Something new to do with old books

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you enjoying your day!

It is certainly beautiful here in Florida

today... sunny, clear azure blue skies

with no clouds in sight anywhere and

high 70's outside but doesn't feel

 like it, which is great.

I wanted to show you something 

new you can do with old books...

I confess this is not my idea.....

I saw it in the "Entertain and 

Celebrate Winter" magazine and

thought it made for an interesting

decor piece and very quick and easy
to do and it was a 0 $ project for me.

  Think it took me all of about 12 
mins. and most of that time, was
 looking for the right ribbon to 
put around it......

So here is my inspiration picture.

Isn't this cute and interesting!!

Well,  here is my version.....

Think my book might have 
been a little bigger but no
big deal.....

How to:

All you need to do is rip the

cover off a book,  then I took

a group of 15-20 pages and

tucked them into the spine. 

Keep tucking groups of pages

until they are all tucked in,

then find a pretty ribbon and

tie around it. (You could need

help to hold it while you tie 

the ribbon) I used a ribbon with

 wire and was able to do it my-

self but I did need a finger to
 hold it tight as I tied a knot
before tying the bow.
  Just held it between my 
knees from end to end while
 I tied the ribbon around it.

The top of mine was a little

uneven as I ran out of pages as
you can see in the back.

So I just laid a monogrammed

coaster on top....

After a few days I decided to try

it on a mini cake plate and we

liked it better this way.

Then I thought maybe it needed

something a lil more Wintry

looking so added a pine cone.

then decided to try a cream
colored pine cone with
greenery. Liked that the
best................along
with the cake stand.

Hides my lil faux pas and looks
Pretty and Wintry as well.

Just for fun with a soft omni affect

Well, there you have it........give it
a try you won't believe how easy
it is............


Have a great week,

Love, hugs and
Book Fun Blessings,

Nellie

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