Dictionary crafts

One of the trends I'm loving right now is book page/dictionary page crafts. I love how they convey a story and have a sweet vintage feel. The great thing about using book pages is it's cheap! If you can't find an old, unwanted book around the house you can find them for under a dollar at a thrift store. There are some great projects out there on the web right now: Stephanie from Under the Table and Dreaming created this gorgeous faux rosewood wreath. If I can find time some day, I'd love to…

Mity rain vintage scrapbook paper is a perfect choice for adding a touch of retro nostalgia on bullet junk journal, decorating scrapbooks, old style collages, etc.

I got an old book from DI -a copy of Moby Dick that was already ruined because it was abridged : ), cut the pages with out pictures in strips and curled them with a pair of scissors. Then I stuffed it in a clear glass ornament from Michael's.

This ephemera pack includes 7 vintage book pages from the 1880s that feature a variety of vintage-style stamps. The 7 images include two typewriters, poppies, a vintage car, a vintage fashion image, a vintage pen, and scissors with stitching running down the side. Antique colors of Vintage Photo and Black were used in the stamping process. The pages can be used for journaling, junk journaling, a garden journal, or any mixed media project with a fall theme! SEE MY OTHER EPHEMERA HERE…

This blog post is in response to a request for a vintage dictionary page that includes the word “luck”. Some of the other words included on the page are: lovely, loving, lower case, lowing, loyal, lucern, lucky and lucrative. I scanned the original page from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922....Read More

Not sure what to do with old books? This collection of amazing upcycling ideasis full of fantastic repurposed book projects and crafts.

The Clean & Simple Challenge, CAS542 - French Bastille Days - 7/15/19, was to create a card using something that reminds you of France. When I was making my first card for this challenge, I rediscovered some vintage pages from a French dictionary that a dear friend shared with me many years ago. I couldn’t bring myself to cut into these amazing treasures at the time, but decided that today was the day to use them. I went old-school in the tools and embellishments that I used for this card…

Vintage Dictionary Paper Trees, Tutorial, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank

How to turn your old vintage dictionary, encyclopedia, or book pages into a diy wall art.