holiday crafting with book pages

This holiday season I am noticing a trend- book pages! They are everywhere from Anthropologie to West Elm, it is obvious that everyone has discovered the versatility and beauty of text on a book page. I have been using recycled book pages for quite a while and can attest to the fact that they are a simple, affordable and a beautiful supply to use in art and craft projects.

I decided to put together some SUPER easy ideas to get started using book pages in your holiday crafting.

I like to encourage recycling- so look for old books that you don't want to keep.

Use pages with just text- no pictures.

Create a chain garland from strips of book pages.

Or cut out simple shapes and feed them through the sewing machine with a straight stitch to create a garland.

Create simple flowers by cutting out shapes.

Use hot glue and scrunch then together for dimension.

Layer until you have a full flower.

Glue down a button to the middle.

Again, cut out a simple shape (use decorative scissors for the edges).

Scrunch for dimension.

And layer together.

Create a simple envelope to wrap gift cards.

Layer a pretty piece of paper for the label.

Add a pretty flower to the back!

Use styrofoam, glass or cardboard shapes and forms

And cover with scraps of book pages.

Keep it simple

or embellish!

Create simple gist tags by layering a few pages for stability.

Sew them together and layer a black piece of paper to the top.

Create different shapes and sizes.

Add a ribbon to the top.

Create wrapping paper!

Since book pages are not typically large, use hot glue and glue pages together to create a sheet of wrapping paper.

Wrap

and top with a pretty bow.

Add the gift tag

and flowers to the top the gift!