Book art : creative ideas to transform your books-decorations, stationery, display scenes, and more

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Do you have a shelf of old books that you love, but rarely touch? Well, why not give them a new lease of life and use them to create one of the 35 beautiful projects Clare Youngs has developed? Faced with a house move and an excess of books, Clare decided rather than get rid of some, she wouldcombine them with her passion for crafting to make pretty gifts and items todecorate her new home. Divided into five chapters, discover greetings cards,stationery, animals and display scenes that use pages from all kinds of books.The beautiful typography and vintage artworks will provide interesting colourand pattern to designs such as the owl and pussycat pop-up scene. Theillustrations in children’s books give a retro feel to bunting to decorate a room,while atlases work well on lampshades or birthday cards. Use elegant imagesfrom interiors books to decorate a wardrobe or cut away at a hardback bookto make display scenes like the cliff and lighthouse scene. Each project comes with step-by-step instructions and artworks. There are also templatesand a techniques section at the back to help first-time crafters, plus timesaving tips that confident crafters will appreciate.- Packed full of projects for everything from greetings cards and stationery toroom decorations and display scenes.- You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to repurpose pages into items that willlook wonderful in your home.- The designs use a variety of crafting techniques – from papier-mâché andquilling to collage and die-cutting.