Monogram Book Page Wreath (Paper Plate DIY)

Would you guess this Monogram Book Page Wreath
is constructed on a paper plate?
We call it an upcycled upcycle!
First of all, a paper plate?
Practically free.
Then pages from an old book?
Yep, we’re kinda proud of ourselves!

 

 

Once upon a time we didn’t have computers or laptops or tablets or smart phones.

Yep. Way back, before you Millenials and Generation Xes and Ys came along.

We used typewriters, then word processors, but mostly, people like me used paper and pencil to write our masterpieces. For a long time.

So of course this was before Google became the source of all knowledge.

But we needed quotations and synonyms and homonyms back then just like we do now.

We had books, people.

Huge tomes filled with all the quotes and definitions and thesaurus words.

Now those valued books have become trash mulching into oblivion in the city dump.

At best, for a few lucky ones like mine, they become rustic decor, cover-less book stack art, and/or book page wreaths.

Since I am someone who cannot mulch a book, we bring you…

 

Monogram Book Page Wreath DIY

We’re convinced you couldn’t come up with a cheaper DIY than this!

Here’s what you need:

• An old book. We used a big, thick Quotations book with nicely yellowed pages.
• 10″ paper plate. We turned ours upside down, and glued the book page squares into the “trough” around the rim.
• Monogram printable. You can buy the initial of your choice in the design we used  in our Baby Shop.
• Scissors, glue, pencil.

 

 

 

 

How to do it:

We thought this was one of the easiest DIYs we’ve done.

It does get a little tedious toward the end with all the gluing of little squares of paper.

Listen to a book or podcast while you work and the time will go faster.

 

1. Print out the monogram and cut it into a circle that fits the center of the paper plate. Ours ended up about 8″ across.
   Glue the print onto the plate.
2. Pull about 25 or 30 pages out of your book. Cut them into 2″ squares. This isn’t exact, just guess at the size.
3. Place a paper square on the eraser end of the pencil and wrap the corners up around the pencil.
   Press the extra folds of paper up against the pencil, then dab the tip into glue.
4. Start gluing book page squares beside the monogram print.
   Glue pieces all around the circle, than glue as many rows as you need to fill the paper plate.
5. Punch a hole at the top center and tie a ribbon or string for hanging. We used our crop-o-dile to make a hole, but an ice pick would work fine. Add cotton twine for a rustic vibe, or satin ribbon for a more elegant look.

 

 

 

Do you love it as much as we do?

 

Until next time,

Love, Kim & Dorothy