Valentine Book Bundles

by Mary Vitullo - Orphans With Makeup

$10.00

2 Hours

Easy

Here is a simple DIY to decorate for Valentine's Day. Not over-the-top, screams Valentine kind of look, but soft and romantic.

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For this project, simply gather a bunch of old books or pick some up at your local thrift shop. I chose some with hard covers and some with soft covers. I tore off the covers and spine form the books with the soft covers.

I mixed up various shades of Pink using Country Chic Paint in the colours Vintage Cupcake and Vanilla Frosting.

I simply painted the fronts and backs of the books.

Half were painted the different pink shades and the other half were painted creamy white.

I then printed out some labels with Valentine-themed names of books and glued them to the spine of some of the books. To age the labels a bit, I stained them with tea and burned the edges slightly.

I then tied up the book bundles with twine, and that's it!

These would look great displayed on a fireplace mantle.

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Jessica on Feb 07, 2016
Ohhhh. This is so lovely. Can you tell me more about the flowers?

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Alice Scofield on Feb 10, 2016
Beautiful idea, but REALLY, REALLY, want to know where you can get flowers like this now. I used to be able to buy some that looked like them at a craft store called Ben Franklin's. But since it closed (or moved?) I can't find the same dried looking style anywhere.

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Becky on Jan 03, 2019

What kind of paint is this? Where can I buy it? I really want to try this.

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Linda Wells on Jun 14, 2022

I love your work too. This is gorgeous

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Gig69451122 on Feb 08, 2025

Beautiful, & crafty ❤️ I've seen these factory made on line. Set of 4? Nearly 40.00! Kudos 😉 👍

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