We all know the phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover” means you should not decide upon something based just on outward appearances, but when we talk about the context for a home decoration of “FASHION BOOKS” definitely it is the opposite of its meaning. Because we want to create a unique book covers that stand out and look dazzling.

These chic fashion books add an edge to any rooms, whether they’re sitting pretty on your coffee table, console table or on the bedside table in your bedroom, and they give guests the sense that you as the host, desire to please guests with a nice décor.

Are you interested to make your home décor for these stand out decor? No worries, you don’t have to spend the big bucks or pay someone to nail the pieces together because it is an easy-breezy & inexpensive DIY.

These are the supplies and tools you need for this project:

So here is what we are going to do. First, choose some thick hardcover books that you already have at home, or you can get them from a thrift store like I did. I bought these used thick hardcover books at a thrift store for $ 2.00 each. Remove the dust jackets of each books.

Attach masking tape along both sides of the book’s spine before you painting it with acrylic paint to avoid mess.

I use acrylic paint because it is water soluble when wet and waterproof when dry. Also, it’s easy to clean with water and dries quickly. You can find acrylic paint at any art & crafts stores.

Pour small amount of the acrylic paint in the bowl then use brush to paint the book’s spine until it covers the book tittle. Repeat the same steps to the rest of the books.

If you decide to use a white color book, you can paint the whole cover with white acrylic paint or any colors you desire. For this project, I choose black and white scheme, because it looks timeless, classy, elegant and it’s a perfect combination to match with any colors of your home décor.

While waiting the paint to dry, search for the logos of your favorite fashion designers on Google Images, then click Tools & Size. Try to get large resolution as you can so when you print them, you will get crisp and clean printout rather than smeared or blurry ones.

After choosing your desire logos, transfer them to a blank page in Microsoft Word. Make sure each size of the fonts and images fit the book nicely. Measure the width and the length of the book first, then resize each image so they look good in proportion before printing process.

After printing those images on papers, cut them with a paper cutter and use a ruler to get the exact lining to fit your book or you can use scissors you have at home. Glue the logo to the book by using spray glue or any glue and tap with a tissue paper to avoid bubbles on the surface. You may do other variation such as glue the logo on the front cover.

Now you have a stack of glamorous fashion de signers’ books as your home décor. How fancy !

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I have always been in love with romantic and feminine home décor especially in French décor style. Today we are gonna do Decoupage to make blue & white Chinoiserie Pumpkins for your table centerpiece.

Chinoiserie derives from the French word chinois, meaning `“Chinese”, so it is a western aesthetic inspired by Chinese designs. During the 17th until 18th centuries, Europeans were very interested with Asian culture so they tried to blend with their art and also King Louis XV of French thought Chinoiserie blended well with the Rococo Style.

So what is Decoupage ? It actually comes from the French word “decouper,” which means to cut out or cut from something else.

Let’s to do a festive fall themed craft project using the decoupage method by gluing items to the surface of a pumpkin.

These are all of the supplies that you will need :

I chose these foam pumpkins because they have deep beautiful curves. Some pumpkins more flat without any deep dent. I also recommend using different sizes of pumpkins to create an even more artistic centerpiece for your table

Chose a napkin color that fits your home décor style.

First separate the layer of napkins, since you only need the top layers with the design, and also the thinner the layer, the easier to work with for this project

I prefer using white pumpkins since the paper napkins that I am using has a white background. But if I don’t have white pumpkin, I am going to paint them white using acrylic paint. This prevents the napkin design from showing. I am using a chopstick as a handle to make the painting easier. Also I am using acrylic paint because it’s easy to clean up with water and dries quickly.

Let them completely dry. You might need to paint a second coat if needed.

After the paint is completely dry, Now, lay the decorative napkin over the top center of the stem. To see how it will fit, mark it with a pen. Take off the napkin and then cut a hole where the stem is.

Applying your glue all over the pumpkin using the foam paint brush. Make sure to apply the glue only on the pumpkin not the napkin.

Attach the tissue to the pumpkin by simply pressing down with your fingers to gently smooth out the bubbles and wrinkles. Make sure to be gentle otherwise the napkins will tear.

Let the first layer dry completely before you add another piece of tissue paper. Lastly, after all second layer are dry then you can use spraying as a sealer.

If you see that the tissue paper seems a little bit wrinkled after applying mod podge, that’s okay because it won’t really be noticeable when dry.

Your beautiful decoupage pumpkin is complete!

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