Friday Favorites #1 ~ Book Page Crafts & Ideas

One of my favorite things to look for on Pinterest lately are book page crafts, or crafts using old book pages.

There are so many things you can do with book pages...one of my favorite looks being decoupage. Is there anything you can't cover with them? I've seen so many creative projects using this technique.

Another plus with doing this type of project is it is very inexpensive. All you need is an object to cover, a book, scissors, Mod Podge or a homemade version of it (1 cup water to 1 cup Elmer's glue) and a small brush.

A quick little craft I made using book pages can be found HERE.

Here are some of my favorite things I've seen using book pages:

Covered cake pedestal

 

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Book page rose

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Flower wreath, framed clock keys & wall canvas

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Tea light candle holders

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Book letters

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Heart garland

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Bird ornament

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Book page envelope for gifts

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Book page lined shelf

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Book page trees

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Framed dictionary prints

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Book page table

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Those are just some of the many awesome things that can be done with just a simple book page. Definitely going to be trying out a few of these myself.

Have a wonderful day, and feel free to leave a comment. :)

Kindle Books

I got a Kindle as a gift this past Christmas, and I love it so much. After getting it set up and whatnot, I started looking through Amazon for books, and was so surprised at all the free books that are available at any given time!


To date, I have over 900 books downloaded, and I haven't paid for a single one! Granted, there are some that are just not that great, but after reading the first couple chapters and deciding that I'm not interested in a particular one, I just delete it and move on to the next. I do read the reviews for them, but because some people like them, does not necessarily mean that I will....so I download everything that looks remotely interesting at the time.


I stumbled upon a couple of great websites that I check daily for free books. The first one that I go to is Pixel of Ink. This site updates several times a day with links to Amazon for free and bargain books.


The next website I like to look at is I Crave Freebies. This site has a lot of different freebies, but if you click Books & Guides in the category menu, just the books are listed. This is usually updated at least once a week, sometimes every couple days, but when it is....there is a list sometimes of 100+ free books available at Amazon.


The third website I like is Free Kindle Books and Tips. This site is updated probably once a week, more or less with free downloads.


You can subscribe by email to all 3 of these websites, so when there are new books available you can be notified. I realize that any free books available at Amazon can be found by searching around their site, but I really enjoy the updates that these websites provide. I've gotten some really great books this way....and all for FREE!