I believe in fun. Fun paper, cards, and books that deserve a new purpose in life. I upcycle books into nifty journals that can go anywhere and be used for any number of things. Junk Journals, Scrapbooks, writing journals, bullet journals, or sketch books.
The Recycled Book Journals also make a thoughtful gift to friends, family and co-workers.
What do the Recycled Book Journals look like?
I upcycle a variety of books. Generally I bind them with a wire binding system that looks like this:
Other binding types are available upon request.
What’s on the inside?
- 28 lb white paper
- 10 ish pages of the original book
- Decorative paper
- Interesting pages that vary. They might be maps, music sheets, graph paper, pages from other books, or things I feel like upcycling.
- There might be playing cards from games, library checkout cards, and again if I feel like including it in a book I will.
Here are some sample inside pages:
What types of books do I upcycle?
Dr. Seuss, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Nancy Drew recycled book journals are always popular. However, I do quite a bit of vintage textbooks, gothic novels, classics, vintage children’s books, english literature books, foreign language books, and physics books.
Does it need to be hard back cover? It helps! However, I bind paperback and book jacket covers to a stiff book cover all the time. I then apply a protective coating to protect the paper, so that it will stand up to being in a bag or falling off a nightstand.
Does it always need to be white paper? It doesn’t need to be! I will add quality lined paper or drawing paper upon request. Of course, there is a small fee for having the more expensive paper.
Interested? My email is info@paperbutterflyforge.com to discuss further.