Old books repurposed diy crafts

These creative uses for old books will inspire you to repurpose old books into art. Beautiful book crafts are created from pages, covers, and whole books.

While the thought of destroying a hardcover tome might make some book lovers squirm, there does come a time when an old, musty, or damaged book may have outlived its usefulness. While there's no sense in destroying truly rare and valuable books, for the run-of-the-mill old book, there are many ways to repurpose it. Here are just a handful of ideas.

This old discarded book made into a music box has been a thought rolling around in my head since my Music Box Project Class this year at the Club Scrap retreat. Finally it was time to put it together! AND glad I took the time! Now, this old book has become a cute little keepsake currently sitting on my coffee table. Also at Club Scrap, the Music Box Mechanism was available separately, so I had what I needed to get started. Crank it up and it plays "Fur Elise", love it! On the inside, I cut…

Express your creativity and love of reading with these unique DIY crafts with old books! Included are upcycled books crafts like a literal pocketbook, book knife block, book page roses, book plant holder, repurposed books coat rack and more!

Have old refrence books hanging around collecting dust? Repurpose old encyclopedias into distressed and aged books for display!

a not-do-subtle effort to cater to the growing popularity of Pinterest, Toptenz will be attempting more articles based on image-focused lists that also look to teach and inspire. Sure, we'll have our standard lists about the bizarre, food and 'Why Batman and Teddy Roosevelt are Similar' but we hope you will find these simple lists enjoyable too. And, yeah, we would be mighty appreciative if you pin a few things. If you missed the link above, here is our pinterest page for you to follow. And…

Are you wondering what to do with old encyclopedias? I figured out a way to reuse them in our home without damaging them!

Turn Trashy Books into Treasured Items Before I share pictures and this post with you, I have a disclaimer. No literature was harmed in this project. All books that were altered were not only dumpster dive finds but were probably trash for the mind as well.....Not that they were THAT kind of trash, I go

It's always hard to get rid of books, so here are some next-level DIY projects to do with those taking up space.

This is a guide to using old books in home decor. Learn how to create unique DIY decor pieces with this step-by-step Hometalk tutorial.