I’ve got another project to share using my old Reader’s Digest books! This one is for creating pockets from pages within the book for stashing and organizing things like monthly receipts. You can find the step-by-step on my post over at SC Johnson Family Economics. 
Please share your book ideas in the comments of the SCJ post, I love reading them!
Hi, I’m Cathe (pronounced the same as Cathy). I’m a graphic designer, crafter, creative blogger, & flea market enthusiast. I live just north of San Francisco in lovely Petaluma, California with my husband, Mr. Wonderful & our 3 awesome teenagers.
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I think this is a very clever idea. Thanks for sharing. I need to look for some old Readers Digest books.
I love these! They are so adorable! I think I may adapt these to fit my product packaging!
I use old books and turn them into little fairy houses.
They have three floors: bedroom, eating area and a livingroom.
I have also done books for Halloween and Christmas, plus they are easy to store on a bookshelf.
Hi Tracy,
Do you have pictures and tutorials on how to make your little fairy houses? You’ve got me mesmerized. I’d love to see how they look like!
: ) Lily
Hi, I painted watercolor flowers on book pages cut into heart shapes and stuffed to make them puffy. http://www.myhootdesigns.com/2012/01/valentine-sneak-peek.html
I love the smell of old book pages
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Well, depending on how much time you had ::
http://karanarora.posterous.com/insane-art-formed-by-carving-books-with-surgi
Persoanlly, I’m going to take an old book and transform it into happiness :: I’m going to make 1000 paper cranes out of an old paperback that I’ll use to decorate our library. I’m going to try to do this in 100 days!
Wonderful idea! I love seeing all the different ways you use your Reader’s Digest books! I have a bunch too, so I will definitely give this a try!
This is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing it with me.
I had to pin it! — http://pinterest.com/pin/71916925269449731/
I had to pin this too!!!
Love this idea!
What a cool idea! Recycling rocks!
This is so wonderful! I can’t wait to make pocket books from my stash of “junk” books!
Maybe you have done this (you have done so much I can’t keep up!) But I have glued all the edges of pages of a Reader’s Digest book together, then cut out the middle with a box cutter and a straight edge, leaving only the front cover free. This is then used as a ‘bank’ (safe) or a place for your ‘treasures’ to put up on a shelf. Of course, no one would have a clue you have your ‘valuables’ inside these books! It’s a little tedious but worth it in the end!
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Would love to see them
I just tried this and it turned out fairly well. My biggest issue was keeping the pages flat and even. Most of the pockets turned out a bit skewed. I’m pressing the book under something heavy right now and I hope that helps. Thanks for the idea!
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LOVE this idea. But my favorite part was when you said above, “Please share your book ideas in the comments of the SCJ post, I love reading them!” I will assume you didn’t mean that as a pun. But I adored it either way!
Have a great day and thanks for sharing a wonderful idea!
Such a great idea Cathe – I often see books I like the look of in charity shops but know I wouldn’t read them. I usually leave them for someone else but now I can buy them with purpose in mind.
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cathe so great seeing you again and visiting. hope you had a smooth ride back home. take care, connie
Hi there,
that sounds lovely. Do you have pictures? What a clever idea. I’d love to try and make one someday!
: ) Lily