Crafty, Bookish, and Seasonal Inspiration

Perhaps you enjoy making homemade gifts and have a book lover or two in your life. Or maybe you’d like to add some handcrafted holiday decorations to your house this winter! Either way, I was inspired by Ana’s wonderful post to do a round-up of links to various bookish diys. (Quick note on photos: I only use photographs that are explicitly marked as alright, which means I found the illustrations on Flickr. They illustrate the general idea of the category rather than a specific diy. Most of these links contain gorgeous photographs of the end product, but I didn’t want to have to worry about copyright!)

Holiday Decor

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• Tabletop Christmas Tree
• Paper Ornament
• Book Wreath
• Decoupaged Ornament
• Paper Star Ornament

Shelves

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• Rain Gutter Shelves
• Floating Book Shelves

House Decor

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• Bookish Candle Holders
• Book Clock
• Book Lamp
• Book Letter Wall Decor

Bookends

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• Animal Bookends
• Faux Zinc Bookends
• Terrarium Bookends

Bags

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• Books Tote Bag
• Book Clutch: Option One or Option Two
• Old-Fashioned Book Strap

And you know, you could always wait until after the holiday rush and just make a few of these beauties for yourself instead (I thrifted an old dictionary to make the wreath)! And if you’re not the DIY type, there’s always Etsy. Here’s one UK store and two US ones that look promising.