Speaking of a buck… did you know that there’s of a whole week of dollar store decorating posts? You can find the previous post over on The Pennington Point.
All you need is a book and a sewing machine. Rip the pages out of the book (it’s ok, you can do it.) I don’t suggest you take apart a priceless work of literature, but a $1 bargain book won’t cry.
The Cottage Market {Andrea} ♥ says
Love this and it is so easy which believe it or not — I am really being to enjoy : ) lol!!!! great job as usual my friend and so happy to be included in your fun Dollar Day Week of Fun!!! hugs…
THE FARMHOUSE PORCH says
I’ve been wanting to try this! Looks so cute♥
Linsey
daiseyjayne.com says
I just love this! And it’s super quick which at the time of the year is my fav!!
Michele {The Scrap Shoppe} says
My favorite!! I still need to buy one from you. I totally forgot after Bella Rustica! 😉
Tonya @ Love of Family And Home says
I would have never thought to run the book pages through the sewing machine! Brilliant! Such a cute idea & I agree, it makes a great filler! So excited about joining in with you all for this series & looking forward to everyone’s projects!
Danylle McLain says
What a great idea! I am going to try this for my rather plain looking mantel.
Marie @ Lemondrop Vintage says
Love it! Lots of damaged books that the library has to throw out would be great resources too…
Marie @
Lemondrop ViNtAge
I am having a fabulous holiday giveaway right here.
Richella Parham says
What a wonderful idea, Gina! It looks great and how cool that you can use a cheap book to create it. Thanks for the idea and the instructions!
Christy Our Southern Home says
great idea!!! I love it!
The Pennington Point says
This is so cute! I’ve gotta make some! Thanks for the idea. Lisa~
Taylor @ DearOlympia.com says
This is awesome! We used vintage pages to decorate our wedding tables! Love it.
Karen Watson says
Love the look of this Gina! I can’t believe you can do a whole book in 30 minutes, that’s amazing!
Joyce - Quilted Nest says
Had to give this a little ‘shout out’ in my blog post today..
http://quiltednestantiques.blogspot.com/2012/12/book-pages-christmas-garland.html
Starr Glover says
Do you have to stitch a stitch through it? Can you just fold it?
Aashi Kalmadi says
“When you need to join pages, just make the next page slide into the fold of the page before it and keep on crinkling/sewing.” Can you explain the ‘fold’ mentioned here! or elaborate on this step since its the most important part? Thanks!
Gina Luker says
It just means to slide it beneath the next part before you start stitching there – hope this helps
Robin says
How are the “folds” made, I understand the sewing, just stuck on crinkel/fold.
Gina Luker says
Hi Robin, they aren’t really folds, just crinkled, smushing the center and sew along the center of the crinkle. It isn’t anything exact and not supposed to look perfect. Look at the picture of me sewing the page, it shows how I crinkled it. I am sorry to not be able to be more specific but this DIY is supposed to look a bit rustic. I hope that helps 🙂