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We live in an era of overconsumption, constantly bombarded with advertisements prompting us to buy more and more items that we don't necessarily need. One way to reject this norm and opt for a more environmentally friendly existence is by engaging in DIY projects, and finding ways to reuse household items. Transforming old objects into art is an especially fun and satisfying activity. It used to be a very popular pastime several decades ago, but with the onset of the digital era people began losing interest in crafting and giving new life to used items. Luckily, some DIY activities are coming back in style. Such is the case with folded book art - a delicate form of artistic expression, which transforms unwanted tomes into beautiful decorative objects.

Books can convey much more meaning and emotion than any other manmade object. The text they hold is meant to educate and inspire, and should ideally be preserved for future generations. Because of this, some people argue that folded book art destroys the significance of books as sources of information. We do not believe this is the case, however - transforming your favorite tomes into art pieces doest ruin them - rather, it makes them into new, unique objects that have a twofold significance. They preserve the essence of the books they were made from, while adding a second layer of meaning to them.

If you would like to master the skills needed to create folded book art, you must, above all, be very patient and have a great eye for detail. While it is not necessarily as difficult as it appears, it nevertheless takes some practicing and a lot of spare time. The upside is that you can create amazing shapes, and the only instruments necessary are your hands. You can buy intricate and beautiful folded book art patterns on websites such as etsy.com or even request a custom-made pattern featuring any shape you like. If you are looking for inspirational and imaginative suggestions or would simply like to see some gorgeous examples of folded book art, our article is a great place to start! We have selected 85 amazing images that offer an insightful look into the delicate and beautiful world of folded book art. We have also included a video tutorial that will hopefully enable you to create your own paper masterpieces. Enjoy!

This beautiful starfish is a great example of folded book art

Heart-shaped art piece decorated with paper flowers and pearl beads - the perfect wedding gift!

You can even create numbers! A clever gift idea for Harry Potter fans.

Inspire others to read with a simple, yet beautiful message
A sweet paper flower This video tutorial explains the basic principles of book folding Create your own magical art pieces You can make longer, more elaborate messages, provided you choose a book with the right thickness A cute R2D2 book sculpture is sure to bring a smile to the face of any Star Wars fan! We love this gorgeous, perfectly symmetrical butterfly art! Decorate your library with a beautiful, inspiring message Hearts remain one of the most popular decorative shapes. Discover how to easily make one yourself in the video below this image

You can even opt for a humorous message Even if a book is poorly written, it can still be useful, once it has been transformed into an art piece! Here is a great example of a folded book art that can be put to practical use Adorable paw prints - the perfect gift for a cat lover! You can order almost any pattern you like online... ...or you can learn how to make them yourself! Quick and easy cat folded book art How about a cute hedgehog? Use your imagination to make this adorable hedgehog couple! A fun idea for Christmas Another great suggestion for a wedding or anniversary gift Inspirational quotes are a very popular choice A beautiful flower bouquet to decorate your living room

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▷1001 + Ideas for Folded Book Art Including 85 Photos and Tutorials

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We live in an era of overconsumption, constantly bombarded with advertisements prompting us to buy more and more items that we don't necessarily need. One way to reject this norm and opt for a more environmentally friendly existence is by engaging in DIY projects, and finding ways to reuse household items. Transforming old objects into art is an especially fun and satisfying activity.

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Just wonder what to do with other old and unwanted books you have in the corner? Instead of throwing them away, you can upcycle them into things you want to keep around the house, like jewelry, furniture, and decor to give as gifts or to decorate your home. From upcycled book paper roses bouquet to book page heart garland or old book pages table runners, there must be something for you!

DIY Book Page Flowers

Make a set of these beautiful rose with pages from old books. These are perfect for any occasion such as wedding decorations, birthday parties and more. DIY instructions via Busy Being Jennifer.

DIY 3D Butterflies Made from Vintage Book Pages

Pages from old books can be upcycled to make these beautiful 3D butterflies, the work of art for your decor with a touch of vintage charm. Via A Telier De Drine.

Gift Bags Made out of Newspaper

These newspaper gift bags add a lively charm to homemade holiday gifts you make for friends and family. See the tutorial via El Bolso De July Poppins.

Recycled Book Paper Roses Bouquet

Beautiful bridesmaid wedding bouquet made of vintage old book pages which were destined for recycling. Curled and attached together to form a fixed bouquet. A truly unique and original idea and would look super special for a wedding. See the tutorial via 100 Layer Cake.

DIY Book Page Wreath

An elegant and unique paper wreath made from the vintage old book pages. A stunning piece of wall decoration! SO easy and perfect for all of those old books to be put to good use! Tutorial via WTF The Blog.

Tiny Rolled Paper Roses Gift Wrapping

These tiny rolled paper roses are just the cutest thing! They are perfect as decorations on gift boxes, invitations, a frugal alternative to store-bought ribbons and bows. See the details via HGTV.

