Painting Your Own Book Pages

Have you seen the old book page art floating around on pinterest? I finally decided to give it a try and now I am addicted to painting on old book pages! It has so much character and could go in any home. The best part about it... the simpler the painting/art the better it can look.

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Supplies:

• Antique book or any book you'd like to use
• Watercolor Paints or Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brushes

I found this old book at an antique store... it was regular $3.00 but the vendor had everything 50% off that day so I purchased it for $1.50. Be careful when looking at old books at antique stores... some are very expensive. But they can be cheaper if you find a book with an unrecognizable title.

I used a pen to trace out my picture first then colored it in with watercolor paints - I believe acrylic would work just as fine as well! It's okay if your paint doesn't cover up all the words... it looks cute with them showing through.

I was playing around with fruit, too. I think these would be just perfect in the kitchen. Even better if you found an old cookbook to paint fruit on.