5 days of favorite projects {day 2}

Did you all make some flowers yesterday? I hope you were inspired by one of my current favorites!

Now on to day two of

favorite projects

This one is fun and while I’d like to think I made it up, I’m pretty sure it’s out there somewhere else.  Again, it is a simple and inexpensive project and makes a delightful gift or custom art.

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Here’s what you’ll need

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:: a canvas {purchased at any craft store}

:: a book

:: scissors

:: mod podge & paint brush

STEP ONE: tear out pages

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I take them from all over the book so that the page numbers and content varies.

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STEP TWO: arrange the pages

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make sure to overlap the page so that there is enough paper to cover the edge of the canvas

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STEP THREE: fill in the little spaces

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until the canvas is completely covered

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STEP FOUR: glue them down

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Gently lift the pages to get the glue under, then press down.  This is the trickiest step because the pages are arranged in an overlapping fashion. Just keep lifting and gluing and don’t worry too much about the paper wrinkling or air bubbles – that’s what gives it charm {or at least that is what I tell myself}

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STEP FIVE: seal the top of the pages with Mod Podge

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STEP SIX: glue the edges

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STEP SEVEN: fold over the corners

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STEP EIGHT: trim the excess

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STEP NINE: glue the pages to the back

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Now on to embellishing {although it is perfectly lovely in it’s simple un-embellished state}

Here’s what you’ll need

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:: a print out of an image {a bird, in my case}

:: pencil

:: glue

:: paint brush

:: glitter

STEP ONE: select your design, decide how big {or small} you want it and print

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There are so many possibilities with this. I did a bird because I’m fully into the trend, but you could do a silhouette of a different animal, a chandelier, a chair, a lamp, etc. If you search in google images for “bird silhouette” or “umbrella silhouette” you should find an image.

STEP TWO: transfer the image to the canvas

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scribble on the back of the print-out around the edges of the design

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trim the edges

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place in desired spot on the covered canvas and trace around the design

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pull up the paper and your design will be transferred

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STEP THREE: paint in the image with glue

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STEP FOUR: glitter

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STEP FIVE: brush off the excess

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and here it is:

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One thing I love about this project {besides the fact that I am crazy about anything using book pages} is that the possibilities are endless.

You can use pages from different books:

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as seen in our bedroom:

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or sheet music:

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as seen over the piano:

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silhouettes of your darlings:

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paint a monogram:

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or embellish with scrapbook paper flowers and ribbon.

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How cute would it be to do it with pages of a vintage magazine? Or a favorite children’s book with the word ‘read’ painted on it? Or  sewing patterns with a big silhouette of scissors? How about an assortment of maps? Or a cookbook? Now my mind is spinning …

I hope you are as inspired by this as I am!

Come on back tomorrow … day 3 is a good one.

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