Art using book pages

Although we love reading and know that books are for treasuring, there are also some amazing things you can create with those vintage tomes to be found in every thrift store across the land. Here’s some of our favourite ideas! |

How to upcycle thrift shop finds into trendy home decor part two more ideas

"Knowledge to me is like honey to a bee. You have to chase it through the pages is a book."

Kailana over at “The Written World” is participating in a Poetry: Read More/Blog More monthly event. This sounds like a good event, but this post is more about stealing the questions Lu…

Make these adorable book page leaves with this simple paper craft project from handcrafted lifestyle expert Lia Griffith.

I've long held the belief that books have the edge on e-readers in a number of ways, at least as far as DIY goes - after all you can repurpose a book into other neat items, like bookshelves or safes. Likewise, the pages inside the book are incredibly valuable because

Exploring this new form of art and how artists, are adapting it to make it stand out, by injecting their own vision of it. New Zealand artist Jo Newsham has tried many different mediums of art through her life. She has recently rediscovered the pleasure of drawing and the Zentangle patterns. Being color blind, having a drawing style that primarily uses just black and white, is a real help for her. She creates art using recycled vintage book pages. There are a loot of books that get thrown…

This may be my favorite DIY project of all time. It’s a wreath, and it’s made out of book pages. BOOK PAGES, people. I have made two... Continue reading

hand embroidery on vintage paper.