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Today, were making adorable and practicalelastic book bandsusing scrap denim with this easy no-sew craft project.

Im planning to use them as my families stocking stuffers for Christmas this year.

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Working one book band shape at a time, cut around each of the individual pattern pieces.

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Place the pattern over the denim and cut the pieces out along the solid line.

Cut a piece of elastic 9 long for a smaller bookband or at 18 for a bigger elastic bookand.

For the larger book band, you’re free to wrap the elastic around twice.

No sew elastic bookends in the shape of a heart and star.

Once glued, it will form a large loop.

Use the hot glue gun to glue the layers together in the center.

Dont need to use a lot of glue.

No sew elastic bookends in the shape of a heart and star.

Wrap the elastic around a book or journal to hold your place and enjoy!

Do you have any scrap denim lying around to use for crafting?

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a single star elastic bookband wrapped around a small journal

No Sew Elastic Book Band

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a single star elastic bookband wrapped around a small journal

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heart garland using scrap fabric

Heart Garland

heart garland using scrap fabric

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Materials needed to make elastic book bands including denim, measuring tape, scissors, elastic and a hot glue gun.

Materials needed to make elastic book bands including denim, measuring tape, scissors, elastic and a hot glue gun.

Cutting out denim hearts around the paper pattern.

Cutting out denim hearts around the paper pattern.

Cutting out denim hearts around the paper pattern.

Cutting out denim hearts around the paper pattern.

Measuring and cutting a piece of elastic.

Measuring and cutting a piece of elastic.

Adding hot glue to the cut out denim heart.

Adding hot glue to the cut out denim heart.

Gluing elastic to the back of the denim heart.

Gluing elastic to the back of the denim heart.

Hot gluing another heart over top of the elastic and other heart cutout.

Hot gluing another heart over top of the elastic and other heart cutout.

Hot gluing a smaller denim heart over top of the other heart cutout.

Hot gluing a smaller denim heart over top of the other heart cutout.

set of three elastic book bands made from scrap denim

set of three elastic book bands made from scrap denim

No sew elastic bookends in the shape of a heart and star.

No sew elastic bookends in the shape of a heart and star.

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