Painted brick books are a hit at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in lake Lure, NC. The books celebrate the works of literature that inspire us! Visitors love finding the bricks tucked in the gardens. You can add a brick book with your favorite tile by painting your own, or order one from the Lake Lure Flowering Garden.
Not all brick books are closed books. Extra wide pavers can make great open brick books. These brick books were made from 11 inch x 7 inch paver bricks. The brick edges were painted to look like the open pages. We have a wooded area with lots of woodpeckers and trees. Finding species identification books…
By Megan Hanson Here is a great tutorial for making brick books on Little Free Library website.
A fun and different way to decorate and add interest to your garden is to paint bricks to look like your favorite classic books. It’s easy to paint bricks, they withstand the weather and are quite charming. To paint your own book bricks, find a book, or print a picture of a book. (Google Search…
Hi, I work at a public library in Florida! We are all enchanted with your brick books, and were thinking of offering something similiar as a library workshop.
If we do so, would it be permissible to use some of your pictures as examples in the class? We would be happy to credit you, of course.
Hi Emily, Sorry for my slow response. Yes, you are welcome to use my pictures. I encourage everyone to try their hand at making brick books. Please share with me how your project gors.