I just finished my 4th annual Book Inspired Craft Week last week, and throughout the week I shared some of the previous year's projects on Facebook, in addition to the new projects from this week. I thought it would be nice to have all of the Book Inspired Crafts in one place. But then I started thinking about other projects I have on my blog that fall into that book or reading related category. I have Harry Potter projects that fall in the "book inspired" category but weren't part of the series, I have bookmarks, library bags, and even shirts that I made for people who love to read. So then I decided to put all of those project in one place and that place is right here- in this roundup of 50 Book and Reading Related Craft Ideas.
I am dividing the crafts up into a few different sections, mostly by craft type- crochet, paint, fabric and felt, etc., but some by project type- bag, bookmark, etc. Some projects may fit in more than one category but I tried to divide it out in the way that made the most sense and divided them into reasonable sized sections.
50 Book and Reading Related Crafts
Painted Crafts
First up we have a few crafts that are made with paint-
Stenciled Lighthouse Sign
This project was part of my 3rd Book Inspired Craft Week and was inspired by the book Keep the Lights Burning Abby. It is made with a stencil cut on a Cricut and painted onto a small wooden sign.
Wooden Decorated Book Box
This book box was part of my most recent Book Inspired Craft Week, It was inspired by the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond. This tutorial turns an unfinished wooden book box into an awesome secret hiding place that looks like an old leather bound book.
Greek Demigod Painted Rocks
Another craft from the 3rd Annual Book Inspired Craft Week, this one was based on the Percy Jackson series. Painted rocks are a fun "summer camp craft" and these ones are made with designs inspired by the books.
Crocheted Stuffed Animals, Dolls, and Toys
This next category is a bigger one, and one of my personal favorites. It is all of the book inspired crocheted stuffed animals and dolls, and I added toys to the end so that I could include finger puppets since I felt like they fit with well with the other projects in this category, even though they aren't stuffed.
Amigurumi Donkey
This Donkey inspired by the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is my most recent Book Inspired Craft project, the last project that was part of this year's series.
Mama and Baby Duck Plushies
Another project from this year's Book Inspired Craft Week is this plush amigurumi set of a mama and a baby duck inspired by the book Make Way for Ducklings.
Crocheted Animal Finger Puppets
This set of colorful animal finger puppets was inspired by the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?, and was part of the 2nd annual Book Inspired Craft Week. It includes 9 animal finger puppets that go along with the animals in the book.
Anne of Green Gables Doll
This Anne doll goes along is one that I made several years ago, because the Anne series is one of my favorite book series of all time. It was not part of my Book Inspired Craft Week because I made it before I started that annual series, but it fits well with the concept and I did make an Anne of Green Gables inspired craft.
Cuddly Mouse in Overalls
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a favorite children's book and I included it in my 3rd annual Book Inspired Craft Week with this cuddly mouse plush.
Amigurumi Elephant
This amigurumi elephant was inspired by the book But No Elephants. It was a favorite of both me and my husband when we were kids so I shared it as the very first book in my 1st Book Inspired Book Week.
Crocheted Snowy Owl with Optional Scarf
I made this little Hedwig as part of a Harry Potter themed blog hop I did with some other craft bloggers. You can leave off the scarf and make it just a snowy owl, or add the little removable scarf to turn it into Hedwig.
Amigurumi Monkey
In my 2nd Book Inspired Craft Week I included the book Summer of the Monkeys and this monkey amigurumi was the project to go along with that book.
Crocheted House Elf
And last but not least in this category is another Harry Potter inspired craft, this time a little House Elf.
Other Crocheted Book Crafts
The next category is the rest of the book related crochet projects that didn't fit in the previous category.
Rainbow Valley Baby Blanket
This rainbow ripple baby blanket pattern was part my 3rd Book Inspired Craft Week. It was inspired by the final book in the Anne of Green Gables series, Rilla of Ingleside.
Hogwarts House Scarves Blanket
This blanket is made to represent all of the Hogwarts Houses and is the perfect blanket to cuddle up with to read the Harry Potter books.
Christmas Sweater Ornaments
These little Christmas sweater ornaments were inspired by the Christmas sweaters Mrs. Weasley makes in the Harry Potter books with the boys' initial on the front.
Tumnus Scarf
The Tumnus Scarf was inspired by the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was part of the 1st Book Inspired Craft Week.
Riswyk Hat
And for the last project in this category we have the Riswyk Hat that was part of the 2nd annual Book Inspired Craft Week and it was inspired by the book Snow Treasure.
Bookmarks
Next we have the bookmark category. This category includes bookmarks made as part of the book inspired craft week, bookmarks made with paper, crochet, fabric, felt, and more.
Embroidered Felt Bookmarks
First we have these embroidered felt bookmarks that were part of last year's Book Inspired Craft Week inspired by the book Fritz and the Beautiful Horses.
Reading Tracker Bookmarks
These bookmarks can be used to track reading goals or maybe work towards a reward. Each bookmark has 12 stars that can either have a sticker put on them, or be colored in, each time you meet a reading goal- read a book, read a number of minutes, a number or pages or chapters, etc.
Printable Rainbow Bookmarks
This set of bookmarks were made as part of a rainbow themed blog hop that I participated in a few years ago. It happened to fall during the week of my Book Inspired Craft Week so I wanted to make something book related that also fit the rainbow theme, and these printable bookmarks were the result.
