Crafts to make / idémakeriet: Pyssla fram våren. DIY Faux Curled Rosewood Wreath {Made From Rolled Recycled Book Pages} I have seen various versions of Faux Rosewood Wreaths in just about every store and catalog for the upcoming season; most with a price tag running upwards of $40 or more. Some are crafted of paper and other of real wood shavings. Last year I made a few rolled flower gift toppers from recycled book pages and they remind me so much of the curled wood roses I thought they would make a good substitute. {with a much lower price tag} Materials Needed:Foam Wreath FormRecycled Book PagesLots of Hot GlueRibbon to Hang The full step by step tutorial I posted last year can be found {here}.Basically you layer three book pages together and draw a spiral circle.
Following the guidelines, cut along the spiral shape. Starting with the outside of the spiral, roll the paper inward to create the flower shape. Give the wreath form a light coat of white {or light color} spray paint to help camouflage any see-through spaces. {Simply Lovely} I’m off to shop at one of my favorite stores today, Pier 1 Imports. 5 Simple Free Scrapbooking Sites for Beginners.
Scrapbooking is an art form of creating a paper-based collage centered around a memorable photo or set of photos. Traditionally, collages are created using an assortment of papers, markers, frames, rub-on letters, stickers, and other embellishment materials. But now in the age of digital software, scrapbooking can be more accessible for those who don’t want to spend a lot of money on paper resources.
If you’re looking to boost your skills as a photographer or graphic designer, digital scrapbooking is useful hobby for achieving these goals. The following is a sampling of free scrapbooking sites that provide tutorials and free downloads for those wanting to get started with digital scrapbooking. Free Digital Scrapbooking.com Free Digital Scrapbooking.com provides a free monthly Scraplifter’s challenge based on a free Photoshop-based template. CottageArts.net Computer Scrapbook.com Scrapbook Photo Ideas Smilebox If you’re a scrapbooker, let us know what free scrapbooking sites you use.
Make Your Own Gifts UPCYCLED BOOK WREATH – Green Holiday Gift Guide. Guest blogger - Sasha from The Guilded Bee: Here's another DIY project from our sweet friend, Sasha - from the The Gilded Bee. Be sure to check out her awesome shop full of handmade packaging lovelies. Thanks for being here with us Sasha! I'm delighted to share my book tutorial with you today: Supplies you’ll need to make this project: • One—8.5 x 5.5 sheet of cardstock • One---1/2 x 3 inch piece of cardstock or paper • Two---2 5/8 x 3 1/8 inch pieces of cardboard, chipboard or matboard (not corrugated) • Hot glue gun and glue sticks • 25---3 x 5 inch ruled or blank index cards • Two---3 x 5 inch sheets cardstock • 2 rubber bands • Pencil • ¼ inch wide Ribbon: One-6 inch piece, plus two-1 inch pieces To make the page block: * 1.
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Tutorials for Recycling Books. We rode bikes around our neighborhood this weekend and stopped at all the garage sales we found along the way. I love doing this because it's like exercise and shopping in one! Plus, my bike basket is perfect for holding whatever treasures I find. On this particular trip I was noticing a lot of old books for sale. My DIY craving kicked in and I knew I had to do some research on the projects I could use old books for. I found a ton of goodies to try! Simply Vintagegirl Blog » Blog Archive » notebook . . . easy to make . . . easy to use. 8 September 2008 Here is a project I thoroughly enjoyed. With a combination of several different items that are easy to come by, you can come up with a wonderfully attractive little notebook to flip through. Supplies: • Tabbed Index Cards – used ten 4″x6″ sized cards • Scrapbook Paper – for extra beauty • Two Metal Rings – to bind notebook together • Tape – double-stick tape or adhesive squares • Pen – for writing section name on tabs • Memo Book - one of the dirt cheap ones (same size as index cards – 4″x6″) • Brads (optional) – for tacking down small frame • Metal Frame (optional) – found in scrapbooking department, preferably a small size Directions: 1. 7. 13.
This is of the back and front covers of my little notebook. On the covers, I scrapbooked on both the front and the back side of the index card. Momma’s is farthest away – Robin’s Egg Blue. Both Momma’s and Breezy’s tabs are alphabetically labeled, as in A, B, C, D, etc. Hope you enjoy making your own little notebook! Sticky notes books or sticky notebooks - greetingarts.
Using pads of sticky notes, scrapbook paper and a few other supplies, I made one of these books for each of Rebecca's classmates to celebrate the last day of Kindergarten. It didn't take that long, and I thought some of you might like the idea. Who knew this was going to turn into a book making blog? For the books I made this time, I used 3" x 3" Post-it Notes (in their Ultra colors), so all the measurements I'll give you will reflect that size. But I've made these before with the 1" x 2" pads and shipping tags that I decorated with rubber stamps instead of scrapbook paper, so use your imagination and see what you come up with. I got this marvelous stack of 12" x 12" scrapbooking cardstock at 50% off, and cut pieces that were 3¼" x 7¾". Turn the paper over to the wrong side, with the large section on the left, the little flap on the right, as in the photo above. Next comes the kind of fiddly part.
And there you have it.