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Dictionary Page Art

Updated on August 7, 2013

Combine Words & Crafting -- Make Art with Book Pages

I'm a freelance copy editor as well as a writer so you could say I'm a bit of a word nerd. I also love crafting.

What's better than making dictionary page art?

Vintage books, like dictionaries with small pictures or simply full of text, are ideal for making art. If you already have an old dictionary on hand, you're set! If not, I've added some links below so you can get one or two for yourself.

Here are just a few of the techniques for making art with dictionary pages:

~ print an image directly onto the book or dictionary page

~ cut out images from the book pages for use in scrapbooking, collage, or altered art projects

Photo Credit: Peggy Hazelwood

Vintage Book Page Art - Print Landscape or Vertical

Vintage book page printed with rooster and a dictionary page cut out added. Stamped flowers at the bottom.
Vintage book page printed with rooster and a dictionary page cut out added. Stamped flowers at the bottom.

Choose a book page you like and gently tear or cut it from the book. Decide if you want to use it landscape (like this book page art with the chicken on it) or vertical (like the page with the flower and girl swinging, shown in the introduction above).

Photo Credit: Peggy Hazelwood

Dictionary Page Scrapbook Paper - Save the Books -- Use Dictionary Scrapbook Paper for Crafts

If dismantling (tearing up) a book is just too much for you, here are some great options.

Print on Dictionary Pages or Old Book Pages

The simplest way to create dictionary page art

is take a page from a dictionary and

print an image directly on to the page.

If the page doesn't quite measure 8-1/2 X 11, fear not.

Carefully tape the corners of the book page

to a sheet of printer paper with removable tape

then print the image on the book page.

Dictionaries Suitable for Dictionary Page Art - Vintage Books Have Great Character

Vintage dictionaries for crafting.
Vintage dictionaries for crafting.

These two children's dictionaries are my go to books for many craft projects. The graphics are charming and simple, making them perfect for collage, altered art, making greeting cards, and of course, dictionary page art.

Photo Credit: Peggy Hazelwood

Vintage Dictionaries Available on eBay

Find the perfect dictionary for your craft projects. I love having a couple of dictionaries on hand: one is black and white with small pictures interspersed with mostly text and the other is a set of old children's dictionaries with mostly pictures. They're both great and give me lots of options for crafting.

Go for the Most Effect

~ Start with a black and white book page.

Print a color image or words on it.

~ Start with a colored book page.

Print a black and white image on or words on it.

Craft Supplies for Making Book Page Art - Dictionary Art, Altered Book Art

Get inspired with a great craft book!

Printers for Making Dictionary Page Art - Start with a Decent Printer for Stellar Results

You don't need the best printer to make dictionary page art, but you don't want the cheapest one either.

Make Paper Airplanes

Use dictionary pages or vintage book pages to make paper airplanes. Then hang them with fishing line for decorations at a party or in your cube at work.

Decoupage Dictionary Pages onto Flameless Candles - Use the Book Page as a Base

Use dictionary pages plus other clip art to decorate flameless candles.
Use dictionary pages plus other clip art to decorate flameless candles.

Add something special to inexpensive flameless candles by using Mod Podge decoupage medium, a dictionary page, and clip art.

Photo Credit: Peggy Hazelwood

Mod Podge for Decoupage - Use Dictionary Pages and Clip Art in Endless Ways

Mod Podge is one of my favorite craft supplies. It's so versatile and works great to affix book pages to so many objects. Here are a few great ideas for using Mod Podge and dictionary book pages:

~ light switch covers

~ flameless candles

~ furniture

~ clipboards

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Lace Crafts
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Jar Crafts
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Making bookmarks, like book thongs, is a fun craft that ends in a useful bookmark to use to keep track of where you left off.

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Matchbox Crafts
Matchbox crafts are a way to craft in miniature, especially if you choose to use the small matchboxes that measure about 2 inches by 1-3/8 inches.

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Bandanas are patterned handkerchiefs that often have paisley designs making for a lovely square of fabric perfect for crafting.

Bottle Caps Crafts--Making Art With Bottle Caps
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Key Crafts
If you're like me, you have a junk drawer (or two or three) with loose keys. You don't remember what they went to.

Rock Painting -- How to Paint Rocks
I saw an article online about rock painting and decided that I had to try that! I don't consider myself to be artistic at all, but I do love crafts.

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Origami Downloads
Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper to create designs. Origami is 3D art that everyone who can fold paper can enjoy.

Making Collages
Making collages is a craft that all ages can enjoy. Face it, it's fun to cut and paste!

~*~ Affiliate Disclosure ~*~

This author, Peggy Hazelwood, participates in Amazon, eBay, All Posters, and other affiliate advertising programs. When you click an advertising link on this page and make a purchase, I receive a small percent of the sale. Thank you for reading this far!

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