Books Become Planters At Gartenkultur Of Italy

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By drilling all the way through a book (or a stack of books glued together) adding a mesh net and some dirt, they become planters. Succulents, bonsai trees and other small greenery can happily live in these novel homes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ykU6EqeqPGwc80sXMFFMGdxm9J8PTN0T3dqJTiyC_-4jo55T2nj_L1MUY_ARqQpjYOpRBmCau1ZyCNv10qat8chgi70L3jVlcLTAWq2Myo3HzZkMAdp4LHi0Kz4synup6AAv3OW2uEQ/s1600/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458623306715349314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ykU6EqeqPGwc80sXMFFMGdxm9J8PTN0T3dqJTiyC_-4jo55T2nj_L1MUY_ARqQpjYOpRBmCau1ZyCNv10qat8chgi70L3jVlcLTAWq2Myo3HzZkMAdp4LHi0Kz4synup6AAv3OW2uEQ/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 327px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BY8xCL_bcIxp1Khs-qcwfGEkPLVk7X4QaDgKsCPV2B8M_8yf9-yneWP4g6WLUIolfn_X-8QrCAw5GgtWJ26oL1k2pBPrFLl9oWL9gJ63hgaYp9Z37UVl5KZLgOsnvQzE3qk6uuCTaWM/s1600/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458623447273655474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BY8xCL_bcIxp1Khs-qcwfGEkPLVk7X4QaDgKsCPV2B8M_8yf9-yneWP4g6WLUIolfn_X-8QrCAw5GgtWJ26oL1k2pBPrFLl9oWL9gJ63hgaYp9Z37UVl5KZLgOsnvQzE3qk6uuCTaWM/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 327px;" /></a><br /><br />The pages do not get wet when watered because each book is covered with an insulating material. 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width: 530px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><br />Gartenkultur will soon be opening an online store, but for now you can order them (or have a custom one made from your favorite book) by contacting them directly.<br /><br />Perhaps you will no longer need to talk to your plants since they may be doing some heavy reading of their own. <a href="http://www.gartenkultur.it/">Order them here.</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzRcQluqRTxMMLYnAa1iHvDcdv_MpFuacUhnD4JUr9bQ9k73wFWzAAEHaRMuPeGXWn7g8uAc3PO0agfpQphHv_z_fsE78HOqJ4hjqIVN4WcrRJn_3FeQKBGzue00NlAt3AADZNnU1eys/s1600/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458623117803498626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzRcQluqRTxMMLYnAa1iHvDcdv_MpFuacUhnD4JUr9bQ9k73wFWzAAEHaRMuPeGXWn7g8uAc3PO0agfpQphHv_z_fsE78HOqJ4hjqIVN4WcrRJn_3FeQKBGzue00NlAt3AADZNnU1eys/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 234px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Other creative uses for old books:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/re-bound-designs-handbags-made-from.html"><br />Re-bound Design turns old books into handbags.</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/re-bound-designs-handbags-made-from.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458632607233541746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC833Sq81BlxS8gx5Ych6voqkH0xudy9ZI7wnAiEg1kjrmlk-wav8Df_3SbS4PA56sirykUJZ3LfNNpJWLcK4fNGvBGjmMH6EmzxvZQf-rukrEV-9_h2Sn_5Q7KP3pgi9eSyudmdcwA8/s400/reboundhandbags.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/judging-art-by-its-cover-book.html">The Book Sculptures of Mike Stilkey</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/judging-art-by-its-cover-book.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458633277161725314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJGlkcpN6qliAJeCWNsoE1qCcQlboSwWUCN27duR3BU8XQJf1ID7fOGszE8Mga3YVlI8pP1NiRkVZHizXdVeQSngg1ukrxreRBXMtVMjzV8C5Q8JYXGq5aJTsO9VWM6MjrhcY80qcMXE/s400/stilkeybooksculptures.