~restoration hardware ish looking book covers~

Head on over to your nearest thrift store and pick up the biggest, fattest, hardcover book you can find, because we are making one of these:

You will need a box cutter or knife, drop cloth material, a iron, and mode podge.

This was the biggest book I could find.

I believe you could also modify this project and re purpose a Restoration Hardware catalog too….

The first thing I did was to remove the pages from the cover and back.

Lay that face up, open, on a piece of drop cloth and cut around it, making the corners at angles.

At this point you can iron your fabric to make sure it has no wrinkles.

Using modge podge, start by folding over one flap on the side and hold down for a minute, smoothing out any wrinkles.

Once the ends are done, you can work on the top and bottom.

It really doesn't need to look pretty because these are really just for decoration.

Once all 4 sides are glued down, put modge podge on the binding and the back and front page, and put in place.

Close the book and smooth out any wrinkles again, let dry.

I took it one step further and printed out a vintage book label and put that on with hot glue.

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~Monday must haves~

Here are a few things I am loving right now!

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This charcoal knitted pouf from World Market:

These barstools are almost identical to the ones I have in my kitchen:

I just got this candle and it smells divine and will turn your whole house into spring instantly!

Love, love, love the scent of gardenia.

I just finished this book.

It's about a girls struggle to lose over 100 pounds and how she did it.

Even if you don't need to lose that much weight, it's a must read, I found it fascinating.

This shower curtain is on sale!

Hope you all are having a great Monday!

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~Country Living 101 Halloween Ideas giveaway~

To make your Halloween marvelously macabre, Country Living has a collection of 125 creepily cool ways to create meaningful memories for family and friends with Country Living Spooky & Bright: 101 Halloween Ideas {Hearst Books Sept. 2013}
With ghoulish delight, Spooky & Bright revels in Halloween's magic and mystery with to-die-for pumpkin displays, blood-chilling haunted houses, sinfully sweet treats (like spider-web cupcakes), hair-raising party and trick-or-treat suggestions, and decorating tips with a dark sense of humor.

This giveaway is open to anyone! All you have to do
is leave me a comment below to be entered. Please be sure to leave your
email address so I can contact you if you are the lucky winner!
Giveaway winner will be announced back here on Friday.

Also, just a reminder that there is one more day to take advantage of the 15% ANYTHING on the Bombay website with coupon code

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the blue and white photo in the top left corner of this page to take you there!

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~giveaway day~

Todays giveaway is brought to you by Kit Geiger, author of the book, Terrariums Reimagined.
The winner of this giveaway will not only win her book, but also a kit to make your own terrarium!

All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post to be entered! Be sure to leave your email address so I can easily contact you if you are the winner. I will pick a random winner and announce back here on Friday. Good luck!
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