Welcome to Ten on the 10th!
This month we transformed thrift store finds with the usual ten dollar budget.
A big thank you to Katie@Let's Add Sprinkles for organizing this hop.
While window shopping online, I've admired stamped bundles of vintage books for sale in various places. I've come pretty close to pressing the "buy" button.
The hesitation: making a set of my own would be cheaper and open endless possibilities of word combinations.

It's pretty easy to find old hardback books at thrift shops and garage sales. The covers won't matter, since they are headed for the trash can.
The picture below shows how the inner binding can be pulled out from the hard outer cover.
Pretty technical, I know.
I used a scissors to make a clean break. I also saved a blank page to go on the top of my finished book stack.
The only thing I purchased for this project (other than the 50 cent books) was this Mixed Media black ink pad. The ink is much heavier than traditional ink pads. This is needed to cover the texture of the binding. This ink pad was $7 at Michaels before deducting a 40% coupon.
I already owned the alphabet stamps.
Of course I practiced on paper before stamping on the actual books.
A Sharpee was perfect for a few touch ups before bundling the books with twine.
Patina and Paint
Chasing Quaintness
County Road 407
The Apple Street Cottage
Let's Add Sprinkles
Pandora's Box
Bluesky at Home
Exquisitely Unremarkable
Chasing Quaintness
County Road 407
The Apple Street Cottage
Let's Add Sprinkles
Pandora's Box
Bluesky at Home
Exquisitely Unremarkable
