What’s better than a DIY project that’s beautiful and useful? Pretty much nothing. These gorgeous letter bookends are perfect for any home decorating style. You can choose whatever pattern you like – floral, Fleur-de-lis, stripes, polka dots, plaid, whatever you find – to craft your own perfect bookends. Using a jigsaw cut out the basic arched rainbow shape so that it will fit between the base and the side. Sketch out the shape before making your cut. Got a kid that loves animals? Why not work on these animal bookends together – these DIY bookends are easy to pull together and use items that you probably already have at home. Craft ideas involving dinosaurs are always a hit with kids! Turn a dinosaur figure into a DIY bookend for their room with this easy DIY project.

You’ll just need to snatch up some dinosaurs from Michaels or Target, grab some scrap wood, some wood stain – if you want – wood glue, Gorilla glue, and paint whatever color you want those dinos sporting on your shelf. Folks with basic skill levels – or none at all – can make them. There are tons of faux zinc letters around the internet. So the folks at Head Above Water decided to apply that concept to these adorable punctuation mark bookends. And they’re pretty easy for anyone to do. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. When I see this one, I always picture that fun scene from the musical “Bye, Bye, Birdie!” But it’s a great option for anyone who loves vintage things – especially the good ol’ days of landlines. If you’ve got some old phones lying around in the attic, know a good thrift store that always has some on hand, or just love decorating with something just a little different, then you’ll love this telephone bookend set.If you want a unique bookend set that will stand out from the rest, while still being inexpensive and easy, then you just might love this faux gold pipe bookends set. It was originally inspired by a penholder, so even more useful, if you happen to keep those books in the office. Anyone looking for straight, clean lines and a project that requires a little more oomph than some of the other bookends will love the challenge of making these simple cement bookends. This is the perfect way to ease into the cement crafting medium. The instructions are pretty easy to follow along. Just go through step-by-step and let everything dry completely before moving on. It’ll take a while – though still less than a day – but they’re well worth it for bringing in a little of the outdoors. Grab some foam core, those boring bookends, a hot glue gun, an Exacto knife, and your imagination. It won’t take long to make these.

Group provides these instructions on how to make them, and specifically how to make them without burning yourself handling the hot vinyl. And they’re so easy that non-crafters can make them. If you’re into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC comics, or generally just love a good superhero, you’ll want to make these Superhero bookends. They’re inexpensive and pretty easy to make. You need a little drawing skill or at least the ability to Google printable designs for your superhero cutouts. Follow the easy, illustrated directions to create these fun bookends, and take cues from the images to add in some special touches of your own – like adding in old baseball photo images. Or, if you can get your hand on some, grab some old baseball cards and use them as additional décor. Using a sharp craft knife carefully slice your dinosaur in half. Now reposition each half on to the bookends and glue in place. If you’ve got a saw and a little imagination, you can build these inexpensive, super simple DIY bookends. And when you place them on your shelves, no one will be able to tell that you didn’t buy them at some high-end home goods store.

Color Block Bookends

Cut your wood to slightly smaller than the height of your book. Now open your cover and place inside the piece of wood and the metal bookends. Cover in the superglue and close the book. Place your template on the foam and use the craft knife to carefully cut them out. Kids may need some help with this and they should definitely take their time doing it. Drill a hole slightly bigger than your dowel into the side of the bookend. Fill with glue then push a dowel into each bookend. Roar-Some Bookends Grab some scrap wood, wood glue, a small dowel, feathers in your choice of color, some colored tape, and some silver clay. The tutorial tells you how to do everything, including making the clay arrowhead.

Glue the figure to the base – make sure it's positioned so that the toy is holding up the books when it's used. Leave the bookends to dry. Right On Target Bookends These bookends were birthed from the Michaels Makers challenge “Alphabet Soup” products from Make Market. The collection is pretty and fun – letters in every style and finish you can imagine – and made from any material you can find. With this in mind, I’ve collected over 20 DIY bookends that not only serve their purpose but also look amazing and make you smile. They’ll also make you wonder why you didn’t think of it first! So instead of spending hours scouring online catalogs, you could just make your own from any of the simple to follow tutorials below. Invisible Bookends Source All you need is two vinyl records, a flat bottomed heat-resistant pan, a flat wood surface, some oven mitts, and boiling water.Be sure to choose an option that will be heavy enough for the books you’re planning to keep upright with them – i.e. don’t go for the uber decorative lightweight ones if you’re planning to keep those med school textbooks under control. And always have with experimentation as you work with the plans. Snag some shadow box style picture frames to get started, then follow the step-by-step tutorial to figure out the whole process. It won’t take long, and they don’t cost much. And they’re super easy, so pretty much anyone can make them. With a DIY bookend, you can cater to your child's individual taste and get them involved in the process too. Simple wooden bookends just require two short lengths of wood which can be glued together and then decorated by little hands. Whatever you choose to make your DIY bookends out of they'll need to be heavy enough to hold up your books. You can add extra weight by using sand inside objects if needed. If these crafts are too advanced for pre-schoolers try these easy crafts instead.

But finding ones that you like – or choose to actually spend that kind of money on – can be rare. The right color, the right texture, the right style – they can all be so elusive. These bookends are great for both attractive complements around the home or for actual, functional bookends. You need some faux pineapples that you can add some filler to or that come solid – i.e. hardwood or hollow plastic you can fill – so that they can keep your books upright.This project combines the elements of travel, reading, and simple crafter skills to create super fun bookends every bibliophile can appreciate. The how-to is totally easy to follow, too, so you’ll save loads of money instead of buying the fancy, expensive set that probably isn’t even available anymore anyhow. With bookends DIY anything goes! So whether you want to go wild with animal bookends, personalise with some initial letter bookends or try vinyl bookends DIY style we've got 10 bookends DIY activities to try with your kids. While the craft will keep them busy you'll also get the added bonus of bookends to tidy up piles of books. In most cases, you'll only need to set aside an hour max for your bookends DIY session. Dip your vinyl into the boiling water until it's malleable – you can submerge it as far as you like depending on how you want your bookends to look at the end. This easy DIY project makes use of the books you already have at home, to turn them into bookends that are invisible to the eye! DIY bookends like these are great if you're short on space as they're slim and will blend in.