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Tutorial: Upcycled Book Pages Wreath

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I have been wanting to make one of these Upcycled Book Page Wreaths ever since I found Lindsay’s blog. This one now lives in my dissertation/harry potter room -which is still being assembled- and I love it. I put this togher a while ago when I was still sicko and blah and feeling too tired to trust myself to sew without having to worry that I would screw something up or let my finger get too close to the needle.

It took me one movie to finish it. Yeah I know judging time by the length of a TV show or movie is a clear sign of visual-audio-multitasking addiction, but hey that’s how I roll. It’s really easy just a bit time consuming and even then, it’s not that much time.

What you need

  • foam wreath form
  • distressing ink pad (optional)
  • hot glue gun with plenty of sticks of glue
  • book for demolishing, I used a  dollar store thesaurus and probably used about 7/8 of the book
  • ribbon for hanging

 

    What to Do

    1. Ink the top side of the pages if you want a more worn look
    2. Rip out pages and separate.
    3. Roll or fold one page and gluing while you do it so it holds it’s shape and glue the folded/rolled page to the wreath.
    4. Repeat, gluing pages around the bottom of the wreath.
    5. Flip the wreath over and repeat on the top.
    6. Fill in the middle and then look at the wreath and fill in any spots you may think need more. You’ll probably want to put more in the center.
    7. Loop your ribbon around the wreath.
    8. Tie a bow. If you want a double bow like mine, after the first bow is tied take the tails of the ribbon and tie another bow and you’ll get the double bow look.
    9. Hang, enjoy and feel like the smarty pants that you are since you have incorporated literature in such a clever way into your life.

     See Lindsay’s tutorial here. She even has a video of rolling the pages so if you’re still confused that might help. It’s one of those things you just need to do and you’ll get the feel of it.

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    3. Krista says

      I love that it is a Thesauras. Maybe it is crazy, but I feel like I’d hang it somewhere near where I write so I could actually use it from time to time!

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    23. Katie says

      I love your wreath! It looks great and makes me want to read a book at the same time :) I feature it on my blog today. I hope that’s OK!

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    32. Unknown says

      So beautiful!! In the first pics it looks lilac, which I looooove! Are these pages purple or is it just the pic and the colors of your walls (yellow is the compliment of purple). Does anyone know a simple way of dying pages of a book easily?

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