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5 Minute Craft: Book Page Vases

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We were cleaning out the house for our garage sale this past weekend and I had a little black vase out to sell for $1. Then I got to thinking… I could probably upcycle this vase with a little Mod Podge and some book pages, SCORE!

The first thing I did was cover the entire vase in Mod Podge using a paintbrush.

I tore pages out of an old book into little strips. I laid them on top of the Mod Podge (make sure you work quickly as the Mod Podge will dry quickly!) When you have a couple of strips on the vase, brush on additional Mod Podge. Keep working in this pattern until the entire vase is covered.

I used my finger to press down the book pages to make sure everything was flush with the vase. If you’ve never really worked with Mod Podge before, when you brush it on it will be a little cloudy but dries clear. Seriously, LOVE this stuff!

Let the Mod Podge completely dry and embellish the vase as you’d like!

BOOK PAGES VASE

 

 

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  3. Lisa says

    Great idea. I would have never thought of it…

  6. Monica says

    Beautiful piece of work just by using simple materials, great. Happy Bump Day!

  7. Shona says

    This is so pretty!! What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!

  8. maria says

    I made two vases like this using newspaper and an old wine bottle and a mason jar. I placed some flowers in them, but I still felt like something was missing. I never thought to embelish them with something else. Thanks for the tip!

    • howtonestforless says

      Ooh, wine bottle sounds like a great idea!! I have plenty of those lying around 🙂

  9. Claudia says

    Beautiful job done there. It deserves applause.

  10. katie says

    LOVE this vase–simple yet impactful! I can’t wait to meet you next month at Haven!

  11. Kendra@ A Proverbs 31 Wife says

    This is so cute! I pinned it for future gift ideas, thanks!
    I’m following you from “Cure for the Common Monday”

  12. Maria says

    What a beautiful vase! Nicely done!! This would fit perfectly into a study or a library! I love it!

    • howtonestforless says

      Haha, I know what you mean! I purchased a book from Goodwill for 50¢ just to use it for this project 🙂

  14. Marji Roy says

    Great project. I have pinned it to my ever expanding board on book page ideas. I have started always keeping some old books in my craft closet. There are so many great ideas out there. Never know when something will inspire you. I especially like the burlap flower with the book page vase. Thanks for the tutorial.

    • howtonestforless says

      Thanks so much, Marji Roy! Such a good idea to have a whole board on Pinterest for book page crafts! Might have to copy that idea 🙂

  16. Debbie says

    Love it and the burlap flower. That would make a great gift too 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Toot Your Horn Tuesday 🙂

  17. Dacia says

    Do you have a tutorial on how to make the burlap flower on your book covered vase? I love this flower!

    • howtonestforless says

      I actually bought it from Michael’s! They have a two-pack for $3 I think 😉

      • Dacia says

        Thanks, I’ll take a look there.

  18. love says

    I love the idea, I’ve never used mod podge. How did you get it to look so shiny

  19. Lisa Connelly says

    Creative easy cheap and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your creative genius

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