10 Crafty Ideas for Old Books

making paper bunting from book pages

If you’re an avid thrifter, it’s easy as pie to find well-loved books to craft with. Have you amassed a collection of books that need a crafty makeover? Here are 10 projects to get you started!

How-to: Make Glue-Free Book Page Bunting

recycled book page bunting

Confession time: I am obsessed with bunting. Anything strung up in a row just seems strikes me as so sweet and eye-catching. When one of my very favorite people had a birthday coming up, I decided to whip up a bit of bunting for his party. He’s an amazing writer, so book pages felt like the perfect medium for his birthday streamer. Here’s how you can make your own!

Five Must-Try Acorn Crafts for the Autumn

felted wool acorns

Crafting with acorns is also special because you’ll always know that you collected them yourself–who would pay money for acorns!?!–and I bet that if you’re anything like me, whenever you look at the projects that you created with them, you’ll think back to your happiest autumn memories from that year.

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How-to: Make Beeswax-Coated Paper

vintage dictionary pages coated in beeswax

Hand-dipping paper in melted beeswax gives it the patina of an instant antique, and is a way to preserve it that’s free of artificial chemicals.

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DIY: Drunken Farmer Halloween Decoration

drunken scare crow

Scarecrow is a great porch prop for the Fall and for Halloween. This easy tutorial for a drunken scare crow uses everything you might have or can get from Goodwill.

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