books into journals or scrapbooks, this is still one of my
very favorite book project books. There
is just no better gift whatsoever than a personal scrapbook made from a book that
means something to the recipient.
Scrapbooking techniques change pretty quickly, but this one still gives
great inspiration.
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| Book Scene |
So, happy page ripping and creating! Just remember that the library books are OFF
limits for crafting, but we’ve plenty in our year round lobby sale.
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| Tree |
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