My sister asked me to make a book page wreath for her for Christmas. Sadly, I just got around to it -- she knew I was not going to have it done in time for the holidays with all the stuff I had going on but I still feel a little bad.
I have seen these all over the internet especially while cruising around Pinterest, the most addicting site ever. I ended up kind of following this tutorial from Living with Lindsay. I have to say it was super easy and only cost me $1.50 since I used a foam plumbing tube from Home Depot as the base instead of a store bought styrofoam wreath and I had the book and hot glue on hand. The plumbing tube was obviously a lot cheaper and you can customize it to whatever size you want. I am shocked that people sell these for $40 or more and that people actually buy them for that much. I think I'd rather spend an hour making one instead of spending that much money.
The finished wreath.
I ended up making one for myself too to hang over my fireplace. Still need to figure out the arrangement on my mantle (and eventually make a nice mantle slipcover out of wood so it looks better) but for now, it will do. Think I have to make at least one more of these as my mom saw the photo and said she had to have one too! Good thing they are cheap and don't take too long to do.
that is awesome. i should have thought of you when i was decorating. i almost bought this:http://www.etsy.com/listing/56247457/bookmobile-little-maverick-cow but in the end, thought it was too pricey for something i could probably (but probably not) do myself.
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