DIY Book Bouquet
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Active Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
Materials
- — An old hardback book (or one from Dollar Tree or a thrift store)
- — Your preferred floral picks and greenery
Tools
- — Liquid glue (or glue stick, double-sided tape or a glue runner)
- — Scissors
- — Stapler
- — Pen or pencil
- — Glass for making circle
Instructions
— Begin by finding the middle of your book and open and lay flat.
— Count at least 6 pages, find the middle of the pages and cut in half.
— Tear off the top half of those 6 pages.
— Now starting at either end begin by separating each page and place a glue line near the center of the book, and fold each page over onto the glue , hold firmly for a few seconds to allow to adhere.
— Your half pages will look like this when done gluing.- Place book off the the side and allow glue to dry.
- Now we're going to make our flower.
— Using the 3 left over half pages you tore out of the book, put them together, lay flat and using a glass and a pen or pencil to trace a circle.
— Then cut out the circles.
— Next fold each individual circle in half.
— Then fold each individual circle into a quarter.
— Next place all the half circles together and staple in the middle.
— Next begin by opening up one of the half's and place at glue line.
— Now open up the other half's and secure it to the glue. Do this for the remaining half's.
— With your fingers in between the petals, hold securely for a few seconds to make sure they adhere.
— Now, choose where you want your flower to be and place a dab of glue on the bottom of the flower, and hold it securely for a few seconds to the spot you chose.- — Now allow your flower and glued pages to continue drying for a few more minutes.
— Now it's time to decorate. Place your floral picks and greenery down into the folded pages to your liking. Do not glue your picks and greens in.
Notes
- Since we didn't glue the floral picks and greens in it makes it easy to swap out your floral and greens seasonally.
- Feel free to add any bobbles or string lights to dress it up.
- I chose to add a few other pretties on a shelf beside my book bouquet.
- Feel free to use and old book or go to the Dollar Tree and get a hardback book for $1.25 or even at your local thrift store.
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This is a very unique way to use an old book for a pretty flower display.
Thanks so much Pat.
That is lovely!
Thanks so much.
I love this and I really want to try it! Might be a fun summer project with my boys for gifts!
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I’m sure you guys would like this. It was really fun decorating and I’d be interested to see what your boys came up with.
What a creative idea! My daughter loves reading and the books she likes the most she will purchase the real book, not digital on her e-reader. She would love this!
Oh I’m sure she would love this. And since the floral isn’t glued in she’d be able to switch it out seasonally.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, Paula. I am going to do this!! Wow. Thanks so much for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #82 linkup. I’m Pinning this post so save and share it, too.
This is so easy, I think you’d have a great time making and decorating this. And since the floral isn’t glued in you can switch it out seasonally.
This is so pretty! It looks so good. Now I want to make one too :)
This is so easy, I think you’d have a great time making and decorating this. And since the floral isn’t glued in you can switch it out seasonally.
Paula, this is such a clever idea! I absolutely love how it turned out. I’m excited to feature your post tomorrow at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Thank you so much for the feature.
Hi, Paula. I’m stopping in again with congratulations since this was one of the most popular posts at the Will Blog for Comments #82 linkup. It will be in the spotlight for the next 2 weeks, and I’m also Pinning it for extra visibility. Thank you for being a great part of our linkup. See you for #83–it opens Monday. Happy weekend.
Thank you so much for the highlight.