Turning Weeds to Flowers by Cindy Huskey

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Weeding. Ugh!

Whether you love it or hate it, this session will provide a few techniques to simplify the weeding process and also provide a few craft ideas for creating art from discarded books.

Turning Weeds to Flowers

Published on Jun 03, 2016

This presentation provides a brief overview of quick weeding tips and several ideas of crafts to create from weeded books.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Turning Weeds to Flowers

Projects for Weeded Books

Weeding. Ugh!

Whether you love it or hate it, this session will provide a few techniques to simplify the weeding process and also provide a few craft ideas for creating art from discarded books.

Photo by ginnerobot

Weeding

Ugh!

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Quick Guide

Grab a book truck and get truckin'

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Step #1

Choose a Dewey Section

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Before

Step #2:

Pull old, worn, unsightly books

Photo by KristinNador

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Step #3:

Apply deselection rules - toss or keep

Photo by Au Kirk

Step #4:

Remove the books from the collection

Photo by CCAC North Library

Step #5:

Market your shelves

Photo by Wonderlane

Before

After

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Wreaths

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Book Folding

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Altered Book Journals

Photo by New Jersey State Library

Book Boxes

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Student Art

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ORIGAMI

HEART BOOKMARK

http://www.ohcrafts.net/decoration-heart-page-marker.php

It's a Book!

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Questions?

@CHUSKEY3

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Cindy Huskey

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