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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Throw away a BOOK?!?

That was my response to Deke when he suggested I throw away this book while re-organizing our bookshelf. I have a passion for reading and I cherish the books that I have accumulated over the years and he wants me to throw one away?!?

Apparently Deke was talked into purchasing this book from a co-worker and after reading a few pages completely lost interest. He claimed he would never pick it up again and didn't want it wasting space on our bookshelf. OK, I agree we shouldn't keep books we don't want but I was having a hard time considering just tossing it.

So instead.......


I decided to make a craft out of it!
4 hours, 5 glue sticks, and about 50 burns later I had this masterpiece to place beautifully beside my beloved bookshelf! I found this AWESOME book wreath tutorial HERE.

I think its very complimenting next to the bookshelf, wouldn't you agree?
The only thing I changed in the tutorial was to add the long black ribbon in opposed to her short loop. I think the long ribbon added some class!
Ohhh it feels good to be resourceful!
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8 comments:

  1. Amy BeattyJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    I love it. I saw some for sell at a cute craft fair but they were way expensive. I looked at and thought I could go home and make one. Never did. It looks great. Your hard work paid off xo Though I may be a little more like your honey when it comes to tossing. I think I have no choice though. I have married someone who is a collector of all things.

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  2. NikkiJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    OH MY GOSH! For reals?! I NEVER EVER EVER would have thought about that...ever! You are so talented. I LOOOOVE it and one day when I actually have a bookshelf I totally want one of these! You're awesome!

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  3. chelseaJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Like this blog!



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  4. TanyiaFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    This turned out beautifully! :)

    I am stopping by from Whatever Goes Wednesdays at Someday Crafts, I would love to have you stop by my blog and check out my project :)

    http://xsurvivingmotherhoodx.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-headbands.html

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  5. SachikoFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Nicely done! Thank you for visiting my link party!

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  6. In a nut shell...February 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Thank you everyone for the kind words! :)

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  7. B and BFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I have been wanting to make one of these for forever and I just haven't sat down to do it yet. This is so beautiful!
    Brittany

    brittandbradeinreallife.blogspot.com

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  8. Liz @ the Brambleberry CottageMarch 3, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    So, what does Deke think of your reuse of the book he wanted to toss out? I think your project turned out fabulous.

    Thanks for linking to the party this week. I hope to see you this Friday for "Funny Faux Pas Follies," as well. Click the party button in my sidebar for details.

    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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