This is a really cool craft project.
Vases made of old books.
Looks hard, but with my easy to follow "how to", you will be able to make a bunch of these.
So,
1.Create a template on some thin cardboard.
Draw the profile of half a vase.
Don't make them to complicated, at least not at first.
2.Cut it out with sharp craft scissors.
3.Insert the template in an old book opened on the first page.
With a sharp craft knife cut along the template.
Keep on going until you are through all the pages of the book.
4.Cut of the book's covers and remove the template.
Open the book and fold it backward, before gluing the pages together with a hot glue gun.
Photos by Ellen Silverman
Those are awesome! They look way more complicated than they really are.
Posted by: Katie | April 16, 2009 at 06:03 PM
Wow they are great, thanks for sharing them. Have a great weekend.
Posted by: rubywill | April 17, 2009 at 03:14 AM
these are really great and so original. It's incredible all we can do with old books right ?
Posted by: sofia | April 17, 2009 at 08:52 AM
oh boy, i can't wait to try this one out. they look great!
Posted by: Kate | April 17, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Looks cool. I guess you could put a test tube in the middle and really use it as a vase for a single flower.
Posted by: yngla | April 17, 2009 at 03:20 PM
A really cool altered book projekt. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by: michelle johnnie | April 19, 2009 at 08:02 PM
That's just brilliant! I think I shall try it on one of those chinese almanac calendars! It'll look really oriental - Maybe the shape of an urn?! Thanks for the tutorial. Love your blog!!
Posted by: Yoonie | April 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM
LOVe this!! I had seen them before,but not really known how to do it. Thanks for the info!! hugs!! Britt :-)
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I am definitely going to try this! what a clever way of doing it!
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can you do it with some other things to, to make it more practical to me and others
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because I'm really clumsy and I don't know if will be capable of do this and I really want one!
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