The creative cyber world is awash with bookish objects made from orphaned volumes. Here is a selection of the weird and wonderful creations that have been created from books.
Old books are given new life as elegant jewelry boxes and vintage lamps. What was once old and discarded is now new and a wonderful piece of design.
Sweet home decor and design inspiration
I love books and read often. But some books are just too boring to keep or aren't the stories you hoped they'd be or are simply too old too...
Cecilia Levy has found a novel use for old books and comics. Instead of throwing them out, the Swedish artist transforms them into beautiful works of paper art.
Things to make with old books and paper book pages. Book crafts, upcycled and repurposed books.
Library of the Infinitesimally Small and Unimaginably Large is an ongoing project by Cape Town based artist Barbara Wildenboer. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag="lists" ] The project started in 2011, and includes awesome book sculptures made from gently cut damaged or repurposed books, particularly old books of maps and atlases. The books become both reference and raw material…
Okay, just shoot me now and put me out of my misery! Will I never achieve such creative genius as this? Time to read it and weep...not the ...
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What's a girl to do when she has too much junk? She teams up with 7 other junkers to crank out some one-of-a-kind creative reuses for junk! For my project, I…
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Okay seriously, what is it about repurposed dictionary pages and illustrated art? Not too long ago I swooned over Collagorama’s Dandy Cat prints, and now the comic-book, video-game loving geek in me is losing it over Goblinhut’s Etsy shop, which is full of all my favorite superhero and gaming characters, printed on upcycled dictionary sheets. Each print measures 10.75” x 7.5”
If you love burlap, lace, and books I have a feeling you will love this post. Today I'm sharing how to do a fun little book makeover involving all three! This project makes me so happy and the reasons are threefold: 1) it was super easy. 2) It is very affordable. 3) It's purdy. What more could you
Make a DIY repurposed drawer shelf with leftover drawers and about $10. Use for storing blankets, toy storage, books, craft supplies, or just to decorate. I'll show you step by step how I made this shelf from leftover drawers.
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I'm back! Happy 2011! Today I have a craft to share. Back in December, I found these blocks at a flea market ( 2nd Saturdayz , if you are cu...
I love reading as much as the next person (if the next person happens to be a bibliophile; if not, I love reading MORE than the next person). In any case, sometimes you want your love of books to trickle into other non-reading parts of your life, and here's how you can accomplish that.
