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Tutorial | Make a Photo Album from an Old Book – Mother’s Day Gift Idea

April 23, 2013 by Francine Clouden

Tutorial - Photo Album from an Old Book by Making Lovely

If your collection of old books is starting to get out of hand, here’s an idea for how you can use them up! Some may think this is book torture but better they get a upcycle then thrown in the trash can right?

This tutorial over at Making Lovely shows the steps for creating a photo album from an old book. You can whip one of these up as a Mother’s Day gift. Click here to see more. A great craft DIY project for using old and damaged books.

Looking for storage containers for your paper supplies? Check these out.

Check out this article about upcycling books for scrapbook albums

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3 FREE Peony Flower Frames to Print or Cut

3 FREE Peony Flower Frames to Print or Cut

These three Peony flower frames are perfect for Spring scrapbooking, card making or other paper crafting projects. There’s a square frame, a round frame and a hexagon frame, all with pretty Peony Flowers and leaves that you can color in with markers or colored pencils for a more realistic feel or leave plain for a simple clean look. You can also print or die cut them with your electronic die cutting machine because these FREE designs created by Crafty Kitty Art come in SVG, PNG and DXF file types. 

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