A Pyramid for Presents

I've been rifling through the pages of James

Thompson's book "Playing with Books"

and I've been busy trying out the crafts.

I like them -- they're blah to TADA!

in nature.

Aged, neglected books are taken apart and are

made into something more useful & beautiful.

Like the author, I felt like a villain

destroying a book. He says, "It felt wrong

to cannibalize the essence of a book for its

elemental parts. But after playing with

unwanted and forgotten books, this feeling

eventually passed. There are a lot of books

out there -- don't be afraid to exorcise their

bookish essence for other creative ends."

These words somehow made me feel better.

So I'll proceed by making some cute

gift packaging.

We'll need pages from a blah book.

We'll also need some cardboard {this was an empty

pasta box}. Make a square base {this is 2" x 2"}

and 4 triangles that will be used as the sides.

The size of the triangle's base must match

the square base {should also be 2"}.

Keep this principle in mind if you're

making a bigger or smaller pyramid.

Assemble the box by sticking the sides

to the base with tape.

Wrap the cardboard using your book pages.

{You can wrap them in sections, as long

as the seams are inside the box.}

Punch holes about 1/2" from the tips

of the triangles and lace some cute

ribbon through them to hold the

box together.

Then tuck in a specially-chosen gift inside.

TADA!