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I have an obsession with book pages! Any chance I can I use them. They can be large or small. The older the better! Another fun thing about book pages is that you don’t have to spend more than a $1.00 for any one thrifted book.
You can give a vintage book new life by making crafts with the book pages. I have made 18 book page crafts (so far) to show you here. Each one is unique and creative.
*This post was updated November 2025.
Here are just a few things I like to do with book pages:
Whew!! We made it through our son’s wedding and reception this past weekend!! It was beautiful, and sacred. Our son was so handsome, and his new wife was just gorgeous. It was a great time with all seven kids and 17 of the 18 grand babies. The time is always too short when we are together.
I thought it would be fun to share a sampling of a few Wedding Reception Ideas and Photos. I hope you enjoy all of them…
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I am swamped with things to do within the next couple of weeks, as we prepare for our son’s wedding. BUT, I do want to share with you some of the easy, simple Fall bookcase with a cottage feel I do have around our home. It was SUPER EASY and fun to get my creative juices going!
I basically used the same foundation as my Summer Shelf, but took away my shells and added new Fall elements. Easy and effective.
I found the clear pull knobs at HL. I knew I needed them!! I added Billy Balls to the vintage blue bottle for some Fall color. I also switched out shells and rocks for pumpkins.
I found the artichokes at PB a few years ago. They are working well in our home now matter the season. Love it!! Both candle sticks were thrift finds. I painted them to fit our decor.
Here is just another look at all the elements and colors. Same blue, same style with just a touch of Fall added. It is so easy to change things up in your home for each season. I have been doing it for years and I hope you can see how fun it is. You don’t need a lot to make a difference.
I hope I have inspired you to bring a little bit of Fall to your home with my Easy, Simple Fall Bookcase With a Cottage Feel . If you have decor already to place around your home, and don’t have a lot of time-just put up a few things. (I literally still have a full container full.) You still bring the season into your home without the clutter and taking up too much time.
Enjoy your day and treasure those you love.
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Okay, okay, now that Fall is really here according to the calendar, I can start sharing a few Fall projects around our home. I just had to let Summer last as long as possible. I just love Summer-what can I say?? I started by making some Fall Paper Decor.
I decided to use my grandpa’s croquet box as the base. I played around with coffee filters after making the coffee filter wreath. I decided to dye some in tea. I soaked the filter in a pot of tea overnight. So I taped up a few book page cones-and started to play.
This is my final result. I am very pleased how she turned out. I used a few empty jars, filled them with my book page cones, then added my tea dyed “flowers”.
I made the “flowers” just like I did for the coffee filter wreath-EASY PEASY!!
I also added torn pages to “fill in” in-between the jars.
I REALLY like my book page flower-so I clipped her onto the croquet box. Great addition, don’t you think??
I was walking back from the pool and the pine cones caught my eye-just the right touch for Fall decor.
Now I have a little Fall decor with a little imagination. She looks pretty right here for everyone to see.
This is my view when I walk into the kitchen.
This is a closer view when I am in the kitchen looking into the living room.
I had fun add some Fall Paper Decor to begin Fall decorating.
What paper projects have you done lately? Please share them with me. I am discovering all kinds of different ways to use paper. It is a creative outlet I am really enjoying.
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Unfortunately, these pictures are NOT Good! This was LONG before quality cameras and phone cameras. These pictures are blurry and embarrassing, to say the least.