Step One:

Find an old book. You're bound to have one laying around that you have been meaning to donate to the library. Even though we love donations, repurposing the book into a safe will see it used in a whole new way!

Step Two:

Use a ruler to draw lines on the page. It's best to leave a little over half an inch so that pages won't tear as you continue through the steps.

Step Three:

Using a boxcutter or exacto knife, cut away the pages using the guide you drew on the top page. You should be able to remove about 10 pages at a time.

Step Four:

As you cut away the pages, lift the corner of the page and remove the middle section. Trace the edge of the pages you have cut onto the lower pages. Use a clip to hold the cut pages out of the way as you continue through the book.

Step Five:

Once you have made it far enough (we went all the way to the back cover), start applying Mod Podge to the pages. Each page does not need to be covered, you can group them together as you work your way forward from the back. Once you have it covered, clip the pages together and decoupage the inside and outside edge of the pages.

Then, give your book safe time to dry!

Step Six:

Fill your book safe with gift cards, candy and more! This project works as a great holder for small presents and can continue to be used after the holidays.

Step One:

These decorations are inspired by dreidels, a toy played with during the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. Use any paper (we used pages of an old dictionary) and color a design onto one side of the page.

Step Two:

Cut paper into one-inch strips. Using five strips per ornament, make two that are seven inches, two that are six inches, and one that is five inches in length.

Step Three:

Stack strips together and line up the top edges. Staple about one-inch down, leaving room for a hole-punched ribbon handle.

Step Four:

On the opposite end, line up all the different-length strips so they meet, and the dreidel will take shape. Secure with another staple and punch a hole for string.

Step Five:

Find places to hang your new decor during the holidays or give your DIY dreidels to a friend as a gift.

Step One:

Find an old book that you can cut the pages out of. If you can't find any that you're willing to part with, head to the local thrift store for a large dictionary (or something similar).

While you're there, pick up a few frames to display your newly created art.

Step Two:

Search for the perfect pages and remove them by cutting along the page edge with a boxcutter or exacto knife. Find a page with your favorite word or a definition that goes with the art you'll place on the page.

Search online for silhouettes that catch your eye. Save the images and get ready to print.

Step Three:

Tape the page to a piece of printer paper and print your art. You may want to run a test print first to make sure it all lines up just right!

Double sided tape works best. Make sure to cover both long edges of the page you're printing to so that nothing gets stuck in your printer!

Step Four:

Print in black and white or color. We found that the black and white images pop off the page a little better than the color prints.

If you get a kink in the page or the color bleeds a little, that's okay. Art gets a little messy sometimes and that is what makes it unique!

Step Five:

Lay the glass from your frame over the page and trace the edge. Then, carefully cut your art out of the page and lay it in the picture frame.