It seems like we get new phone books delivered to our door about as often as the weather changes, which in DC — as you know from the 20 degree to 70 degree jump this past week — is quite often. And with yellowpages.com, we open a phone book maybe once a year, so we liked Chica and Jo's clever way of putting at least one (half) of these paper-wasting, space-stealing hulks to good use...
Supplies:
1. phone book
2. utility knife
3. cardboard tube (from a paper towel or toilet paper roll)
4. Mod Podge or acrylic gel medium (from a craft store)
5. paint brush
6. scissors
7. card stock (or the thick cover of another large phone book)
8. binder clips
9. glue gun
10. 1 new pencil
The basic idea is to fold the pages into individual compartments big enough to hold basic desk supplies.
Complete project instructions from Chica and Jo.
(Images: Chica and Jo)
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Brilliant! I love it. But wouldn't be easier to use a small saw or something, rather than a utility knife, to dice up the phone book?
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