http://www.crookedbrains.net/2010/08/book-sculptures.html

I've been doing some housekeeping on my book collection. I've recycled maybe 100 to 150 books in the last couple weeks. Many of those were hardcovers, which I had to disassemble in order to recycle the pages. (Around here, the covers aren't recyclable.)

This morning I came across something I bookmarked a while ago. I think the next few large-but-useless books I come across, I'll set aside for this project:

http://how2dostuff.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-make-secret-hollow-book.html

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/book-hedgehog

ISBN 1581805357

Came across this whilst looking for something else entirely.

http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/03/book-wreath.html

http://livingwithlindsay.com/2009/11/librarians-please-avert-your-eyes.html

This looks like a perfect project for someone with a book they hate, plenty of time, and above all someone to give the finished project to. The finished item looks like a dust-collecting nightmare!

Don't forget the Bookmooch Journal project which is for people who start their own journals to circulate and for others to contribute entries before returning to their creators (hopefully) when complete. Some of these are 'altered books' and the journal site, accessible through Bookmooch Wiki on the about tag, or directly at http://bookmoochjournals.com (that is put bookmoochjournals dot com after http and the double slash in your browser (Bookmooch helpfully converted this into a link without the actual url when written out in the journal forum!) Hope to see some of you there! Gill

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Invisible-Shelves

i just bought a readymade version:

http://www.amazon.com/Umbra-330632-560-Conceal-Invisible-Floating/dp/B000UO4KXY

so cute!

For those of you more sensitive to the disrespect of books, don't look!

http://thereifixedit.com/2010/03/11/epic-kludge-photo-anyone-else-die-a-little/?from=recMap3