As someone who loves Pinterest and Instagram, I know how easy it is to fall down the rabbit hole. But if the rabbit hole involves repurposing books into cool DIY projects, I jump in. From book beds and lamps to phone chargers and purses, I love them all.
Here are my favorite book DIY projects from 2015. You can find links to the original posts and lots of other book porn on my Bookish & DIY aka Cool Things to Make boards on Pinterest and by following me on Instagram @kamigarcia.
On My Bookish Board:
On My DIY aka Cool Things to Make Board:
- Turn a Book into a Phone Charger
- Book Letter Art
- Bookish Directions Signpost
- Mini Book Charms
- Book Lamp
- Book Clutch
- 23 DIY Bookends
Leave a comment and let me know which project is your favorite or share a great one I missed!


a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
