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Saturday, February 25, 2012

When Books become Accents



I'm so ready for spring! Although it has been an unusually mild winter for us, I am longing for spring foliage and blooms and spending more time outdoors. All the wonderful spring posts around blogland are enticing me as well and spring fever is on:)


I like changing things around my house according to the season. I love using books as decor accents. The local library has a monthly book sale where you can buy books somewhere from 50 cents to a dollar. Vintage books make wonderful accent pieces or can be used as risers to create height in table top vignettes:





Supplies used for these decorative book covers:
Brown gift wrap paper from Dollar store
Round paper doilies
Variety of laces: I used white and ecru colored lace
Fabric scrap
Sea-themed stencil from Dollar store
 Craft paint and stencil brush
Decorative fish net from Michael's (optional)
Glue-gun
After covering the book with the brown craft paper, I attached the paper doily along the spine of the book and finished it off with some lace:




I like the effect created by the addition of the delicate lace:
   I found this cute little cherub at Big Lots:
     Doesn't he look adorable sitting atop the books?
I love cherubs in vignettes:
The gold accent of the decorative box is so beautifully highlighted:

Top-view:

Lace, flowers and the cherub bring spring fever to my family room console table:
These beach-themed fabric book covers bring a touch of summer to my living room:
After covering the books with fabric I stenciled these images on the cover:


Tied them up with twine:
A bundle of starfish:


Some sea-shells:

The starfish tea-light holder adds to the beach vignette:

I brought this lighthouse home from one of our beach vacations:

 I just love how it looks on top of the book bundle:
The silk orchid in the blue planter completes the vignette:
To add to the beach vignette I wrapped the book bundle with decorative fish net:


I have enjoyed making these decorative book covers and using them in these vignettes. Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. It is always a pleasure to read your sweet comments and I look forward to them. Have a wonderful weekend! Until next time ~

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~POPPY~


               
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