Jaime Costiglio

build - paint - sew

“P” is for Paper

A rolled paper rectangular wreath.

Old paperback books made into Fall decor.

Here it is inside:

 

The indoor light doesn’t do it justice.

 

Complete with warm Fall colored glitter on the edges:

And outside the glitter looks like this:

A big thanks to Grandpa for saving all his paperback books over the years!

 

Those old books have really great worn edges that give the paper such character:
All the pages rolled together start to look organic:
And perfectly spooky for Halloween.

Here’s how I made the wreath:


1. Buy plastic frames from the dollar store:
(plastic is very lightweight, or use mdf, 1/4″ plywood)

2. Cover the edge of the frame, I used drop cloth strips cut to the thickness of the frame edge and hot glue:
** Add wire for hanging prior to this step.**

3. Prepare paper rolls.
Using old paperbacks, tear out pages:
4. Fold and tear pages in half for a more squarish shape.
Roll paper into cone shape and hot glue:
5. Make a lot of rolls, the 8 x 10 frame takes about 100 rolls:
6. Start by gluing rolls in corners to preserve rectangular shape:
7. Fill in remaining spots then add second and third layers:

8. To add glitter – paint on white glue just on outer edges of rolls:
** Do this in batches of about 6 rolls at a time.**

9. Using orange / copper glitter mixture shake glitter onto rolls over scrap paper to collect excess:

10. Let dry complete and give final shake.
The indoor pictures truly don’t do it justice, the glitter is so brilliant but hard to capture with my camera.
A fun, inexpensive and easy Fall craft.
Add a bow and now it’s ready for Thanksgiving.

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  2. Lesley says

    Okay….I am significantly creeped out by the little spiders all over your display!!! lol Makes me want to run and scream….I think that is the point of it all, so congrats! lol The wreath and tutorial are super duper. Thanks for sharing it. One of these days I am going to try one of these wreaths. Nice change up on the square, not circular, shape.

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  5. cmoh says

    Fabulous. I love that you added glitter to the edges I havn't seen anyone else do that.

    Thanks for the tutorial I think I may have to have a stab at these, after all I have a ton of books lying around 🙂

    Caroline

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  19. Carol says

    Love it!!! I made tons of round wreaths last winter and even continued to fill in the circles and made huge paper Dalhias. I'll have to give the square ones a try 🙂
    Thanks for sharing!!!!

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  33. The DIY Show Off says

    It's gorgeous, Jaime! I love book page wreaths. Still haven't done one but I love yours for inspiration. I'm including a link back in tomorrow's DIY Fall Festival highlights. 😉

    Roeshel

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