Book Review: The Repurposed Library

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I love this book!  Altered book art has become a very big "thing" in repurposing old materials into new.  I was first introduced into altered book products about ten years ago when the public library where I was working had a program on Altered Books.  It was a program for Young Adults, and we spent our time making old, torn up discarded books into purses.

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Since that time, Altered Book Art has moved from the fringes into the main stream of the art world.   You can easily find altered books in any Etsy shop, and you can find nifty projects at many craft fairs.

This is a great book for the very crafty people amongst us.  If you are comfortable with scissors, Exacto Knives, glue, hot glue, and a little bit of wood working, you can make some pretty awesome projects out of books that are no longer serviceable.  (I have several college textbooks from 1983-88 that are way out of date - the information is no longer valid.)  Nobody will take these books, not our local used book stores, and not our local Goodwill.  I hate to throw them out - but now I see how I can reuse these tiny little treasures and make them into something else.

There are two projects in particular that I am going to book mark and make later in the year - once I get to the halfway point in crap removal from my house!  1 is the sewing kit made out of a book.  The other you can see on the front cover - the book that is holding a paintbrush.  I also think I'll have enough pages left over to make the rosette wreath from the old pages.

If you're looking for a fun and unique way to be crafty - either in a group, by yourself, or with your favorite teenager, this is a great place to find a project!