We all love to read and learn from books, but The Repurposed Library takes our passion even further, presenting us with 33 projects to make&#8212;quite literally&#8212;out of books. For these projects, Lisa Occhipinti rescues and repurposes orphaned and outdated books from flea markets and library sales and turns them into new art objects and practical items for the home. Her creations range from artfully constructed mobiles, wreaths, and vases, to functional items like shelves, storage boxes, and even a Kindle "keeper" for those who want to replicate the sensation of holding a "real" book while reading from an e-reader. Projects utilize every imaginable part of a book&#8212;from hardback cover to individual pages&#8212;and are a DIY celebration of a new way to view a book's potential.Praise for The Repurposed Library:"In an age when the bound book is an endangered species, [Occhipinti's] artwork is nicely topical. She now has a book of her own, The...

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