Easy Fabric Bookmarks
I made these fabric bookmarks as a simple beginner friendly kid's sewing project. They are a great small project for kids who are learning to sew and a fun way to use up fabric scraps.
Dried Flower Bookmarks
These dried flower were part of this years Book Inspired Craft Week, inspired by the book The Secret Garden. Dried flowers inside laminated bookmarks make these pretty floral bookmarks.
Leather Bookmarks
I made these Leather Bookmarks as part of a series I participated in with other craft bloggers with the theme Kids Crafts from Around the World. I spent some time in Uruguay as a young adult and they did a lot of leather crafts there and that was the inspiration for this kid craft project.
Hogwarts Scarf Bookmarks
These little crocheted bookmarks were made by crocheting embroidery floss to make little bookmark sized house scarfs.
Washi Tape Bookmarks
These bookmarks are actually Valentine themed, but you could easily switch out the washi tape for any color and they could be used for other times of year as well.
Cricut Cut and Draw Floral Bookmarks
Cricut's draw feature was used to make these paper bookmarks with drawn floral designs.
Embroidered Felt Corner Bookmarks
I made these embroidered corner project as part of a collaboration with other craft bloggers that was all about felt crafts. They are simple to make and really pretty.
Friendship Bracelet Bookmarks
These bookmarks are made the same way you make friendship bracelets, but instead of using embroidery floss to make thin bracelets I used cotton yarn to make them larger and turned them into bookmarks.
Watercolor Bookmarks
I used watercolor paper to make these bookmarks, painting on them with watercolor washes, then using my Cricut to write the words on them and cut them into bookmark shapes.
Book Bags
This next section is bags with book themed saying on them, perfect for using as library bags. All are made with my Cricut and either iron on vinyl or infusible ink.
Belle Book Bag
Belle has always been my favorite princess, mostly because of her love of books and the Beast's library, so I made this library bag with Belle and her nose stuck in a book.
Just One More Story Bag
Another bag made with infusible ink, this one has an open book design and says "Just one more story".
I Heart Books Bag
This little bag has a simple I 💙 Books design. I put it on a smaller bag intending for it to be a kids bag, but you could easily put it on a larger bag too.
Read Return Repeat Tote Bag
This last library tote bag has a simple layered text graphic that says Read. Return. Repeat. I pressed it on a large tote bag using iron on vinyl.
Felt and Fabric Crafts
This category is book inspired or book related crafts made of fabric and felt.
Fleece Superhero Cape
This was a craft from the first Book Inspired Craft Week. It is a simple, low sew, superhero cape inspired by the book that got my oldest daughter to love reading, El Deafo.
Dove in the Window Pillow
Another project from my first Book Inspired Craft Week, this one was inspired by the Little House series and the quilt block that Laura made.
Reading Pocket Pillow
This pillow has a big pocket where you can store the book that you are reading.
Felt Lupines
I made these felt flowers as part of my 2nd annual Book Inspired Craft Week. It was inspired by the picture book Miss Rumphius.
Shirts for Readers
This category is one of the smallest, it is reading themed shirts.
Deathly Hallows Shirt
The rose gold metallic iron on makes the design on this Harry Potter themed shirt really stand out.
Shirts for Readers
These shirts were made using designs available in Cricut Design Space, there are several designs available there that are part of Cricut Access, which means they are available as part of the Cricut Access subscription. I chose a couple of designs to make for my daughter.
Bibliophile Sweatshirt
This sweatshirt has a text graphic on it with the definition of a Bibliophile, a person who loves books.
Other Book Crafts
This last category is just for everything that didn't fit in the other categories, Cricut crafts, paper crafts, kid crafts, etc.
Harry Potter Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks are a fun craft for kids to make and this set of designs is all themed to Harry Potter.
BFF Bead Bracelets
These Best Friend Bracelets were part of my first Book Inspired Craft Week and was inspired by the book Anne of Green Gables and the friendship between Anne and Diana.
Harry Potter Perler Beads
My kids love making perler bead, or fuse bead, designs. This set of designs is inspired by the Harry Potter books.
Platform 9 3/4 Reverse Canvas
This Harry Potter decor is a reverse canvas, meaning the canvas and wooden frame that it is stretched on are separated, then the frame is put in front with the canvas behind it to look like a framed canvas. It is an easy and inexpensive way to make DIY decor.
Magic Wands
Another Harry Potter craft (a lot of this section is Harry Potter themed). This time magic wands that are made with wooden dowels, hot glue and paint, which now writing that I realize it probably should have been included in the painted craft category, oops.
Sorting Hat Candy Boxes
Paper boxes cut out to look like little hats are used as sorting hats by filling them with candies in colors to match houses. These would be a fun party favor for a Harry Potter themed party.
Hogwarts House Resin Keychains
Use letter keychain molds with mix-ins in colors that coordinate with the different houses to turn them into House Keychains.
Floral Deathly Hallows
This Floral Deathly Hallows design is a hand drawn design that could be put on anything you want. In the post I show it on a reverse canvas with iron on, and on a zipper bag with infusible ink.
Babysitter Kit
This babysitter kit is inspired by the Babysitter's Club series. It was shared as part of the 2nd Book Inspired Craft Week. It includes a couple of projects with vinyl designs added to them as well as ideas of what could be included in a babysitter kit.
Origami Dresses
The final project on this list is from my most recent Book Inspired Craft Week, Origami dresses inspired by the book The Hundred Dresses. Includes a video tutorial on how to fold the paper dresses.
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