Sunday, September 7, 2014

Upcycled Artwork - From Blah to Beautiful

8 years ago, when we moved in to our house, we found this very large framed architectural piece from Kirklands.  You remember these, they were all the rage 10 years ago. But every time I have looked at it for the past 3 years, it has been like fingernails on a blackboard! I've looked and looked and just couldn't find the right piece and of course, every time I suggested replacing it, Mr. Crosby looks over and says "Do you remember how much we payed for that?"

Then the lightbulb went off!  I love book page art, especially using pages for wallpaper like Crystelle Boutique did and creating artwork like Angie did at Knick of Time. So with a large piece of foam core board, a glue stick and an old book, I turned the old outdated piece into something new!

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Here's what it looked like before - 

As you can see, it was just impossible to take pictures due to the light coming in from the living room windows and the glare from the overheads.


It was so easy to make the insert.  Just a large piece of foam core, cut to size, with book pages torn from an old book and glued down with a glue stick.  The foam core is attached to the glass with packing tape, although I would have used double sided tape if I had any!  The coffee filter wreath cost about $6 to make - 2 packs of coffee filters and a styrofoam wreath form.


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book page art, coffee filter wreath, upcycled book, vintage, refreshed, updated mantel, fireplace mantel

book page art, coffee filter wreath, upcycled book, vintage, refreshed, updated mantel, fireplace mantel


So for less than $10 I have a piece that I love and a great place to display all of my wreaths! The wreath is suspended from the top of the frame with a piece of twine.

Now I can take photos of my mantel no matter the time of day! Yay!! I just love when a project comes out better than you imagined.  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!


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10 comments:

  1. Love it! I've been looking for some large DIY pieces to decorate my bedroom in. This is certainly inspiring! (Also, your little owl centerpiece is adorable!)

    Found you on Wake Up Wednesday. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. It was so easy to do! Start looking for framed pieces at thrift stores and garage sales. Bet you could find a great piece and make your own for little of nothing! Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. I had the same problem with two large prints under glass in my living room...so much glare from the light coming in the windows. I finally took the glass off but I still have it. This is a great way to have another option of how to use the frames...thanks for the idea!

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  4. What a cleaver transformation. I really love it, especially the book pages. Thanks for adding it to our Boud by Books collection @ For what it's worth.

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    1. Thanks so much Jeannie! We are book nerds over here and I love to incorporate books into our decor - especially since we have overflowing bookshelves!! Thanks for the awesome party! Looking forward to seeing lots of awesome ideas!

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  5. You are so creative! this is great! I need to do more book decor!

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    1. This project is one of my absolute favorite book crafts! Thanks so much for the kind words!

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