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/02/truly-novel-way-to-protect-your-laptop.html"><br />The Book Book laptop cover</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/02/truly-novel-way-to-protect-your-laptop.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458633831794884194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CboHg81H5O0gsqVzCRaMRa5sZ8HpCHtTlq4jdgMsAhiYcklKubFii2M2n47zmw9Ouj2azYC7d8WThdFIVt5RSBt2SlqifSPQr4MxJ93yfxxN4BIobvgL1P41SMvSJ_GWd_R-P4jZ5pA/s400/BookBookcover.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" /></a>

Books Become Planters At Gartenkultur Of Italy

Gartenkultur of Italy has found a way to repurpose and recycle old hardback books. By drilling all the way through a book (or a stack of boo...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yTaBc41fB3_rIx4cjqg9QKVYPIvXgTmDaq4sm1sSwecITvzK3QTElcNWQ3m7ENS5DHknLFABCo2hauAhi1HEnpQcPCdY0o-Bn5YKO2cTXjmtRmfLd9Vt-aoZYrfeSnbBFcXgWwnyM_8-/s1600-h/07a707a20c2e9be91136aa6ebc98e1bf.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341436875056463906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yTaBc41fB3_rIx4cjqg9QKVYPIvXgTmDaq4sm1sSwecITvzK3QTElcNWQ3m7ENS5DHknLFABCo2hauAhi1HEnpQcPCdY0o-Bn5YKO2cTXjmtRmfLd9Vt-aoZYrfeSnbBFcXgWwnyM_8-/s400/07a707a20c2e9be91136aa6ebc98e1bf.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Caitlin Phillips of Washington DC is promoting literacy. Okay, well.. the <span style="font-style: italic;">appearance</span> of literacy. Rather than reading that text book or classic novel, she's suggesting you use it to hold some cash and perhaps a lipstick or two.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5HCYY-bPA-JX9yUGXdfhhO8km1R-I_VGE7NCT7ggwtkr8lXd2LmHTSwISXAbVgXdDCCvAam-yal0W0grm520whRQWarxzM9aihXRK7EpvPqiCY-g_nOEJw-suJtBOtmSEvbd9lO7RlH_/s1600-h/a4f05d7929716c35af42d619ecc7d3a2.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341437022607021922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5HCYY-bPA-JX9yUGXdfhhO8km1R-I_VGE7NCT7ggwtkr8lXd2LmHTSwISXAbVgXdDCCvAam-yal0W0grm520whRQWarxzM9aihXRK7EpvPqiCY-g_nOEJw-suJtBOtmSEvbd9lO7RlH_/s400/a4f05d7929716c35af42d619ecc7d3a2.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolsCmypMjYAp4_pq6cJUSWWDykrlb_Og6oltQnIAEhFaJH0koMcVf-YL4CrbggGd-YD7UQwRHwKVHkaf2xz9l5wT7GTM4oUkoRiBIIC62JgQGBImeN0u3n8iIW74EimtoUgj5y9NfAN2b/s1600-h/de26455c60b5769943a20aa410e7f692.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341437104230617250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolsCmypMjYAp4_pq6cJUSWWDykrlb_Og6oltQnIAEhFaJH0koMcVf-YL4CrbggGd-YD7UQwRHwKVHkaf2xz9l5wT7GTM4oUkoRiBIIC62JgQGBImeN0u3n8iIW74EimtoUgj5y9NfAN2b/s400/de26455c60b5769943a20aa410e7f692.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 535px;" /></a><br /><br />By taking vintage hardback books, removing the interior pages while keeping the cover intact, adding fabric, handles, hardware and a cute little label, she's made a handbag for Fashionista Bookworms.<br /><br />Sizes vary as does the purse's capacity. The wider the spine of the book, the more the purse will hold. She pays distinct attention to the colors and rarely uses the fabric more than once, making each creation truly one-of-a-kind. Her collection includes everything from reference books, textbooks, classics and teen novellas to how-to books. She even makes an effort for the fabric interiors to play off the titles or content of the book as in the case of her Do-it-yourself Encylopedia purse and the Singer Sewing Book purse (shown later in this post).