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Thanksgiving

How to Make a Gratitude Book From an Old Book Cover

Today’s thrift store makeover / upcycle challenge is a little different.  It’s not a jewelry cabinet and there’s no paint involved.  I took one of the many old, worn-out books that I’ve found at thrift stores and made a gratitude book.  I can’t believe I made this EIGHT years ago and never shared it!

Thanksgiving journal cover, vintage book, #30DoT on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

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The Rules:

  • Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
  • There’s no monthly theme.
  • There’s no budget to stick to.

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My Gratitude Book

I’m probably stretching the home DECOR challenge theme just a little bit.  But I do pull this out during our 30 Days of Thanksgiving celebration every year as a coffee table book.  Can that count as decor?

Spine of Gratitude book. #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com
I wasn’t even thinking about writing a blog post when I made this so I don’t have step-by-step photos.  But I did find this video on YouTube that shows a similar project using the same Tim Holtz binder mechanisms that I used.

Just about everything else in my gratitude book was either from a thrift store or scraps leftover from other projects.  I used several Bingo cards.  (See more of my Bingo card projects HERE.)

Page 1 of my gratitude book, scrapbooking #30DoT on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Then I printed out one of my 30 Days of Thanksgiving Bible verses, tore it out, and clipped it to the back of that first page.

The Lord is my strength and my shield. Bible verse in my thanksgiving journal. #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

I love this photo of my grandparents.  It’s actually a copy.  I don’t use the real photos in my projects.  But that rhinestone button is real… and it was one of my grandmother’s!

My grandparents page in the gratitude journal. #30DoT on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Here’s another photo of my grandmother washing clothes.  I used it on this page to remind me to “GIVE THANKS” for my washing machine!!!

GIVE THANKS page in my gratitude journal. #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

I also give thanks for where we live.  It’s really beautiful here!  This is a photo we took with more scraps of paper on a piece of repurposed cardboard.

My gratitude journal #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Bingo!  One of my cutie nieces.

Baby R's page in my Gratitude Book. #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

I filled a few pages with ticket stubs, receipts, and other ephemera to remind me of some of the things I did that year.  See that price tag at the top of the page?  It was on a pair of pants that I found at the thrift store.  Bought them for $2.00 with the original tag of $148 on it!

Another page in my thanksgiving journal #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

 

And now for more thrifted makeovers!

Check out what my fellow upcyclers created below!

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Do you have a gratitude book?  I’d love to see it.  I created a 30 Days of Thanksgiving Facebook group so we can share photos… come join us!

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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DIY gratitude book made from vintage book & 3-ring binder mechanism #30DoT DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Originally published Oct 26, 2017.


11 Comments

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Comments

  1. Jeannee Taylor says

    October 26, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Such a beautiful Book and an equally Beautiful idea to share with others!
    Jeannee@centsablycreative.com

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  2. Angela @ Simply Beautiful By Angela says

    October 26, 2017 at 11:56 am

    What a great idea, I love the creativity! I especially love the tag from the jeans 🙂

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  3. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    October 26, 2017 at 10:14 am

    Great idea! Spending time reflecting on our blessings is something I certainly need to be better about. Having a place to write things down is great for us pen and paper people! Visiting from Thrift Store Upcycle.

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  4. Debrashoppeno5 says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:50 pm

    This is so lovely. We really do need to take a step back and reflect and to be grateful. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Shirley Wood says

    October 26, 2017 at 7:36 pm

    I’m glad you shared this. Love it!

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  6. Florence says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    Ann, I love your gratitude journal! Love any mixed media projects like this! I’m the one with the old photo display in the Challenge, and the reason I used the real photos is b/c I’m keeping it, but I think it’s smart, of course, not to use the real ones! That picture of your grandmother washing clothes! She looks pretty animated doing laundry, but I guess you had to get your whole body into the act in those days! She looks pretty dressed up too, LOL.

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    • ducttapeanddenim says

      October 30, 2017 at 10:30 am

      Yes, my grandmother LOVED clothes. Even into her 90s!

      Reply
  7. Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod says

    October 27, 2017 at 6:10 am

    We love this book so very much! What a great way to save memories. The sparkling pin is a gem! Love your creativity!

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  8. Jennifer says

    November 1, 2017 at 7:54 am

    I love this idea; ideas for keepsakes for my grandchildren are now buzzing through my head! I saw your post over at Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

    Reply
  9. shelley says

    November 2, 2017 at 7:12 am

    Thanks so much for sharing at #Over the Moon. We look forward to seeing what you’ll share with us next week.

    Reply
  10. Audra @ Renewed Projects says

    November 5, 2017 at 5:26 pm

    What a gorgeous book! So lovingly and thoughtfully put together.

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