Repurposing Vintage Books into Boxes

 Hello friends,

I love old books! 

Sometimes I bring them home even though

the books are pretty damaged.

Maybe the cover is good but the pages are bad-

or the pages are good and the cover is bad!

My husband knows that sometimes I just like the title!

He found this book and he know I would love the title-

but the book had a lot of water damage but the cover was okay.

Perfect for this project.

I wanted to turn my book into a keepsake box.

I also wanted the box to still look like a book.

Removing the pages was easy- 

they just about fell out on their own!

I used one of the pages to cover the inside spine.

Then made sure to fold on the crease lines. 

I covered the interior of the book 

with a piece of scrapbook card stock.

I use 3 in 1 glue.

You could also use Mod Podge.

Refold at the natural book creases-

To make the box frame, I measured along the edges of

back cover.  I used 1'' wide wood strips, some were old paint stir sticks.

You could use scraps of molding.

I used wood glue to make the frame.

Then I covered the inside edge with paper.

Then the frame was glued to the back cover.

I had another larger book that was also damaged.

Remove the cover by cutting the pages out

with a utility knife.

Careful not to cut through to the cover.

I covered the inside spine with one of the removed pages.

I glued the framed pieces together.

Then covered the inside cover and frame with paper.

I thought the unfinished wood looked just like paper pages.

The smaller book was just the right size to hold a checkbook.

I loved making these boxes!

Thank you for visiting today-

xo Lisa S