<br /><br />Here are a few examples:<br /><br />Janson's History of Art:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGojlxcFZ-JoWK21Z3fVt9XA8C3DfHaeHBiz0nUKvfpvBmvd1SXZebW5qkR1fog-TmUD3hp2s_kqioUtxiuUqd6FwooIYpjetRKmJNBAFs_cJTz_vDHFFgJHcBBRjxmBvTN5nWfYQdNUAc/s1600-h/5f38e80f4d4565b831922b6e15dca9fa.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341428998848254962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGojlxcFZ-JoWK21Z3fVt9XA8C3DfHaeHBiz0nUKvfpvBmvd1SXZebW5qkR1fog-TmUD3hp2s_kqioUtxiuUqd6FwooIYpjetRKmJNBAFs_cJTz_vDHFFgJHcBBRjxmBvTN5nWfYQdNUAc/s400/5f38e80f4d4565b831922b6e15dca9fa.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKn2N0dRijxwFMwdMWnoKvwbdrxsYAcPIez96jo5Qo1tr8DC0C4Wcq_FffHXO4LM97lFSe2V1vZFPhQuK2U-IPWMKGV-0lcg6FL6I780B_1UuNpO1ugDE2_yHwGaRT2VbH1J9uZmmE0039/s1600-h/jason's+historyofart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341428708343642098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKn2N0dRijxwFMwdMWnoKvwbdrxsYAcPIez96jo5Qo1tr8DC0C4Wcq_FffHXO4LM97lFSe2V1vZFPhQuK2U-IPWMKGV-0lcg6FL6I780B_1UuNpO1ugDE2_yHwGaRT2VbH1J9uZmmE0039/s400/jason's+historyofart.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 535px;" /></a><br />China: Lands And Peoples:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3n6eE3olj2b4XYLFf4DhE6UdhEImjakhtw25InHwfvsCJcmQTpw0pJQnHUqaWLKG9icbteiSpY279VjIck5XvYmJ7MbAvK8-rHXDUz7H9lkwVAmGf4Y6xffknfUTp3rhEbo2TNx7MY45/s1600-h/4d5a6a2496135974b9389178062f039f.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341426619584092946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3n6eE3olj2b4XYLFf4DhE6UdhEImjakhtw25InHwfvsCJcmQTpw0pJQnHUqaWLKG9icbteiSpY279VjIck5XvYmJ7MbAvK8-rHXDUz7H9lkwVAmGf4Y6xffknfUTp3rhEbo2TNx7MY45/s400/4d5a6a2496135974b9389178062f039f.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OjyQzJzHlQF07iQ-IUbI-4tQcwLC69_qdryCi4kPmijmYIBLS7LSzacGPoTu0Uf6gC6yHkVViUTJ6noLa46Drc99gWukpS0_OP3N_nz-sRQ8Z4Qevz0g1HswPi4JMERqAjGbX3tve-ru/s1600-h/8021e55ab90f61570d7ddd855fa828d9.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341426360108506866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OjyQzJzHlQF07iQ-IUbI-4tQcwLC69_qdryCi4kPmijmYIBLS7LSzacGPoTu0Uf6gC6yHkVViUTJ6noLa46Drc99gWukpS0_OP3N_nz-sRQ8Z4Qevz0g1HswPi4JMERqAjGbX3tve-ru/s400/8021e55ab90f61570d7ddd855fa828d9.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 536px;" /></a><br />Nancy Drew. The Mystery Of The Fire Dragon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FkvJd4bPJDfSb0OVcCz9AbXMTCd0yvpbwzH63rhBm3dPUUhR0Q0EzBJPVNd5H-SgSWooU_YpY9-1JUHBliT6CrSzJY3My5CLbTn09-BcHhIP2kWIWUzsWk1q0o3LRmE3oeeSl8Ux3LWD/s1600-h/2170dd1cb78c484f7566ebe5a1a70009.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341421101176414706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FkvJd4bPJDfSb0OVcCz9AbXMTCd0yvpbwzH63rhBm3dPUUhR0Q0EzBJPVNd5H-SgSWooU_YpY9-1JUHBliT6CrSzJY3My5CLbTn09-BcHhIP2kWIWUzsWk1q0o3LRmE3oeeSl8Ux3LWD/s400/2170dd1cb78c484f7566ebe5a1a70009.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 534px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj1LcUOF8XksehxqJPbW_ae-WVKN7dTYWwzzBJ21c_a8QvsBXErGKQT3VXETZgNYXqK5PM7-ERyfC9wF5K-T9zEoQE1XxMPiwb3etUEpT4XKsoePyMxk2Hc9zEV9vKNdXiNwh-Z2Tp2SN/s1600-h/44f829e692933ea5f69643212ec19a87.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341421277790313282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj1LcUOF8XksehxqJPbW_ae-WVKN7dTYWwzzBJ21c_a8QvsBXErGKQT3VXETZgNYXqK5PM7-ERyfC9wF5K-T9zEoQE1XxMPiwb3etUEpT4XKsoePyMxk2Hc9zEV9vKNdXiNwh-Z2Tp2SN/s400/44f829e692933ea5f69643212ec19a87.