books – Recycled Crafts

Book in a jar makes a fun contest

August 25, 2021 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

When I first spotted these strips of book pages in a jar I just loved it a simply a great visual. But it it actually serves as a fun way to make a contest. You challenge people to guess what … Read More ...

Collage Art Book Review: The Psyche’s Gifts: Art, Art Making, and the Journey from Mental Illness to Mental Wellness

May 4, 2021 by Stefanie Girard 1 Comment

Collage Art Book Review: The Psyche’s Gifts: Art, Art Making, and the Journey from Mental Illness to Mental Wellness by Corinne Lightweaver

This book is filled with visual eye-candy!

The style and content is beautiful. Each piece is captivating at

How to make adorable miniature books out of recycled magazines

April 29, 2021 by Stefanie Girard 2 Comments

I am officially on the miniature bandwagon. I made “Pocket Monolith” that is available in my Art Candy Machine and also available are “Pocket Bernies” I am working on building a miniature museum gallery to do miniature photo shoots of … Read More ...

Amazing mini recycled book diorama

February 15, 2021 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

This would be a fun way to memorialize a book you loved. Maybe pick a scene that was important in the book to create in miniature. Pop on over to Pop Sugar to see more of the great collection recycled … Read More ...

How to fold recycled book page Christmas angels

December 13, 2020 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I’ve made a lot of recycled book folded Christmas trees but I’ve never seen angels made with recycled book pages…especially ones that are so easy. Pop on over to the blog Mentootlet for the tutorial on how to make a … Read More ...

Etsy Feature – Vintage Horror Halloween Book Pages Ephemera Paper Pack

September 22, 2020 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Whether you are making Halloween decorations, scrapbooking or junk journal writing these vintage recycled or upcycled Halloween print pages will make a great addition to your crafting supplies.

This is a vintage ephemera horror/Halloween paper pack which contains 25 pages.… Read More ...

How to make recycled candy box bookmarks

August 26, 2020 by Stefanie Girard 1 Comment

Every once and a while someone donates a bunch of bookmarks to my little free library and I always get a kick out of them. I think it’s a nice touch. This idea for transforming recycled candy boxes with a … Read More ...

Red, White and Blue books make a fun 4th of July decoration

June 24, 2020 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

This is what I am doing today! Off to go look through all my books and pull out the red, white and blue books to make a 4th of July decoration. I spotted this over at the web site … Read More ...

Books, cake plate and figurines make a great Christmas tree

December 4, 2019 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I bet we all have everything on hand to whip up a cute Christmas tree like this one made of books, a pedestal cake plate and some figurines. I found this recycled book Christmas tree creation in an amazing collection … Read More ...

Upcycle books with your own stamped quotes

April 30, 2019 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

This recycled book project really has unlimited possibilities. Over at the blog Junque to Jewels there is a tutorial on how to stamp on recycled books and stack them to make your favorite quote or sentiment. Not a stamper? … Read More ...

How to make beautiful abstract bubble art

March 4, 2019 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I love painting bubbles and that is what these abstract colored circle paintings remind me of. Best part about these is that you use your finger as your “brush” along with recycled jar lids and other round edged objects. Grab … Read More ...

Junk journal page with die cut book page letter

February 12, 2019 by Stefanie Girard 1 Comment

I am in LOVE with junk journals and altered book art. I have been lucky enough to get an advanced set of 6 inch letter alphabet dies and I plan on making a junk journal page with each of them. … Read More ...

How to make a Hershey’s Kiss Diamond Ring

January 7, 2019 by Stefanie Girard 1 Comment

I bet my girl friends would have a blast making these at our next “book club” (in quotes as we do read books but it really is a “wine and food” club). I sometimes bring a fun little craft for … Read More ...