Decorative Vases made from old books

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These gorgeous vases made from old books are not only pretty but a great topic of conversation too! A great way to preserve an old classic that you can't bear to part with but may have started to become illegible! Or take advantage of car boot sales/op shops to stock up on cheap books!

Material

1 Old book
1 Sheet card stock/thin cardboard
1 Scissors/Stanley knife

Method

Create a template by drawing the profile of half a vase on a sheet of card stock or thin cardboard.
Cut the template out and insert into the first page of an old book. With the flat side of the template snug against the binding, cut along the template with a sharp knife, gradually slicing through all the pages of the book
Cut the covers off the book and remove the template. Then, open the book and fold it backward before gluing the back pages together.

Notes

Quick, easy and the finished item is awesome!

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This project was posted by:

- nadine_hill
- 13 Jun 2017
  7:47 pm

64 Comments

- - mom266216 said
  - 17 Oct 2017
    12:16 am
wow really a great idea. Got something to try.

- - mish06 said
  - 15 Oct 2017
    7:40 pm
What a great way to up cycle an item that you may no longer need. Would love to see other designs.

- - mom94378 said
  - 08 Aug 2017
    8:35 pm
This is really clever. Kudos to you.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 30 Jul 2017
    9:11 am
great decoration idea for a library!

- - ginia said
  - 24 Jul 2017
    2:42 pm
Wow as a Library officer I just love the idea of reusing old books. some of the other ideas I have seen include Christmas Angels, Trees & birds. So keep these coming!

- - natct said
  - 20 Jul 2017
    7:38 am
They look awesome thankyou for the idea

- - mum4107 said
  - 15 Jul 2017
    5:07 am
Wow, that looks fantastic. You are very clever

- - mom63542 said
  - 12 Jul 2017
    9:59 pm
This looks great and im sure that they would look amazing. I need to learn things like this.

- - Ellen said
  - 09 Jul 2017
    3:25 am
Lovely idea !!

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 06 Jul 2017
    9:42 pm
Great idea! My sister inlaw used books and somehow cleverly folded them into her child’s name.

- - mom111059 said
  - 06 Jul 2017
    7:10 pm
My word you are clever. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom71820 said
  - 04 Jul 2017
    7:51 pm
Pretty cool. Cleaver idea.

- - mom206279 said
  - 28 Jun 2017
    9:57 am
They look so great!

- - mom93821 said
  - 27 Jun 2017
    6:58 am
Wow! Looks so impressive and it is so creative – well done on a creative vase.
- mom93821 replied
  
  28 Jun 2017 , 6:26 am
  I use old books to make memory books with photos – takes a long time – but well worth it and treasured forever.
- - mom90758 said
  - 26 Jun 2017
    12:03 pm
Oh! This really looks amazing! I love your gorgeous idea!! 🙂

- - mom112217 said
  - 16 Jun 2017
    9:31 am
A great use for old books you don’t want! Thanks!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 16 Jun 2017
    12:13 am
This is a good use of old books.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 15 Jun 2017
    10:17 pm
So loving this idea , great way of using old books up. Can see this being spray painted.
- cherz replied
  
  17 Jun 2017 , 6:51 pm
  Wouldn’t you lose all the print though.
  Clever and stunning work, WELL DONE Nadine.
- - mom140882 said
  - 15 Jun 2017
    2:25 pm
These look super impressive! I have so many old books lying around I hope my crafty side can keep up!