I love this theme! The mission of getting stuff out of the garbage system and back into useful circulation is part of the vision of Scholar & Poet Books, our home business. We don’t sell just used books but lots of other things we’ve picked up at estate sales and other places along the way. Valuing these castaways goes along with having an endless curiosity and a passion for treading lightly on the planet. You might say that we look at these things as artifacts, the world as a huge museum.
But for clever, I have to defer to my daughter. She and her husband are proud nerds and bibliophiles. She decided to make some of the flowers for their wedding decor and bouquets out of the pages of well-used books that had lost their covers.
The overall effect was perfect, and perfectly suited to them.
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I love the paper flower and all the thrift stores…they hold many treasures.
They certainly do! Thanks for your visit!
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Awesome ways to give another life to beautiful objects! Love the paper flower!
(Always a fan of all the ways to reduce waste!)
I know you are!! One of the best!
You’re too kind! 😂😂
Love the idea of using those books like that. Yes!
And it was such fun to get together and do this craft project with her while chatting about all the logistics of the event!
Great way to spend time together!
I love the paper flower and idea of sharing a book store with thrift store – two of my favorite things. Not sure if I could cut up even an old book but love the creative ideas I have witnessed in my travels.
Thanks for your visit! We made sure to use books we had multiple copies of…even then it was kinda risky feeling!
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I saw an earlier post about someone who’d repurposed old books as wedding decor. i’d never have thought of it and say big cudos to your daughter for her inventiveness and creativity.
Thanks for your visit and comment, Tina. I think it’s a great way to show off the proudly intellectual style!
The idea of sustainability needs to go deep into our lives. Great work at your shop & at your daughter’s wedding 👍
I totally agree! Deep ecology, deep sustainability, deep harmony and deep peace are all priorities in my book!