E-Book Vintage Upcycle
These days are flying by and I can't believe its already Thursday! It takes us a while every semester to get the hang of our schedules so that our days don't drag on as slow as possible. Now we are used to our system and each weekend comes just a little bit faster. The early morning weather report promised we might even see Mr. Sun today, so everything looks bright and positive!
A week ago I posted a project I made for an eco-friendly competition. The prompt was to upcycle used items into a new case for an e-book or tablet. I promised the tutorial, so here it is!
We have very limited wall space in our tiny apartment and way too many frames to fill it up. I found nearly all of our picture frames at thrift stores for .50 cents each--what a steal! You know how it goes. When you notice yourself thinking, 'what a steal!', it means you are probably going to get more than you need.
The first step was to saw my little wooden frame apart into appropriate dimensions to fit the e-book. Note: there will be much whining and gnashing of teeth until your husband comes to the rescue for this step. Also, circular saws come in handy for girly little crafts like this.
After measuring and cutting my wooden frame, I stapled the edges together and tried to make it line up as straight as possible.
After a while, I gave in to the fact that my frame wouldn't be perfectly square at the edges. Hey, it actually adds to the rustic feel, right? Right? I found some super cute lacey elastic and attached some in each corner before nailing on the cardboard back and adding a lonely stand from another frame.
In retrospect, a larger backing would have been best to use to add a
bit more support when standing it up or hanging on the wall... but I was
surprised how light the e-book actually was when it finally went in.The last step was to paint the frame the color that I wanted and try it out!
I love the way it holds up my e-book when I'm trying to read a recipe because when I get cooking, it gets messy, and I don't want anything electronic laying on the table. Not only does the frame add support and holds my nook out of the mess, it makes it pretty enough to display when I'm not using it.
