Happy New Year friends! I hope your holidays were happy! I took a short blogging break last week, but now I’m back now and I am ready for a new year and lots of DIY’s. I recently noticed some really cute book page wreaths on Pinterest, so I thought I would make my own, in a mini version. I started out with the idea that these would be ornaments for my Christmas tree and that I’d embellish them with holly berries. I ended up keeping them neutral, to be used all year. I hung them on my kitchen cabinets for now. These are so cute, and really easy to make. My husband was really surprised when I told him they were made out of book pages!
You will Need:
An old Book
A Mason Jar Lid
Hot Glue Gun
Twine
I saw a few different versions on Pinterest, but I changed some of the steps to make mine mini. The first step is to cut up the pages of your book into squares. I made my about 2″ X 2″. Then, crumble them around a pen or a marker to give it the ruffled look.
Next, remove the inner circle of the mason jar lid, you only need the outer ring.
I put a piece of parchment paper over my table, for easy clean up and to keep the hot glue from getting everywhere. Place a dab of hot glue on the inside of the ring and then attach one of your crumbled book pages onto it. I ended up using a sharpie marker rather than the pen shown to crumble the paper. It helps if you keep the paper around the sharpie when placing it on the glue, so you don’t burn your fingers.
Once I had the inner portion of the lid filled, I added another layer around the outside of the lid.
When it’s finished, look it over to see if you need to add a little in some spots, or trim it down in others.
Lastly, I added a piece of twine around the outer portion on the back of the wreath. My friends Vicki and Jenn used ribbon to make a similar wreath, you can see theirs here. I attached the twine with hot glue, but only in sections. That way, I was able to add a second piece of twine through that one, to use as a hanger. The back looks like this:
Once I got the hang of it, it only took me about 15 minutes to make each wreath.
I like these so much, that I will probably make a full-size version soon.
What do you think, aren’t they adorable?
Lindi says
January 4, 2017 at 12:53 pmYou are the CUTEST and these are ADORABLE! I LOVE them!!
Amanda says
January 4, 2017 at 2:40 pmOh my gosh, that’s so cute! I love it so much!
Tania says
January 5, 2017 at 10:27 pmThose are so sweet!!
Tania
Emily says
January 9, 2017 at 12:13 amThese are so pretty! I love the soft colors of them, perfect for this time of year!
Heidi says
January 9, 2017 at 9:46 amLove these wreaths! Can wait to see your large version!
Amy @ mylifefromhome says
January 9, 2017 at 6:15 pmThese are straight up the cutest! Sharing.
Lindsay @ The DIY Mommy says
January 11, 2017 at 11:54 amThese are so cute and really make an impact in the home for something so simple to make. Love this idea!!
Angela says
February 9, 2017 at 12:58 pmVery cute! Love how they look on your cabinet doors.
One suggestion: look up the definitions for “crumble” and “crumple”.
Jackie says
February 9, 2017 at 3:23 pmGreat idea would work great for Christmas wrapping paper.
Jaye says
February 9, 2017 at 3:24 pmAdorable & look pretty easy to do!
Gma says
February 9, 2017 at 4:07 pmLove this creative idea! Love using old and the twine…I’m doing this!
Linda says
February 9, 2017 at 8:41 pmAbsolutely darling! Pinning to copy, maybe in bigger size. Wonder if you could use one of those branch-like wreaths and stuff musical sheets in it? Just love this idea of using paper to make a flower like wreath!
IRISH says
February 9, 2017 at 10:10 pmThese are adorable and just the thing my kitchen needs! How did you attach them to your cabinets? I notice that the twine goes over the top….but then what?
Faith Hamilton says
April 15, 2017 at 4:11 pmHow did you attach them to your cabinets? I notice that the twine goes over the top….but then what?
RoxanneK says
April 15, 2017 at 8:22 pmHi Faith, the wreaths are so lightweight that I was able to just tape them to the inside of the cabinet door.
Jean says
January 2, 2018 at 3:45 pmThank you, that’s what I was wondering
Donna P Moses says
April 21, 2017 at 8:40 amCould you dye the pages with Tea to make them look older or more vintage ?
RoxanneK says
April 21, 2017 at 10:22 amHi Donna, I’ve heard of that being done but I’ve never actually done it myself. I’m sure you could experiment with a few pages and see if you like it.
IRISH PACK says
August 15, 2017 at 11:31 pmyup….could even use the small natural colour coffee filters too
Jauquetta says
August 15, 2017 at 1:20 amI love these little guys, very charming.
Jolena says
October 24, 2017 at 6:19 pmSo cute! I am definitely pinning this for later. Thank you.
Rebekah Purnell says
November 26, 2017 at 11:00 amJust amazing wreath, loving both of my wreaths! You know how well the green ribbons go in my house! I can’t wait to make some myself.
Margie B says
January 2, 2018 at 11:33 amI love these they are so cute. I was hoping you would show how you hung them.