Creative things to do with old books

21 Creative Things to do with Old Books

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I am an avid reader, and have an immense love for collecting books. The scent of books excites me, and the sight of books is what makes everything prettier. I have a really hard time letting go of old books, but you can only have so much space in your home. And every once in a while, I need to clean up old books to make space for new ones.

Some of the books are beautiful and vintage, and I don’t really feel like giving them away (or worse), throwing them. So, I keep these books in an old cardboard box in our garage.

Many books among them are my daughter’s. Including Board books that I bought when she was a year old. She has outgrown most of them, now that she is entering the Emergent reader stage of learning.

So What Should I do with my old books?

As I was sitting, surrounded by a huge pile of books, I thought about a few things that that I could do with these old books. I scoured the internet and came up with a collection of these awesome and creative things to do with old books.

Some of these ideas are so adorable, that you will be tempted at once to try them out!! 

21 of the Most adorable and Creative things to do with old books:

  1. Make a Book Sculpture.
  2. Paint on the book covers to turn them into a piece of art.
  3. Make cardboard Puzzles using Board Books.
  4. Cut up the board books to spell a word (Perfect for Book corner or library).
  5. Insert your favorite book pages into frames, and hang them on walls.
  6. Use Kids picture books as wall art by using colorful frames. 
  7. Make a gigantic piece of art using old books.
  8. Use books to create a Knife block to store knives.
  9. Make a Secret jewelry box that hides in plain sight.
  10. Craft a paper lantern out of book pages.
  11. Make an innovative book planter.
  12. Cut up spines of old books to make bookmarks.
  13. Make a lamp stand by stacking up books.
  14. Turn books into photo frames.
  15. Convert a vintage book into a clock.
  16. Make Origami artwork with book pages.
  17. Turn an old book cover into a tablet case/ an ebook reader case.
  18. Design a miniature book pendant that all book lovers would fall in love with.
  19. Make Envelopes with old book pages.
  20. Turn old books into Invisible bookends (You will be super surprised with this one)
  21. Make Candle jars (the perfect glow for a bookshelf or home library).

Do you want to find even more DIY ideas to recycle old books??

There are tonnes of creative things that you can design using old books and book pages. So never throw them out again!! 

I really hope you liked these ideas, and found some inspirations to make something out of your old books and give a new life to them. If you tried any of these ideas or are planning to try them out, I would really love to read about it in the comments section below!!

If you want even more ideas, then check out Book Crafts DIY, on Pinterest. You will definitely find 100s of cool and eye catching ideas to repurpose that old stack of books!!

Happy DIY-ing!!

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