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Paper crafts ~  Lately, I’ve had paper on my mind. I just love all the creative things everyone is making from book pages. It almost doesn’t seem right to make things with this paper since my husband is an author! So of course, I’ve been hesitant to tear apart a book, but I think I finally have the courage to tackle this fear and make a garland for the holidays. Today, I went to the thrift store and bought a used hardback book for this project. The thing I realized is that not all paper in books appears the same. Some are very yellow/brown and other’s are cream colored. I found it very funny that I was focused on the color of the paper rather than the story! Also, I was scrutinizing the type too, since it varied from small to large. Oh well, I think the page color is pretty important to my room decor rather than the type size. Anywhooo… I’m going to tackle this project in the next week or so, but I thought I would share with you the great photos that i found. I’m sure you’ll be quite surprised at these beautiful paper crafts, so go out and grab an old book and just maybe your project will be done before mine!

~ A Funny Note About the Nester ~ 
It took my husband something like seven years to write his young adult novel, “The Witches of Dredmoore Hollow.” when the publisher asked for a sequel, he laughed at the thought of devoting another seven more years to writing! Well, let’s just say his book is not a part of a series. :o)
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Gorgeous garland ~ this paper garland is from the nester.com on her website she has a great post of all the projects she made with paper. This garland is stunning!
photo: house and home
photo: house and home
photo: Martha Stewart
photo: miss mustardseed

Well, I didn’t tear the pages out of my husband’s book since it is an ebook. For those of you that would like to buy it, here is the link: The Witches of Dredmoore Hollow, it is a wonderful book and is reminiscent of Roald Dahl. It is a perfect Halloween book to read to your children! 
So, stay tuned for my paper garland post, i hope to publish it sometime in the next week or two. If you don’t want to miss out, make sure you subscribe to my blog, that way, you’ll receive the posts via email. Thanks for visiting and let me know what you think of the post. Happy crafting everyone!
cheers,

Janine


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  1. COCO intheKitchen says

    October 7, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Alright, because I just don't have enough to do, now I'm itching to do something with paper.
    Hey, you didn't tear up your hubby's book to make any of these, did ya? 😉
    I love the smell of old books. I'll be on the lookout for some old pages to use now. xo

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    • Janine Waite says

      October 10, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Hi Coco ~ Yeah, I just adore paper. The thing I found with this project is that you have to have both paper from books and just plain paper. The contrasts allows the written paper forms to standout! I want to revamp this project and make it with holly leaves and red pom poms. I just need to sit still for a minute and work on it. :o) No, I didn't cut up my husband's book, that would cause a divorce!!!

  2. Lisa @ Texas Decor says

    October 8, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Looking forward to seeing your paper garland! That's so neat that your hubby is an author! So cool!! My great grandmother illustrated a book once, but that's about all the talent we have in my family. Ha!

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    • Janine Waite says

      October 10, 2014 at 9:22 pm

      Hi Lisa ~ Thanks so much for coming over to my blog! You're so, so sweet! I'm hoping to change my garland to holly for the holidays. I can't wait to get back to the project. I think I'm going to hire my kiddos to cut out the leaves. I wish I had them all done. I'll post an update when I'm done. Yes, it is nice that my husband's a writer. He still writes in his spare time, but he isn't quite motivated since the book industry is kind of messed up right now. Poor writers! Oh well, at least he has a creative job! Hey, have a nice weekend!

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