DIY Rolled Book Paper Letters

An elegant and unique decorative letter made with rolled book pages and finished with two cute fabric roses in dark brown. A stunning piece of decoration - would look gorgeous on your wall. DIY instructions via Little Things Bring Smiles.

Star Wreath Made with Vintage Book Pages

This star wreath is handmade from well loved vintage book pages and make beautiful displays in your home, weddings, parties and more. via pinterest.

Vintage Old Book Pages Table Runners with Floral Designs

A simple yet chic book page table runners. It is so gorgeous to use for the table decoration in your own home. Love the delicate floral designs! via BHG.

Antique Book Page Handmade Large Spiral Paper Flowers

These large spiral paper flowers are made from vintage book pages and finished off a bit of gold glitters. They are lovely for any vintage styled wedding décor. See the instructiosn via Doodle Craft Blog.

Large Paper Rose Flowers

These paper flower roses were handcrafted from repurposed sheet music or vintage old book pages. Perfect for wedding decoration, home decoration, bouquet in vase and what ever you would like to use them to. You can buy via Etsy, or try to make by yourself with instructions.

DIY Christmas Tree

Create your own stunning Christmas tree with old book pages! A fun-filled and super easy, simple holiday craft project for the kids. Tutorial via karinkrut.

Colored Book Paper Flowers

These roses are made out of recycled vintage book pages and painted with watercolor. A stunning piece of decoration - would be a lovely centerpiece for your decor! via Crafting by Trial and Error.

Old Book Pages Stars Wreath

A hand-made wreath of little stars cut from vintage old book pages. It makes beautiful displays for your porch, front door or entryway! See the tutorial via Trash 2 Treasure.

Print Photos on Book Pages Instead of Photo Paper

Print pictures on book pages! Total white and black work art! via kaydeewindsor.

Collage Girl with Book Paper Hair

Glittered Book Page Heart Garland

Create these lovely 3D paper hearts out of recycled old book page and then dip them in to glitter to make them shimmer! It can be a perfect decoration for your Wedding, baby shower, birthday party. See the directions via The Kim Six Fix.

Delicate Book Page Floral Ornaments

A lovely floral accent! The perfect detail for your book themed, vintage themed, or Literary themed wedding or party decoration! See how to make them via Lynette's Photo Art.

DIY Old Book Page Heart Framed Wall Art

Pretty and chic framed wall art made with tiny hearts cut from a vintage book page and makes beautiful display in your home. See the instructions via Cozy Cottage Cute.

Christmas Trees Made with Old Music Paper and Vintage Tart Tins and Glitter

Make a set of unique and custom Christmas trees with old book pages or music sheets, vintage tart tins and finish them with the silver glitter stars on top. via flickr.

DIY Upcycled Book Page Giant Star

A giant decorative star made with rolled book pages.Perfect for dressing up any space for any occasion. Tutorial via House Revivals.

Repurposed Book Flower

Roll the vintage books which were destined for recycling into this stunning and chic decorative flower for your home display. See the instructions via Designed Decor.

Vintage Book Page Bottles

Beautifully crafted wine bottles adorned with delicate flowers, butterflies cut from old book pages! See the instructiosn via The Wicker House.

Fall Banner With Book Page Leaves

These fall banners with book page are perfect for your fall mantel decoration. See the tutorial via Sondra Lyn At Home.

Hurricane Vase with Rolled Music Sheet

Rolled up sheet music, tied with twin and placed in a vase, to create a unique home decor. A simple decor piece for music lovers. via Pink-Postcard.

Black Ink Book Page Art

Fun and fabulous silhouette wall art! Budget friendly yet with high impact home decoration idea! See how to make it via Ruffles and Stuff.

Upcycled Old Pages Gift Bags with Black Embellishments

Another lively vresion of handmade gift bags made from old pages. Totally add charm to homemade holiday gifts you make for friends and family. See the steps via Craft and Creativity.

Babys Breath Book Page Vase

Get some pieces of vintage old book pages and rolled them up to make this simple yet rustic chic vase. Then put the delicate babys breath in! Makes a warm home decor or use as cute teachers' day, birthday or house warming gifts. via Ice Cream off Paper Plates.

Sheet Music Covered DIY Mason Jar

Cover the mason jar with music sheets or old book pages for a vintage affair! Light a candle inside! It makes a romatic wedding wedor! Tutorial via Mod Podge Rocks Blog.

Decorate the Inside of Old Cookie Cutters with Scrapbook Paper and Accessories

via Smash Blog Trends.

Old Book Paper 3D Star Ornaments

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30+ Great Upcycling Ideas for Vintage Old Book Pages - Listing More

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Just wonder what to do with other old and unwanted books you have in the corner? Instead of throwing them away, you can upcycle them into things you want to keep around the house, like jewelry, furniture, and decor to give as gifts or to decorate your home.

