Book planter

If you've got shelves or boxes of old books hanging around your home, don't toss them! Repurpose them into something grand with these 15 fantastic ways to repurpose them.

Turn an old book into the niftiest planter great for succulents!

Show off your favorite plants with this darling DIY Book Planter tutorial on how to make a DIY Book Planter in four easy steps.

Just be careful when you water...

I saw these magnetic book boxes at Michael's and knew they had to be turned into bookend planters. The English ivy planter above was the first one I made and it got such an overwhelmingly positive response when I posted it in a craft group that I knew I had to make a couple more so I could photograph the process for a tutorial. This project is very simple and doesn't take much time. I made both the London and the butterfly book planters while sitting outside waiting for the school bus. These…

These book and plant lover goods will have plant parents and book lovers spending a little more time with both.

Moms are easy to please; they love photos of their families/grandkids, and just about anything practical or pretty. Here are 8 DIY gift ideas she'll love!

I was given these books by a co-worker who knew that I could do something with them. I'm not adverse to defacing books if I think that something pretty can come of it. I decided to make them into a vase. What a nice way to showcase pretty reads. [Excuse the fake ferns and flowers; I didn't have time to make run to Trader Joe's.] I found a rectangular-shaped glass vase. One smaller in width, depth and height than the grouping of books. I determined where I wanted the vase to go, figuring the…