Book Letter Art
I had seen a vintage book made into a letter on Pinterest and I just knew I had to try it. That website has given me so many great ideas!I went to a local thrift store and bought some vintage books. Last night I decided that I'd attempt to make my first letter, I'm sure Mr. B loved walking in to the chaos of this project after a long day at work ;)
I decided that I'd better use a pencil and draw lines to cut as freehanding it would not have been pretty
Book with letter outlined on front
Apparently Bea got a hold of the camera and decided to help document the process, including Mac under the chair wondering what was going on
I then decided if I was going to saw through the whole book I should tape it so it would stay together
Using the power saw...it didn't work as good as I thought it would
Bea's photo of me
Trying to cut through the whole thing
Having Mr. B get in on the action
Sawdust flying, Bea did a good job with this one
Moved to a hacksaw which worked better
But it was still hard work! I ended up untaping the book and cutting the front cover. I first used the hacksaw and then found the best tool to use...a Pampered Chef knife! It cut the cover great and I only 'almost' cut myself once, LOL! Those knives are sharp! So after I cut the front cover I then cut out the pages with scissors which was much safer but a slow and steady process. I then used the knife again for the back cover and viola:
A Book Letter! I LOVE it and I want to do one for all the kids but it did take about an hour...some of that was probably 'growing pains' figuring out the process but I'll wait awhile before I attempt another ;)
posted by Mrs. B @ 9:22 AM
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