Selasa, 30 November 2010

holiday crafting with book pages

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This holiday season I am noticing a trend- book pages! They are everywhere from Anthropologie to West Elm, it is obvious that everyone has discovered the versatility and beauty of text on a book page. I have been using recycled book pages for quite a while and can attest to the fact that they are a simple, affordable and a beautiful supply to use in art and craft projects.


I decided to put together some SUPER easy ideas to get started using book pages in your holiday crafting.




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I like to encourage recycling- so look for old books that you don't want to keep.
Use pages with just text- no pictures.






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Create a chain garland from strips of book pages.






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Or cut out simple shapes and feed them through the sewing machine with a straight stitch to create a garland.




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Create simple flowers by cutting out shapes.
Use hot glue and scrunch then together for dimension.




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Layer until you have a full flower.




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Glue down a button to the middle.




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Again, cut out a simple shape (use decorative scissors for the edges).
Scrunch for dimension.




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And layer together.




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Create a simple envelope to wrap gift cards.




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Layer a pretty piece of paper for the label.




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Add a pretty flower to the back!




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Use styrofoam, glass or cardboard shapes and forms




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And cover with scraps of book pages.






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Keep it simple






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or embellish!






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Create simple gist tags by layering a few pages for stability.
Sew them together and layer a black piece of paper to the top.




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Create different shapes and sizes.






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Add a ribbon to the top.




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Create wrapping paper!
Since book pages are not typically large, use hot glue and glue pages together to create a sheet of wrapping paper.




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Wrap






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and top with a pretty bow.




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Add the gift tag




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and flowers to the top the gift!




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Mom's Turkey Stuffing


Bake 350°F 30 – 40 min.

Ingredients:
1 lb. Pork sausage
Breadcrumbs from one loaf of bread (cube and toast in the oven)
1 Onion (diced)
1 pinch of ginger
1 T sage
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 diced Celery stalk
1 c turkey broth or water

*Don't tell my mom, but I also add a box of chicken flavored Stove Top Stuffing to the mix, just to give it that extra kick of flavor. But it tastes amazing either way!

Procedure:
To make bread crumbs, cube the bread and toast them on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Check them periodically so they don't over toast.

Mix ingredients together and press into baking pan. Add a little water if necessary to further moisten.

Bake at 350°F for 30 – 40 min. Stuffing can either be baked separately or stuffed into a turkey or chicken for cooking.)

You are loved by an almighty God,

Darlene

For comments or questions, contact me at:
darlene[at]darleneschacht.net

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