Valentine Book Bundles

by Country Chic Paint

Looking to add a little love to your home for Valentine’s Day? Mary from Orphans With MakeUp will show you how to make these adorable vintage-inspired book bundles with Vintage Cupcake and Vanilla Frosting that are perfect for the season!

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Hello it’s Mary from Orphans With MakeUp. Can you believe we are already deep into the moth of February? Today I am sharing a simple DIY to decorate for the upcoming Valentine’s holiday. Styling with old outdated books is an inexpensive way to create pretty vignettes.

For this project, simply gather a bunch of old books or pick some up at your local thrift shop. I chose some with hard covers and some with soft covers. I tore off the covers and spine from the books with the soft covers.

I mixed up various shades of pink using the colours “Vintage Cupcake” and “Vanilla Frosting”. I then simply painted the fronts and backs of the books. I painted half the books with the different shades of the pink mix and the other half was painted white.

I then printed out same labels with Valentine-themed names of books and glued them to the spine of some of the books. To age the labels a bit, I stained them with tea and burned the edges slightly.

I then tied up the book bundles with twine, and that’s it!

I hope you enjoyed this simple easy Valentine decor. It would look great on a fireplace mantle.

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Tina on Apr 05, 2016
What kind of paint did u use?

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Hannah V on Feb 08, 2016
These are so lovely.

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Country Chic Paint on Feb 10, 2016
Thank you for coming to see this piece @Three Dogs in a Garden and @Hannah V. We're so glad you enjoyed it!

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