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br />Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1cRo7UHvC1vHemyBDWzCto02Lob0b56C2ND0lhG-3uFR-Y_a7sTEFgCV5YnEMWdW_i_sVHGsL4-xqSqgnRbEoA0G9W_x1GFj3q6T_1_cd1gjNApwk2HWZVNK-mpOr4p_uIES9eGBY-np/s1600-h/harrypotterGOF.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341420509631576850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1cRo7UHvC1vHemyBDWzCto02Lob0b56C2ND0lhG-3uFR-Y_a7sTEFgCV5YnEMWdW_i_sVHGsL4-xqSqgnRbEoA0G9W_x1GFj3q6T_1_cd1gjNApwk2HWZVNK-mpOr4p_uIES9eGBY-np/s400/harrypotterGOF.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfauwfIXIEJkNOJTy0akKDtJmr8w0Rt_tQfFFnpG785PmvZM2xl1fMUTlcAAKuk5Kbp7mae0AfAiiL4LzDu5sR3oSyVXcya6yhTiPcu2Cmf-zITp9dMlEDPV7PKNScpW0uturddUWe72yv/s1600-h/harrypotter_gobletoffire.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341420713875872498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfauwfIXIEJkNOJTy0akKDtJmr8w0Rt_tQfFFnpG785PmvZM2xl1fMUTlcAAKuk5Kbp7mae0AfAiiL4LzDu5sR3oSyVXcya6yhTiPcu2Cmf-zITp9dMlEDPV7PKNScpW0uturddUWe72yv/s400/harrypotter_gobletoffire.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br />Ulysses:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSGuaQttnk97XC5rC2I57dzWLTYOk6q7wQ3Vg7tlGiUDMC0mA_BRxN1DGfX_qFn2v7dECojll7K1xRzEo7hU_1WuypubbtS9b2oAXiRVnj9XfkbroWNa8BwVhFDhyphenhyphenp7U8jWsY60cUcYx-/s1600-h/Ulysses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341416364852004994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSGuaQttnk97XC5rC2I57dzWLTYOk6q7wQ3Vg7tlGiUDMC0mA_BRxN1DGfX_qFn2v7dECojll7K1xRzEo7hU_1WuypubbtS9b2oAXiRVnj9XfkbroWNa8BwVhFDhyphenhyphenp7U8jWsY60cUcYx-/s400/Ulysses.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br />War and Peace:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg486Cj26AhaAA6TuPou2KfM1UHJ5AB5T30IDZaGrnnlo-E7NTspRzUXeqod0FGtJiEgA1Nk0nmmdRr-A_aEuJW6_cWg2xQw9bYMNS7EW3i5Kvri0_R8R_OOxG-J20vWZVv1ochoz59Cfcb/s1600-h/warandpeace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341429661004778050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg486Cj26AhaAA6TuPou2KfM1UHJ5AB5T30IDZaGrnnlo-E7NTspRzUXeqod0FGtJiEgA1Nk0nmmdRr-A_aEuJW6_cWg2xQw9bYMNS7EW3i5Kvri0_R8R_OOxG-J20vWZVv1ochoz59Cfcb/s400/warandpeace.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJEXL8EmG8Q6i0yratjn0tbVZnyeKfDcirjsy05H2NNPxOX7h7nCzjico2QVgbZPUZFn7VifqQVtcVsAfK8ItfDcR47_f6b8xyhvmTS8-8-CvshtNFLJUO1p7URJEItFdZW9J6XgZ4OTk/s1600-h/war&peace1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341409681088066898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJEXL8EmG8Q6i0yratjn0tbVZnyeKfDcirjsy05H2NNPxOX7h7nCzjico2QVgbZPUZFn7VifqQVtcVsAfK8ItfDcR47_f6b8xyhvmTS8-8-CvshtNFLJUO1p7URJEItFdZW9J6XgZ4OTk/s400/war&peace1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br />Jane Eyre:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8pd1wzzk9QyOiW1GUIUJcIt5Q2WiUM2yx6Ociu3q5f-MC33263GdsO39qkYB4O0aXT6n4vPPPYG1ZG_us3VwMRT4hGkwSL6R0IlXsGKGaEUZoQWl9xpctib7w9gb0mSj0MPawda9PxZU/s1600-h/5ac0b1c43e17220b51d21765c15be2ba.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341429829091112274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8pd1wzzk9QyOiW1GUIUJcIt5Q2WiUM2yx6Ociu3q5f-MC33263GdsO39qkYB4O0aXT6n4vPPPYG1ZG_us3VwMRT4hGkwSL6R0IlXsGKGaEUZoQWl9xpctib7w9gb0mSj0MPawda9PxZU/s400/5ac0b1c43e17220b51d21765c15be2ba.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMe9CHk2NulA5lTkMsy3694Y9a75oojKLvPVFWat_8l5zohDckuaa91u3w0pUybDsa9veXiTTUp9846Bq2Y4utSxWZfZDWkm1cWDAl_Clc9H0c1UvNB3CF71mAOYG8FxW7nSdw0ISionx/s1600-h/janeyere.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341429206061289682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMe9CHk2NulA5lTkMsy3694Y9a75oojKLvPVFWat_8l5zohDckuaa91u3w0pUybDsa9veXiTTUp9846Bq2Y4utSxWZfZDWkm1cWDAl_Clc9H0c1UvNB3CF71mAOYG8FxW7nSdw0ISionx/s400/janeyere.