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25 Bookish Crafts to Get Excited for Summer Reading

June 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

25 Bookish Crafts to Get Excited for Summer Reading at handsoccupied.com

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In the spirit of summer reading starting soon at my library, I rounded up some of my favorite bookish crafts for you to check out, pin and try for yourself! I’ve got tons of friggin adorable card catalog makeovers and DIYs, and so many discarded book projects below. So worth checking out. ;)

Card Catalogs

1. Card Catalog Repurposed for Storage with Casters -one dog woof
2. How to Build a Card Catalog -not just a housewife
3. Faux Card Catalog Bookcase -the undomestic goddess
4. Card Catalog Fronted Cabinet -decor and the dog
5. Entertainment Center with Card Catalog Drawers -liz marie blog
6. Modern Makeover of a Vintage Catalog -ardent hands designs
7. Card Catalog End Table – hands occupied
8. Card Catalog Jewelry Box -aka design + life
9. Cassette & LP Storage in DIY Card Catalog/Recycled Door Cart -design*sponge
10. Seed Libraries in Old Card Catalogs -City of Santa Clara (and tons more libraries nationwide! Search it!) 

How-to: Card Catalog End Table at HandsOccupied.com

Books

1. Hollowed Book Jewelry Box -sincerely, kinsey
2. Comic Book Page Flats -p.s. heart
3. Numbered Book Page Paper Cones -anna truelsen inreddingstylist
4. DIY Book Clutch (without wrecking a book!) -soccer mom style
5. Comic Book Coasters -mod podge rocks!
6. Decoupage Book Page Book Crate -no time for flashcards
7. Add Library Pockets to Books -hands occupied
8. Midcentury Inspired Side Table with Comics -our nerd home
9. Secret Storage Box with Book Spines -sewing barefoot
10. Book Headboard -design every day
11. Books Carved into Whimsical Houses -artist Frank Halmans via trend hunter
12. Book Page Table Runner -style me pretty
13. Comic Book Paper Compact -hands occupied
14. Rolled Book Page Wreath -brassy apple
15. Book Page Necklace DIY -mandipidy

DIY Library Pockets for Lending Your Personal Library or Kids' Play

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PS: We have 2 giveaway winners to announce!

Big congrats go to Lidy D. and Shannon C. for each winning a three month subscription to Creativebug in this week’s giveaway! I’ll be in touch over email with all the details. :)

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: book crafts, books, card catalog, card catalog diy, diys, inspiration, summer reading

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Hi! I’m Heidi, an author, yarn craft designer and content creator specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. My work unapologetically features primary colors and vintage-meets-modern style. My first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is now available!

Professionally I’m most known for: advanced intarsia knitting design & modern latch hook design.

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