Board Book to Memory Book...

From time to time I'm able to find

kids board books from a few
of my favorite thrift shops...

With two BEAUTIFUL sunny, warm days
I was able to get them prepared for
Memory books...
Palm sander...what a wonderful tool!
I use a fine grit paper...but not "super fine"~

All those tiny fingerprints being sanded off
along with the colorful images~

New fingerprints will be added when these
are given for the holidays...
filled with photos & written memories.

With the gloss surface gone it's time to
gather up the glue sticks & papers...

Close up example of one book...

I like to use a glue stick because it doesn't
warp the chipboard or the papers...

I apply the glue (be generous) to the board book,
making sure glue is at the edges~
Place oversize paper on...design side up,
then completely burnish with a hard, smooth edge.

Trim with an Xacto knife by turning the
decorated side down to the cutting surface.
You can see the extra and use the book edge
as your guide.

These are all plain...(for now....)
I will keep them stacked under some heavy
books to make sure they are nice & flat before
I begin to add the "theme details" to each one.

Oh what fun these will be!
Travel...recipes...Christmas...
These are sweet thank you gifts...
I'd like to make one for a new neighbor~
fill it with local phone numbers for take-out,
electrician, plumbers, garden shops, bakery, ...

The possibilities are endless!

I'll be sure to share when I complete one~

Wishing you wonderful project times!
Michelle