The Mamie Jane Book Art Brigade

I saw a post this week that Jane over at Mamie Jane’s did with a couple of old books that I just loved.  I knew I could do this at home without having to buy anything and so I set about locating a book to rip the covers off of.  I have never in my life ripped covers off a book.  Never.  Ever.  I love books and didn’t think I’d be able to do it.  But, hey, living on the edge is my life.

I had this book laying around to be used for a craft project of some kind at some point.  I had bought it as a reference book for the day job, but was finding a lot of missing pages and wound up getting a new one from the publisher.  So this book’s value as a book was nil.

Because the first inside blank page was attached to the cover, I used a blade to cut it from the cover.  I then pulled on the cover until it came off.   I used Jane’s suggestion of printing the image first on regular paper {in my case I used the brochure paper I like to use for projects} and then taped the inside book page over it with temporary double stick tape, so that the image would be aligned properly on the page.

I reattached it to the book portion with some craft glue that I ran down the side edge.  I finished it off with a sheer red ribbon tied in a bow.  I put the bow toward the binding side because I only have the one book right now.

That’s right.  I’m already looking for other books to rip apart!  Thanks to Jane, I feel like the Incredible Hulk!  Plus, I still have the image I originally printed on my brochure paper to use for another project.

This image is from The Graphics Fairy. I love all her vintage Christmas images.  It was hard to choose which one to use, but I’ve really liked this one since last year and am glad I finally got to use it.

Thank you, Jane, for a “novel” idea and your instructions!  {And no, I will not apologize for that pun.  It is perfect for this post and you know it!}

Linking up to:

Brag Monday at The Graphics Fairy 

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps On The Porch

All Things Merry and Bright at All Things Heart and Home