DIY DIY Snowflake Books

November 09, 2017

Jesse together with I merely got dorsum from a mini opor-garai visiting his sweetness parents this week. It was a much needed few days of relaxation together with I returned habitation inwards total Christmas-mode. I don't fifty-fifty know how it happened. I swear I was waving to fob or treaters on my means out of town. But resistance is futile. My Christmas wheels convey been develop inwards motion.

So, yeah.
My inspiration goes into overdrive this fourth dimension of year, together with I'm hoping to part all sorts of fun creations amongst yous over the adjacent calendar month or so. This volition last my minute Christmas flavor equally a blogger, together with I excogitation to tackle it amongst both hands. I'll also last sharing the occasional non-holiday-related project, too (like the mantel tutorial I'll last sharing on Monday), therefore hopefully at that spot volition last a niggling something for everyone.

I aim to please, fifty-fifty though these 2 niggling manhands tin give the axe solely practice therefore much. :)

Yesterday, I kicked off my opor-garai decorating past times whipping out my decoupage together with creating some snowflake covered books.

I convey tons of onetime books that I've collected through the years. I honey to read, together with although I to a greater extent than ofttimes than non piece of occupation my e-reader these days, I nonetheless occasionally selection upward a pretty majority for a dollar or therefore at the thrift store. I commonly endeavour to detect books inwards hues of blue, green, together with black.

Yesterday, I tried something I've been wanting to endeavour for awhile.

I painted my books white.

And together with therefore I decoupaged some foil baking doilies on them.

Voila. Snowflake covered books.

They turned out therefore pretty that I'm going to convey a actually difficult fourth dimension non ikon i meg to a greater extent than books white.

I mean, I'll endeavour to struggle it, but let's last rational.

I merely honey the means they look. They brand for corking opor-garai decorations, together with would also last a actually neat handmade gift idea. You could pigment together with decoupage merely most whatever majority together with write a niggling message to the recipient inside.

Although, for me, that sentiment is to a greater extent than inwards theory. I alive inwards a footing where my brother gift wraps a plunger. Because that's what my Christmas 2012 looked like.

Anyways, they were therefore slowly to make.

Here's how I did it.

For supplies, you'll bespeak the following:

Books

White pigment (I used leftover semi-gloss describe of piece of occupation solid paint.)

Primer

Paintbrush

Foam roller

Mod Podge (I used matte because I had it on hand, but I would recommend gloss for a to a greater extent than finished look.)

Doilies (I used foil baking doilies. You tin give the axe detect argent doilies here and golden doilies here. They're variety of amazing.)

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The kickoff affair I did was pigment all of the books. I coated them amongst a coat of primer kickoff (so that the pigment would stick to the glossy covers) together with and therefore coated them amongst 2 coats of white paint.