A few weekends ago, my sister and I went "treasure hunting"...also known as shopping in antique stores and home decor places. We bought a few things and gathered lots of ideas. Its the best place to find inspiration and ignite my creativity.
Beside the cash register at one of these stores was the cutest little folded book where business cards were adorably displayed.
As soon as I saw it, my mind started thinking of how I could recreate it.
This morning, I grabbed one of my favorite books to re-purpose...I love the colorful cover that I will use for another project. I love that the pages are a little discolored, thanks to their age. I love the size. And I love that it came from the free box at a local used book store. Give me all the Readers Digest Condensed Books. ha.
But any book with this same thickness will do.
It doesn't even need to be a hard backed book, because the first step is to remove the cover.
Then, I started folding. I folded each page in half. (Perfect movie-watching activity)
And if I came across a page that had an illustration, I just adjusted which way I folded the page to hide the picture. In the end, it didn't matter which way each page was folded.
Instead of business cards, mine will display photos or cards received. (Snail Mail Forever!!)
I've been wanting to host another Crafternoon...this may just be a featured project. It was easy, cheap and the end result was rewarding.
Who would be interested in a future Crafternoon...I'll come up with the projects, you'll pay a small supply fee, and we will all craft together!
Beside the cash register at one of these stores was the cutest little folded book where business cards were adorably displayed.
As soon as I saw it, my mind started thinking of how I could recreate it.
This morning, I grabbed one of my favorite books to re-purpose...I love the colorful cover that I will use for another project. I love that the pages are a little discolored, thanks to their age. I love the size. And I love that it came from the free box at a local used book store. Give me all the Readers Digest Condensed Books. ha.
But any book with this same thickness will do.
It doesn't even need to be a hard backed book, because the first step is to remove the cover.
Then, I started folding. I folded each page in half. (Perfect movie-watching activity)
And if I came across a page that had an illustration, I just adjusted which way I folded the page to hide the picture. In the end, it didn't matter which way each page was folded.
Instead of business cards, mine will display photos or cards received. (Snail Mail Forever!!)
I've been wanting to host another Crafternoon...this may just be a featured project. It was easy, cheap and the end result was rewarding.
Who would be interested in a future Crafternoon...I'll come up with the projects, you'll pay a small supply fee, and we will all craft together!
I am glad you showed how to display pictures, cause I couldn't wrap my head around how they had business cards in there. Very fun!
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