Design by Night

I love books! Not only are they great for entertaining you on a rainy Sunday afternoon, they are also great for crafting. Generously used books that have seen better days with tattered covers and brittle mustard colored pages are some of my favorites! As far as genre of books to be used for crafting I would have to say cookbooks or text books from the 60’s and 70’s with illustrations. Using books as a craft supply can be expensive unless you live Baltimore. Thanks to a local book worm with an active social conscience and a love of literacy, we have The Book Thing of Baltimore with the noble mission of placing unwanted books into the hands that want them. Do I feel guilty tearing up these books instead of reading them? Sometimes, but I always try to choose books that are falling apart or extremely outdated like a 1970’s cookbook or chemistry text book. Furthermore, for every book I take I make sure to bring at least two books in good condition to replace it. Plus, like a good hunter, ...