Painted Edge Book Page Wreath
You can always depend on me to take a perfectly good project & make it more complicated. It’s that problem I have with just not being able to “leave well enough alone”. Anyone else out there have this problem? Well, this little How-To is for you.
Chances are you’ve seen many a tutorial on the popular Book Page Wreath. There are several great ones out there & I wanted to join in the fun, so I made this one of the elements of my Fall cafe shelves. I decided to go with just a hint of color added in, & here’s the result…
I started out with a small wire wreath form and covered it with a strip of burlap. (You could also use some pages from the book to cover the form.)
Next, I ripped out some pages from my 49¢ thrift store book I found & rolled the page in a loose roll, sorta like so…
Then, I lightly dipped the ripped edge in some orange craft paint I had poured on a paper plate.
A little hot glue secured it to the wreath form. I then repeated the process all the way around the wreath.
After that, I flipped the wreath over & started on the front.
This time, I shortened the length of the rolled page just a little by wrapping about a half-inch of the rolled page around the wreath in the center. Repeat around the whole front.
Word of warning: this can get a little messy with the paint. I recommend keeping a wet paper towel handy to wipe the occasional paint smudge off your hands.
The last layer is made by taking a loosely rolled page & folding about 1/3 of the roll over.
Dip each end in the paint & hot glue each roll over the top layer of the wreath.
Repeat all around & you’re done! If you see a empty space here or there, just add another roll to fill in.
I glued another strip of burlap to the back of mine to let it hang from my old window.
That’s it! To see my three other projects I did with my 49¢ thrift store book, click here & here.
Meanwhile, I’m linking up here!
September 4, 2011 @ 6:58 pm
love it! very pretty wreath.
September 4, 2011 @ 9:09 pm
So creative – so pretty! I love how you finished off by hanging it on that window frame!
September 4, 2011 @ 9:25 pm
It is so pretty! The color on the edges is such a great idea – and I agree with Barb – divine over the window frame. Thankful Nester had this inspiring party.
xoxo michele
September 4, 2011 @ 9:59 pm
Love it and the added color is wonderful. Great tutorial also. Thanks. Hugs, Marty
September 4, 2011 @ 10:57 pm
What a completely adorable wreath ~ I love it!
Have a Happy Labor Day!
September 8, 2011 @ 3:42 am
This is so gorgeous. I want to make one with my Mom and my sister right away. I think we will try to do this at our next get together!