Make Your Own Farmhouse Stacked Books
I jumped on the Farmhouse Stacked Books bandwagon! I just love how they look! We have a billion kids, and my soon-to-be grandson, Ryder, is due in a few weeks! I am so excited! So I had to add one for him, too!
They turned out adorable and are super easy to make!
The ones that I have seen online are usually all the same size. But, because I needed to stack seven of them, I thought I’d try doing them in sizes that range from big to small.
I had most of the books sitting on my bookshelves already. But, I did purchase the two smallest ones at the Dollar Tree for this project. One of them is actually a little journal. It was the size I was looking for, and it was going to be painted anyway.
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SUPPLIES
- Books
- Waverly Chalk Paint (Wal-Mart)
- Permanent Vinyl, Black
- Jute or Twine
TOOLS
- Paint Brushes
- Sanding Block
- Scissors
- Cricut (or you can scissors)
HOW TO
Step 1
Collect your books and clean them with a damp cloth.
Step 2
Lay your books out and paint with Chalk Paint.
After you’re done painting the book covers, you can shabby them up by sanding the edges a little.
Step 3
Measure the spines and cut out each name or word with your Cricut. You can also use a stamp or pre-cut letters.
Step 4
After cutting the names out with my Cricut, I weeded out the extra vinyl.
Step 5
I used a piece of transfer tape on each name and applied it to each book’s spine.
Step 6
I used my scraper tool and rubbed all of the letters onto the books.
Step 7
I felt like the letters were too glossy for the shabby books.
Step 8
So, I used a small makeup brush that I keep in my paint supplies and dabbed on a little of the chalk paint over the letters.
Step 9
Next, I took a dry paper towel and wiped some of the paint off. It worked like a charm!
Step 10
Let the paint dry. This chalk paint only needs a few minutes to dry.
Step 11
Wrap in jute. (Twine) Then, tie a bow on the top.
I put little knots at the ends of the string and then frayed them.
BLOOPERS
I thought it would be fun to use this old typewriter font on the books.
But, after I applied the names and stacked them all up, I didn’t like how it looked.
So, I had to use my weeding tool to take all the letters off and try again.
And…I painted them so quickly that I got paint all over the edges of the pages. I let it dry and used sandpaper to get it off. :/ Phew!
And, And… one of the books was red when I started and it took at least 5-6 coats to cover it because it kept bleeding. I think it still has a hint of pink. If you’re trying to figure out which one it is, it’s the one that says “robert”.
