Day Four - Cooking up a book alteration

 I enjoyed tearing the pages out of the book last night and making the novel wreath so much that I looked into altered book art for today's project. There are some pretty cool ones out there but, since it was my first attempt, I went with simple rolls. But what book to use?

I just took a load of books to Half Priced Books and the ones I had left in the house were ones I truly loved. However, I had kept a few cookbooks back to copy a recipe or two, then take them to Half Priced Books. The Buca di Beppo book was ideal (I copied the awesome marinara recipe first). It had a colorful inside cover as well as colorful pages.

The first thing I did was find the middle of the book by counting the pages and dividing in half. Then I began folding. Every other page was folded crisply in 1/4, then rolled to the spine. The next page was rolled in half. I repeated on both sides. I used a little Elmer's glue in the beginning but it wasn't necessary. It was tight enough to hold itself.

My next step is to get a plate hanger  to attach to it and hang it on the wall. Ta-da. Another book bites the dust. I posted the original inspiration altered book art link on my Knitting & Arts & Crafts Board and it is also on my 365 days of Pinterest in my life Board.