tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post5214752643436408739..comments2011-04-18T07:20:00.513-07:00Sharon Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921399181920034093noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-55150231004969876172011-04-17T15:37:18.884-07:002011-04-17T15:37:18.884-07:00

I love the idea for making a little village of little houses from RD books. This will be the perfect project for me to do with my granddaughters this summer on my porch. I can just see it now! The houses will be inhabited by their littlest pet shop creatures!

Mrs.Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438684557526850882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-36576638737834489642011-04-04T05:53:15.180-07:002011-04-04T05:53:15.180-07:00

You&#39;ve probably heard of this one:<br />For the soft covered RD booklets, we used to make Christmas trees out of them. After removing the covers, fold the tops toward the center, then the bottoms toward the center of each page. Because they are rectangular, they take on a conical shape. When finished, they can be spray painted green and glued with pom-poms or other decorative items, or

Patti O'Dayhttp://www.pattio.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-91526084845858567482009-08-04T17:22:04.094-07:002009-08-04T17:22:04.094-07:00

Such a wonderful compilation! A crafty bibliophile who is a retired librarian steered me to your site (Thanks, Louise!), and I love these ideas! Many are old favorites, and I&#39;ve used most of them, but the book vases are a new thought to me (I HAVE made Christmas ornaments using the same concept). Right now, my favorite use is making beads, though I AM partial to the book purses (generally I

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115424442280792132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-18713323398892355382008-12-10T16:15:00.000-08:002008-12-10T16:15:00.000-08:00

Not sure I saw this in the list:<BR/>Kelly Kilmer uses reclaimed book covers as art journal covers you can see one here:<BR/>http://kellykilmer.blogspot.com

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883406740096780758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-54750811280471875922008-11-30T14:54:00.000-08:002008-11-30T14:54:00.000-08:00

I love all you ideas! I too, like the Readers Digest book for my art. The canvas "redo" on my blog was done using the pages torn from the condensed books. Thanks for the additional ideas

denisehttp://www.denisekingdesigns.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-30467921314995732972008-11-26T11:18:00.000-08:002008-11-26T11:18:00.000-08:00

Sharon, this is amazing!!! You really took the time to compile all of these ideas? Bless you!<BR/><BR/>May I post something on my blog and link back to this? <BR/><BR/>Thanks again,you're the best!

rebecca woodwardhttp://justgiddy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-73823896921148758062008-11-26T07:36:00.000-08:002008-11-26T07:36:00.000-08:00

Your ideas never cease to amaze me!

AlyiceEdrich.comhttp://alyiceedrich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-13201024215086608852008-11-26T06:33:00.000-08:002008-11-26T06:33:00.000-08:00

The discarded pages could also be used in papermaking projects. I use recycled papers as is or with color added. I like it when some of the print shows.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-74748612640022078552008-11-25T17:38:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:38:00.000-08:00

Sharon...you should do a Twitter or How.com article.<BR/>Connie

Altered Routehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059551063043740459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-19996944292935821672008-11-25T08:08:00.000-08:002008-11-25T08:08:00.000-08:00

Holy Cow! What a fabulous bunch of books for you to alter and a wonderful list of ideas! Thanks for sharing these with us! Post pics of your creations when you get them done! Have fun!

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355684001148285773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984067909746256417.post-33465816235794994652008-11-25T07:29:00.000-08:002008-11-25T07:29:00.000-08:00

Phew! I'm exhausted just reading all you can do! Thanks, Sharon.

Lizbethemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355533682292486610noreply@blogger.com