As you all know by now I am thrift shop junkie, especially when it comes to retro wooden toys and books for my daughter.
We all want the perfect book right, but who wants to pay $12 – 15 for each one, especially if you have a little book worm in the house like I do!
So hunt I do, for the perfect one without the additions of a young artists Picasso attempts scrawled on each page … and of course the ones with all their pages still in tacked! But there is hope for those books that are almost perfect too!
My daughter loves flip books. But I have found these little paper flaps are not the most resilient when it comes to second hand book shopping. So I decided to improvise when we found a fabulous Easter Spot book the other day for 80c with one flap missing……
First of all I used coloring pencils and colored in the white paper where the flap had been torn off. I even used a black pen and continued the pillow outline around.
I knew there was a reason that I kept all the pretty cards I received over the years even though I am not a scrap booker. I took one that looked spring like and had similar colors in it and cut a random shape out big enough to cover the surprise cat!
I folded a line (note the badly drawn dashes on the photo!) and did a test run before sticking it in place with some double sided sticky tape. (Other tape will work also or a strong paper glue.)
Left it to dry and ta-da! One very quick and easy way to mend a book and keep the baba happy without breaking the bank!
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ReplyDeleteSnazzy idea! xo ps I love Spot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Nice job :)
ReplyDeleteNicely done!
ReplyDeleteclever idea. Without second hand books my kids bookshelf would be about 1/10 full. It's a big difference in price for something that is so necessary for their development.
ReplyDeleteVery clever, thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteoh the number of times i have fixed those lift-a-flap books! great tips. (and great to meet another thrift store junkie :))
ReplyDeleteBook mending day is coming up!! Thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteThats such a great idea. I found myself doing something similar to this in a children's book that I loved but felt wasn't diverse enough. I colored in some of the children brown.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! As you know i always reply (via e-mail) but i just wanted to say .....
ReplyDeleteThat’s a brilliant idea Eve!!!! Never thought of that and will have to add to some of my little girls books now :)
Brilliant. Love it!
ReplyDeleteCute fix. In the library where I work we sell our old books for just $1 each and many are still in reasonable condition (considering they've been out about 60 or so times).
ReplyDeleteEven if they aren't good enough to read there's often great pics for school projects or other craft activities. Seeing some of the wonderful ideas on crafty blogs has my mind buzzing with bunting and garlands.
Another good one is to cut out the main characters iron interfacing on the back of them and use them on a felt board to tell stories or for the kids to play with (laminating works well to give them some extra strength if the kids are going to play with them)