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br />Stories from Dickens:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinmRyb2PjxtjlOuiYqc7dcfcjhfBMU_0CvW-G0gzLdYSC2cA19MOoEng4MXjGcMa2faRXi7tqDE-WsmDe3FHE5okSL3kpRQX6lKrRLW7IL929cgX0GT6GFH1Jxxe4v2B3PVthqQHpAFuh/s1600-h/61a6dea7c4690c0af245453077388a1a.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341427021955866802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinmRyb2PjxtjlOuiYqc7dcfcjhfBMU_0CvW-G0gzLdYSC2cA19MOoEng4MXjGcMa2faRXi7tqDE-WsmDe3FHE5okSL3kpRQX6lKrRLW7IL929cgX0GT6GFH1Jxxe4v2B3PVthqQHpAFuh/s400/61a6dea7c4690c0af245453077388a1a.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 535px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBX6cO9bTeKTXQ_xIj_mkEb5g116L38QtIdUOJcxLRdpIPe-jbQiv1mtNIgm0MN_LcrhLjgTHxnueWrqwSbuaakk3Bb-bX2dQCEkroXN93M-tO46v88obJP5t2qhlC21ldQGU6jxnH2WR/s1600-h/012e6e8ab93da074a184fd3a5313a334.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341426840982780114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBX6cO9bTeKTXQ_xIj_mkEb5g116L38QtIdUOJcxLRdpIPe-jbQiv1mtNIgm0MN_LcrhLjgTHxnueWrqwSbuaakk3Bb-bX2dQCEkroXN93M-tO46v88obJP5t2qhlC21ldQGU6jxnH2WR/s400/012e6e8ab93da074a184fd3a5313a334.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br />Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Mg-ZOwSH27H_GkDnjq2JBWwyapPHFPozdGknfulNVUOpEjDX1CfwnCnaUL1uPRlbdMfcW7Oxdat4FukxWptnv8BrlfKmLq7fNzPDKgHwSzsrCurXsctPYw1v6c0miVYV09MnOcvChCiQ/s1600-h/922b8eb548425b57e99ad2c5fb94627a.new.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341427391732070018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Mg-ZOwSH27H_GkDnjq2JBWwyapPHFPozdGknfulNVUOpEjDX1CfwnCnaUL1uPRlbdMfcW7Oxdat4FukxWptnv8BrlfKmLq7fNzPDKgHwSzsrCurXsctPYw1v6c0miVYV09MnOcvChCiQ/s400/922b8eb548425b57e99ad2c5fb94627a.new.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />The Singer Book Of Sewing:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWYWolNIt4NeV6yV6SFQDjaJrKq6xi3jVLM_83GoOOnAFYn0NR9XTL9dQr3J4Sn8gnnn7v7RO5jQvcKzdJI8G1JfvLmZB6-VKSPJuHLohZjRvHf-mPiqEIZUWWuJNjzBgDAySNUx4_9Fi/s1600-h/singer_sewingbook.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341428409588050946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWYWolNIt4NeV6yV6SFQDjaJrKq6xi3jVLM_83GoOOnAFYn0NR9XTL9dQr3J4Sn8gnnn7v7RO5jQvcKzdJI8G1JfvLmZB6-VKSPJuHLohZjRvHf-mPiqEIZUWWuJNjzBgDAySNUx4_9Fi/s400/singer_sewingbook.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><br />Caitlin makes all the books herself by hand and has no guilt about cutting apart old books. She says that most of the ones she uses have been previously damaged in some way. She sells her books at her Etsy store as well as directly from her website. Prices vary.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rebound-designs.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341430505320201810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmsGyxElnLEgFyB4IJb9elLmzYLrOhTO45eqgcgr3LiHj5AxhPp9_lthZk4fmsyHknnKr-Vcd8pVRJ53WhtxFxZyxZ7Ng9z2keogLQM5v-LR3LMYZr3jGWt8BlKJIKITcYjQa4kWpVcq1/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 239px;" /></a><br />See what stock Caitlin presently has for sale <a href="http://www.rebound-designs.com/catalog/">here.</a><br />Or shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5042309">her Etsy store here.</a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script>

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