Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:
- I’m currently reading…
- Up next I think I’ll read…
- I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
- I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
- I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
- I can’t wait to get a copy of…
- I wish I could read ___, but…
- I blogged about ____ this past week…
THIS WEEK’S RANDOM QUESTION: What do you think about re-purposing old books (eg. into art journals, etc)? Why?
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Musing Mondays post, or share your answer in a brief comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks
I’m reading this next and hopefully it lives up to the promise in the blurb. The one last week — A Wicked Snow — had an awesome blurb that got me excited, but only half delivered.
Random question answer: I LOVE the idea of books being repurposed into something else! I was researching the Last Bookstore when I discovered book art and I fell in love with it.
How gorgeous is the above decor/art? I want to visit this place some day!
Here’s one more! This decor seemed to unusual to me the first time I saw it, but now I think every store should do the same.
And, there’s book handbags on Etsy!
I saw those repurposed books into bags from etsy and every bag look cool and classy! Thanks for sharing your MM 🙂 here’s mine https://coffeebookmom.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/musing-mondays-feb-2/
IA about the etsy bags! I fell in love with them immediately! TY for commenting!
I had said I wouldn’t use my books in that way but I do really like your examples! Here is my MM https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/musing-mondays-february-2/
I can understand that, thanks for stopping by!
I like your examples even if I would not use books that way.
Thank you!
A blurb which doesn’t deliver feels like a bit of a cheat – one of my dislikes:) I do like your examples up there. Would like our bookshop to do something like that. They probably wouldn’t – happy reading:)
That’s it, it’s a cheat! That’s a good way of describing it. What sort of bookstore do you work for? That’s always been my dream job!
I hope your book delivers too. It’s a shame when the blurb is intriguing, but the content falls flat. Neat book art. I like to check out fun stuff like that too.
Hope you’ll visit me today at http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2015/02/musing-mondays-february-2.html
Thanks, Cheryl. Been falling asleep on the train thus far this week, so I haven’t got around to totally starting it yet lol But i have high hopes for it!
That’s Harry Potter decor!!!
OMG IS IT? Tell me more! I totally didn’t remember!
Oooh! I talk about The Last Bookstore a wee bit in my MM post.
https://readinggoodbooks.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/musing-mondays-book-art/
Great minds and all that, Cate 😉 Thanks for stopping by!