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By: Jennie

Jennie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:40:55 +0000

I have made book angels from old books that no one wanted. They are beautiful! I have just recently seen a Christmas tree made out of an old paperback book. I will be making that one this Christmas season. You should google those and add to your list.

I also like the idea of the glass pendant necklace. I will use a Bible that was my childs that is not useable anymore to cut out favorite verses for the teen girls in our youth group at church. I think those will be a big hit. Thank you for the wonderful ideas for books that are no longer able to be used as they were intended.

Oh, I have also seen another version of a book wreath that I will be doing for 2 couples where both are involved in music. I am going to get an old hymnal from church and make those for them out of their favorite church songs. I think that is a wonderful way to preserve special books.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:53:48 +0000

As a school librarian, I must “weed” books regulary because of damage or often age (information is outdated). I used some of these today to make ornaments and a wreath. The students were appalled at first, but when they saw the condition of the books they thought it was a great project.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:10:22 +0000

I work at a library. Guess you all better not look behind the scenes where we toss out books by the dozen every day. The reason? Because people who borrow them don’t take care of them, and they have coffee stains, food stains, water damage, dog/toddler chew marks on them. Every one of them in that condition is considered hazardous, due to potential (or existing) mold growth and germs. We aren’t allowed to resell them or even give them away.

Don’t be so hoity-toity, folks. Books get thrown away. Very few are one-of-a-kind, and many are not ever going to find another home or another reader. It’s not the end of the world, and these crafts are an excellent way to reuse books that no longer have an interest for the owner as reading material. Remember, the person who owns the book gets to do with it as they please.