Book Bundles DIY

I love shopping. I love shopping for my home especially. After repeatedly seeing antique book bundles,  I finally caved in and decided to buy them to adorn my home. I am an avid book reader, as in there will NEVER be enough time in this lifetime to read all the books on my list. So you get the idea how much I love books?

It is with great passion that I think using books (literary accents) as home decoration is amazing. Real honest-to-goodness books. Okay, okay I have a confession:  I secretly want a Kindle.  I am an avid reader I know I could plow through more if I just had the right tools. (Wink! Wink!)

But there is nothing, I repeat, nothing like the feel of a book in my hands. I hold the corner of the page as I read. I love the dry texture under my fingertips. I am anxious to turn the page. I have this habit of reading the last page of every book before I start the first. Anyone else out there do that?

Reading is one of my favorite ways I  spend my free time. Lately, that free time has been sparse. Oh, that Kindle would really come in handy some days. Anyway, off to the store I went to buy these little beauties below. However, the price was far too much for my conscience when I knew I could make myself!

Note: If I can make it, I often will not buy it. I find this an admirable trait but my husband would beg to defer. He prefers to not have projects (glorious works of art) in the making strewn around the house. He might have mentioned something about hoarding.

Restoration Hardware Antique Book Bundles, $29

So with my sloped shoulders, knuckles dragging and my head hung low (shopping can be very disappointing) I left the store. I soon puckered up and headed to my local library where I remembered they have fill-a-bag of books for a buck. (Phew! Say that ten times fast.) I rounded up the oldest books I could find. I felt so good that I was helping the library rid their shelves of old books. Let me tell you that I got a ton of books. It was blessings all around. I took them home and ripped off the covers to reveal the spines. I got a ball of twine and tied me a bow around them!

I quite prefer them to the others from Restoration Hardware and they bring me much joy! What do you think?

Book Bundles DIY

Sweet little packet of books