Christmas Desk Candy DIY From Upcycled Old Books
Have some old books hanging around? Book stacks with words on the spines are great rustic decor. Upcycle you some Christmas desk candy!
Christmas desk candy? It’s a yes from me.
Book stacks with words on the spines are popular rustic decor right now. Grab a couple of your oldest never-will-read-again books and upcycle you some free Christmas decor!
Upcycled Christmas Desk Candy DIY
WHAT YOU NEED:
- 3 old hard cover books, the kind that have tattered edge pages and cloth bound spines
- leftover Christmas ribbon, string and decorations such as silk poinsettias and floral picks
- black permanent marker for the words, or download our free printable words HERE.
- Exacto knife, scissors, my favorite glue and/or hot glue, stamp pad for antiquing, etc.
- PREPARE THE BOOKS TO UPCYCLE.
- Open the book to the first page. Cut the book pages from the cover with the Exacto knife. Turn to the back page and cut the pages from the back cover.
- Set the book cover aside for more projects…
- Cut all three books and stack the page sets with the largest book on the bottom and the smallest on the top. Center them.
- Plot the words you want on the spines. Pencil them in and then finish up with permanent marker. Or, fill in this form and ask for “Christmas book stack spine print.” Print the download and cut the spine pieces out. Position on the spines, glue with Tacky glue, and tear the excess off the ends. Trim the height of the spine pieces to fit each book, leaving the edges a little ragged. (After the glue dries you can sand the edges a little to get a rustic look.) I also used a brown ink pad on the Buffalo Check set to get a more vintage effect.
- Stack the books and glue them back to front on top of each other.
- DECORATE THE UPCYCLED BOOKS STACK
- For this step, feel free to let your imagine soar. It’s all good, for sure something that will match the rest of your Christmas decor .
Some Finished Upcycled Book Stacks…
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Enjoy making your Upcycled Christmas Desk Candy!
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