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Vintage Book To Wallet

Convert a book into your favorite wallet.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/vintage-book-to-wallet • Posted by Conn

The only wallet I've ever owned would be a coin purse at best, with a single 4.5" by 3" compartment for anything and everything. Thus, when I saw tutorials for making book safes, I wanted to try turning a book into a wallet of sorts. This was an idea that I had a while back, and it was reawakened by none other than a gorgeous, well-loved book. For the faint of heart out there, no; I'm not the type for book butchery. Instead, I see this as a way to reuse a worn, cherished book. I saw this old book (The Chimes by Charles Dickens) during a book sale for which I was volunteering and the idea came rushing back, begging to be completed. So here are pictures of the project, in all its completed glory! If you want the tutorial I made for this (SORRY but I deleted the pictures from my computer), go to instructables.com and just search up "Vintage Book to Wallet."

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

The only wallet I've ever owned would be a coin purse at best, with a single 4.5" by 3" compartment for anything and everything. Thus, when I saw tutorials for making book safes, I wanted to try turning a book into a wallet of sorts. This was an idea that I had a while back, and it was reawakened by none other than a gorgeous, well-loved book. For the faint of heart out there, no; I'm not the type for book butchery. Instead, I see this as a way to reuse a worn, cherished book. I saw this old book (The Chimes by Charles Dickens) during a book sale for which I was volunteering and the idea came rushing back, begging to be completed. So here are pictures of the project, in all its completed glory! If you want the tutorial I made for this (SORRY but I deleted the pictures from my computer), go to instructables.com and just search up "Vintage Book to Wallet."

Instructions