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pull out, 6 pages from a book, and cut the petals. you need six of each size, like below, going from small to big

next you need to curl the edges, i found it best to roll the edges around a thin stick

then arrange then in piles by size, with the first piece roll in to a cone, and glue with glue gun, then keep adding the petals going around and around, dabbing the glue gun on each petal.

keep adding the petals in size order

after all the petals are added, you can then roll some of the petals over the stick again if you want to make it more curly,
its so simple and takes no time, i used an old book i got free with a mag so this cost me nothing apart from the glue.

happy crafting, thanks for stopping by.
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book page roses tutorial - twigg studios

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pull out, 6 pages from a book, and cut the petals. you need six of each size, like below, going from small to big next you need to curl the edges, i found it best to roll the edges around a thin stick then arrange then in piles by size, with the first piece roll in to a cone, and glue with glue gun, then keep adding the petals going around and around, dabbing the glue gun on each petal.

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Washi tapes are all the rage, and who doesn't love them! But they are also quite expensive, as are many of the other decorative tapes, washi or not.

As wonderful as they are, I have found that there are some ways to make some pretty cute washi tape substitutes with items you already have on hand! Obviously they are not strictly speaking washi tapes, as they are not made from rice paper, but to all extent and purposes, they come pretty close, especially due to the semi-translucency!

I want to start us off with the quickest and easiest way and also my favorite. Probably because I am REALLY into print tape!

Books, Magazines and Papers
You will need:
Regular tape, like Scotch

Old book pages

Bone folder (optional)

All you do is tear a strip of the Scotch tape, and tape it over a section of your book page.

Smooth it down evenly. Gently pull it off.

Do yourself a favor and leave one little corner of the tape on your finger and not smoothed on the page. It makes pulling it back up so much easier! You can just trim it off before using the tape.

And there you have it!

If find this works especially well on old book pages, as the print comes off easier and with only a thin layer of paper, which retains some of the translucency of the tape! With newer prints you may have to burnish the tape with the back of your thumbnail or a bone folder to get it down really well. The newer paper doesn't tend to stick as easily, but with some pressure and rubbing while smoothing the tape down, you can make it come up!

You can go in any direction to get different effects. I LOVE to use old dictionaries for this, as I can customize the definitions too!

You can of course do this with pictures, patterns and anything else you can find!

Here I made a random patterned piece of tape from the printed dress from an old magazine page.

I also really like to use scraps from my scrapbooking papers! I tend to mostly use 6x6 scrapbooking pages, as the smaller print works better for the smaller sized cards and layouts I do for Project Life. The smaller pattern also makes it ideal for some homemade tape!

You can see how you can get two different effects from pressing down only a little bit, or really pushing it down with a bone folder.

Old dictionary pages usually come off very cleanly, but the newer scrapbook pages may require some trimming along the edge if you want the really clean look! See the raggedy edge of the one in the middle and compare to the tape I used in the photo below! I just trimmed it with some scissors.

I usually use the decorative tape strips with some adhesive to affix on my project. To me it is the quickest way.

Here are some examples:

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You can however take double-sided tape and wax paper and make self-adhesive tape.

Your print will be mirror-imaged with this method however!

Do use this method, cut some wax paper into long strips, wide enough to accommodate your tape.

As above, tear off a strip of tape and place it on your book page. Just position it enough so it doesn't come up by itself. Then take your strip of wax paper and place it over the tape on the book page. Now press down and smooth it out.

Carefully pull the wax paper together with the tape off the page. You might have to fold back the wax paper at one end a little bit and loosen the tape edge off the paper.

Voila - a self-adhesive strip of printed tape. With some fuzzy book texture to boot! To use your tape, just cut off the required amount, peel back the wax paper and stick it down!

This is very similar to the method above, only this time we are using cheap napkins to provide the pattern.

And I really do mean cheap napkins. The less coated, the more flimsy and the less sturdy the napkins are, the better they work in this project. So check out your local dollar store for some napkins with groovy patterns!

You basically do the same thing as in the very first method.

Tear off a strips of tape, place it over the section of the napkin you would like to use, press down, then gently pull back. And there you have it. You can affix your tape with some adhesive of choice. If the napkin doesn't come off easily, you may have to burnish the tape down a little too. Every napkin is different in that respect, so trial and error is the way with this!

You could also press the tape down irregularly and get the "torn" look when you pull it back fast.

The top two blue tapes are made from napkins, the others are made from books and magazines.

Printing Labels

This method isn't really strictly speaking "tape" but it can serve that same purpose and it gives you endless possibilities in terms of colors and patterns.

I saw this article called " Last Minute Japanese Tape" on the Good Look Cookbook site the other day and thought I'd mention it here too, since it really fits the topic here today! Check it out if you get a chance!

The advantage of this method is that you can also use your digital stash! However, the drawback is that it's not tape and it has no translucency to it. But sometimes that's a good thing, so it's something to keep in the back of your mind when you are looking for that decorative touch on your cards, layouts or other crafts!

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Making Your Own Semi-Opaque Decorative Tape

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Washi tapes are all the rage, and who doesn't love them! But they are also quite expensive, as are many of the other decorative tapes, washi or not. As wonderful as they are, I have found that there are some ways to make some pretty cute washi tape substitutes with items you already have on hand!