Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Burlap Covered Books

I wanted to share a quick project with you.

Since it was super cheap and easy, I am linking it to

Click on the picture to check out other inexpensive projects.

And since I did it myself, I am linking it to DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land.

Let me back up…

Several weeks ago, I shared with you a BIG project where I turned my big brown corner cabinet from this…

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to this…

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If you missed that post, you can see it here.

Now back to my little project for today.

I was trying to come up with some accessories for my “new” entertainment center.

I love the fabric covered books I’ve seen in Ballard Designs magazine. (The same magazine I got the inspiration for my new entertainment center.)

See them on the far right?

Here’s another inspiration photo that I found at My Sweet Savannah.

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I’ve noticed a lot of books getting covered in solid, neutral fabrics.

Well, I had some burlap that I got at Hobby Lobby when it was $1.99 a yard. How cool is that?

I got some old books and my trusty glue gun…

and got busy…

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I cut the burlap a little bigger than the outside of the book.

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Then I very sloppily (is that a word?) glued the burlap to the inside of the book.

I had a little “flap” left over on the top and bottom of the book that I just rolled up and glued down. I didn’t care if the burlap stuck to the pages because these books are just “for looks”.

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WARNING: Burlap has small holes in which the scalding hot glue can seep through and burn your fingers!

(I wore band-aids on several fingers for several days. Didn’t want to gross you out with pictures of the blisters.)

No pain, no gain, right?

Here are the results….

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I love them!

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Aren’t they sweet? I actually ended up making four, and put a candle beside them.

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I can’t come up with an exact cost, but I already had the books and the glue for my glue gun. I used less than half of the yard of burlap, so I guess this may have cost me about $1.00?

Love it!

Check out my drop cloth curtains in this picture? I’ll be sharing about those in a future post…

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That’s all for now!

Blessings,

Traci

28 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot for enterring my party!

    The books look gorgeous! I'll put on glove if I do some then, can't stand finger pain...

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  2. Traci, your burlap covered books are very neat! I love burlap and I love to decorate with books -a combination you can't beat!

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  3. Very, very, cute! Neat idea!

    Nancy

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  4. It's all wonderful, the entertainment center, the books, and the curtains, I love it all! Great job and so thrifty!

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  5. What a great idea! They look great on your cabinet. I love white and linen together!

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  6. The entertainment stand looks great and those books are very cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Your covered books look just perfect. And I am still loving that re-do of the cabinet - it's a big WOW! Linda

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  8. Great idea. I love finding inspiration from magazines like this and creating it for a fraction of the cost. Hope you mom is doing ok. Still praying for her.

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  9. Traci, I agree, I love all that you've put together here.....love the whole look! I might have to try out the burlap covered books!

    Suzanne

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  10. Traci - I love this idea, I am thinking of doing this with books that aren't just for looks and adding some stenciling to the binding. Maybe the titles! Cute Cute Cute....Becky

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  11. LOVE your new tv cabinet, looks awesome!

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  12. Very cute idea. I have several old books and a couple of yards of burlap in my studio. I think I know what I'm going to be creating tonight. Thanks for the idea.

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  13. I am loving it...oooh sorry about your burned fingers...ouch! That hurts real BAD!!

    Love your ideas as always!:)

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  14. Darling! So nice when something from Ballard Designs can be duplicated for so little! Your entertainment center is nearly identical! Great job!

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  15. What a GREAT idea!! Very cute, and they look perfect on your shelf! :-)

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  16. Those look wonderful! Great job. And a great job you did on the entertainment center, too--now that's recycling with style!

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  17. I love your *new* entertainment center, and I always like to see a new use for burlap. :) I have some left over from the table runner I made. Great little tutorial on covering the books. Thanks! :) Visiting from Kimba's party. :)

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  18. Cute! I like your curtains too!

    XOXO

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  19. This is a great idea! I have a big bulky dictionary that is not pretty to look at, so I will definitely be using this idea, thank you.

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  20. Very cute idea! Good job on the corner hutch!

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  21. What a great idea! They look wonderful, as does the entertainment center! I was wondering how you got past the horrid burlap smell or if your burlap didn't have it. I bought burlap to make curtains and the smell made my eyes burn it was so strong. My husband said the same thing! Anyway, I've seen a lot of people using burlap lately and wondered if there was a different kind or if I am just sensitive to the smell. :)

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  22. That transformation is amazing and love your DIY idea of covering the books. I am having a Roadkill Rescue party on Monday. I would love to have you.

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  23. your gifts never cease to amaze me!
    How is your mother?

    Angie

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  24. Hey there!
    new reader. I popped over from j-a-girls blog. She featured you today. Love your armoire redo and am looking forward to your drop cloth curtains post. I have some drop cloth I have been wanting to use for curtains, but am afraid to cut into it.

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  25. love the armoire transformation and look forward to the drop cloth curtains post.

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  26. Another AMAZING Ballard Knock Off. You rock girl.
    I was reading the post about your Mom. I remember all those feelings and emotions too. I was the only one who went to the Dr with my parents. I remember wanting to ask so many questions but was so choked up I couldn't get a single word out. I am so glad your Mom is doing good, so far on that nasty ol' chemo.
    Cheri

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  27. LOVE them! I just about died when I saw your Ballard-inspired shelves cause I'm making them too!! Shhh...

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