Decorative book stacks Using vintage flocked wall paper and Silhouette Cameo

Decor challenge option 3

The challenge is: to come up with home decor with very little to no investment.

I have a lot of books...old books..new books and well books that a binder would trash.

I saw in one of my favorite magazines a book stack with the spines being used to relay a lovely message...

How Cool is that...

so I gathered up my supplies and made a plan....

The only purchases I had to make was a super bond tape runner and these over head projector sheets that can be used in a printer.  Hint:  printable projector sheets have a matte finish one side and a slick finish on the other.  Print the matte finish side if you want the ink to dry and stay.

Found these at Goodwill  

Gathered my supplies....

I had some vintage flocked wall paper , vintage sewing trims and blanket binding in my stash.

I simply printed close to the center of each projector sheet a portion of my saying and wrapped it around the spine of each covered book...Stacked them staggering in sizes and glued them together...and wrapped them with a notion from my stash.  How easy is that?

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I thinking brown paper to wrap the books and well ..."not even a creature was stirring not even a mouse"   ....Hmmmm Christmas is just around the corner!

 These can be found at Vintage Collections  down town Camden.  

Hope you are inspired to create!

Sheryl

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Tunes to Trees Sheet Music Christmas trees

I know ..I know I am rushing it.

These were fun and easy.  Materials needed sheet music (not vintage you need some volume in your paper), Glue gun,  sparkling Icicles, cardboard,  if you want a pretty base, I used desert cups and a silver creamer.  You will need decorative scissors as well as straight .

I made cones out of the cardboard manipulated them to fit the bases.  Cut the bottom fairly straight.  Cut the sheet music into strips a then "fringed" them and curled the paper up.  I then glued them in rows on to the cardboard cones making sure to over lap enough the hide the cone.  Glued them in to the bases attached vintage glass ornaments in a bed of scrunched icicles on to the top.  The sky is the limit.  I started these early to get them in my booth and they have already sold with a request for more.

So the glue gun is heating up....

Hope that this post has found you happy and healthy!

Sheryl

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