Here is a great tutorial for making brick books on Little Free Library website.

How to Make Book Bricks for your Little Free Library

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Paint a whimsical surprise for a path in the woods. Design inspired by Mimsy’s Place design

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Painted Landscape Edgers for the Garden

Painted Landscape Edgers add color and whimsey to the garden. I painted this landscape edger with brightly colored mushrooms to decorate the entrance to the woods. Painting the landscape edger is easy to do and looks great under a tree in the garden. For only about $2, you can buy a landscape edger at the local garden supply store and create this design.

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Supplies

Directions

This pattern is created for a wooden box, so these directions are adapted for doing it on a brick. Paint a base coat on your brick, so the carbon paper will stick to the paint. Follow the directions that come with the pattern to apply each layer. When dry, spray with sealer. This brick can be placed outside in your garden and it should stay nice for a long time.

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To paint your own book bricks, find a book, or print a picture of a book. (Google Search and Pinterest are great resources for inspiration.) You will need acrylic paint from Amazon or the craft store and some brushes. It’s not worth spending a lot of money on the brushes, because the they will not last long when you are painting on the rough brick surfaces. A straight edge ruler or paint stick is helpful to draw pages and cover edges. Use carbon paper to trace the lettering and design. You can paint your design on a brick or paver of your choice.

If you make a mistake, it’s easy to paint over it. Acrylic paint washes away with water when still wet, so cleanup is easy.

A few coats of clear sealer will make your brick book weather proof. Be sure to spray your brick in a well ventilated place. I use Krylon Acrylic Spray Paint – Crystal Clear, available at Lowes and Amazon, but there are lots of other brands. I have not tested them to see which is best. If you have experience with sealers, please share what you have learned in the comments section below. I would love to hear what you have learned.

There are lots of blogs and tutorial videos on how to paint bricks to look like books. Here are just a few:

Paint your brick look like a real book.

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The days are getting shorter and the leaves have begun to fall. Where I live, in Western North Carolina, people love to decorate for fall. It is traditional to decorate homes with bales of hay, pumpkins, scarecrows, sunflowers and dried cornstalks. But what about painted rocks and scalloped pavers? Scalloped pavers can be painted with any design you like and they hold up well in outdoor conditions.

This year, I painted pavers for myself and friends. Some were painted freehand from ideas I found on Pinterest and other were done from ‘ePatterns’ that can be purchased online. The Scarecrows paver design is from an ePattern by Diane Kellogg, who sells ePatterns on Etsy. Most ePatterns are not for scalloped edgers, but they can be adapted. You can paint these designs on any bricks, garden pavers or scalloped brick edgers, which are available at your local big box hardware store or garden shop. I use acrylic paint from Walmart and I seal my designs with clear spray paint sealer. For more durable protection, you can also seal your work with Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish.

Sources for Fall Painted Paver Ideas

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