Measure books cover and cut a piece of kraft paper thats 4 inches longer. Tutorial on how to cover an old book, add your own words and a comparison between 8 different mod podge finishes. Dec 18, 2014 in my country, it was obligatory to cover the notebooks with the same brown paper so every notebooks from all students look the same. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Fixer upper host joanna found this vintage chicken coop in an antique store and converted it into a hanging storage unit for childrens books. Got books you can do this with hot glue, mod podge, va.
Today, well make three of them, quickly and easily hey, my crafting friends. First prep your book by bending the spine to loosen it up. Vintage cutlery boxes are a frequent fixture at estate and yard sales usually in pretty worn condition. Turn car rides into story time by making your own audio book. Make three lines for the spine, they will be your glueing marks. It might surprise you just how many types of crafts you can create.
After working in singapore and china, he moved to the united states in 1946 and became a professor. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. Vintage book covers are a cinch to create with the graphics fairy images. This diy knife block, made from old books, is a cinch to make. Find vintage book cover stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Find inspiration from previous book cover contests on 99designs, and create your own contest today. This allows her to incorporate the voices, sound effects and pauses that theyve come to expect at story time. An old book, some craft paper, the mod podge foam applicator. Grace is a graphic designer and design writer, and heads up creative agency blue whippet studio. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. First find a great used bookstore and spend some time roaming the aisles for great looking books with romantic titles on the spine.
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Favecrafts is your home for all things quick and crafty. Dont toss old books when you decide to get a kindle or a nook, you can make fun crafts from them, to give as gifts or to decorate your home. So thank you mom, and let me share two ways of making diy paper book covers. Most of these vintage books are favorites from my childhood but are also loved by my children. Restyle your books into beautiful decor is part of diy vintage books diy to turn your hardback books into vintage style decor its a simple project with gorgeous results. Its great that people have appreciated the design on such a throwaway item enough to. Shop vintage book cover invitation created by ilonagarden. You re going to want to keep all of your old books after seeing this. Open the back cover of the book and using your finger, bend up the paper where the edge of the book is you will want about 23 inches excess on each side. Jul 03, 20 27 vintage books every child should read reading with my children is probably my absolute favorite thing to do but when i can read books from my own childhood with them its even better. Here is a collection of really diverse design styles applied to match packaging from all over the world spanning several decades. This simple paper vase craft by country living it starts at slide 8 requires a book, a pencil, scissors, cardboard, hot glue, and some mad skills with a craft knife. Enter the leites culinaria the plan buy cook book giveaway.
Lines 2 and 3 mark the edges of the spine where you will glue the book boards. Then remove your book cover so you have just the spine. Take a look inside the diy ultimate retreat sweepstakes house. Check out all of the spectacular designs or make your own. I hope you guys enjoyed these ideas on how i repurpose old books to use as the covers of my journals. Fill in the giveaway information, and youll be entered to win a copy of the plan buy cook book. Vintage leather book cover with paper tag isolated on white background. What i do next is put pressure along the edges to make sure the folds are defined, and i use my fingernail to define the edge of the spine.
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