Sunday, July 10, 2011

Vintage Book Bundles

Do you love vintage books as much as I do?  To me, there is nothing more appealing than a stack of old books with interesting spines or covers.  Ok, chocolate might be more appealing to me, or a nice glass of wine, or a plate of pasta, haha!  So lately I have been on a kick creating embellished vintage book bundles!
I tied this bundle together with wonderfully crinkly light mossy green seam binding.  I also used a snippet of burlap from a coffee bag (love that look!), and further embellished the stack with a neat skeleton key, a glittered silk hydrangea blossom, and a vintage French vocabulary card.
 I love the way the stack looks on my silver tray.
 For the stack below, I printed out a gorgeous French bird image from the Graphics Fairy onto a sheet of vintage sheet music.  I tied the books together with twine for a bit of a rustic touch.

 Another skeleton key and vocabulary card complete the look!

 This next stack was really fun to create!  I was thrilled when I discovered both French and Italian vintage dictionaries recently!  I just knew that they would be perfect in a European themed bundle!
 So, I used some fun French and Italian themed papers (I just had to add some glitter to the Leaning Tower of Pisa!!), tied it all together with some twine, and of course another vintage French vocabulary card, and a cute little key that is printed with the word "journey".
 Since I only know a few words in Italian (I don't think "cappuccino" or "gelato" count, do they???), and my French is rusty, maybe I should be keeping these dictionaries for myself, haha!!
If you are interested, I have several vintage book bundles, including some of the ones you see here, available in my Etsy shop.
Ok, now I need to get busy and visit all of you wonderfully talented ladies and see what you've been up to!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
I'm linking up with the following great parties:
Boogieboard Cottage Masterpiece Monday
Between Naps on the Porch Metamorphosis Monday

14 comments:

  1. I really like the way you did these, without doing any damage to the books. It's a great way to decorate now, but still be able to pass the books down to the next generation.
    Love them.
    Tete

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  2. so glad you left the covers on, so many people are ripping them off!

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  3. Over from Boogie Board Cottage. I love the way you dressed up your books..lovely

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  4. I love these, Donna~ They are beautiful...and I am glad to see that you didn't rip off the covers to do them. I just have such a hard time seeing books destroyed~but that is just me~

    Hope your weekend was wonderful. Ours was busy~ xo Diana

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  5. Your book bundles are charming, Donna...I love how you put all the lovely elements together!

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  6. What can I say Donna? They are so lovely! I love the burlap layered with the seam binding--perfect!!

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  7. So pretty!! They are absolutely charming and romantic. Love them!

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  8. Oh they're gorgeous, Donna!!! Totally beautiful and would look so great on a table or in an entry hall!!! Tres chic!!!
    XO
    Cindy

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  9. these look great, I think I will have to make some!

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  10. Gorgeous bundles, Donna. All your special embellishments just make your bundles so beautiful.

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  11. You are so talented! I'm amazed at your eclectic combinations!

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  12. What a great way to display books, I love books, I have them all over the house, except the kitchen. I like the idea for a birthday present instead of putting them in a bag or covering them with paper, this they look fantastic.
    Have a wonderful week!
    XXX Ido

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  13. Very beautiful, every element.

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