Stamping books with words you choose is a great way to use supplies you likely already have, and turn a stack of books into personalized decor for your home! Stamped books make great gifts and decor for any season!

Hi friends, I can't wait to share how to make a stamped book stack with you! It's so fast and simple, and a great way to use items you probably already have in your stash!

I love a good quick and affordable DIY! I know sometimes here on the blog we tackle the big stuff, like rip out our carpet and install new wood floors...or shiplap an entire bathroom, but just between you and me...these smaller DIYs are my favorites!  In fact, if you don't already have all the supplies for this project on hand, it's probably easier (and honestly cheaper) to buy from a seller on Etsy or Instagram .

However, if you have the supplies on this list, then carry on my friend, carry on.

Supplies for a Deconstructed Book Stack

• old books from Goodwill, the Dollar store or yard sale
• alphabet stamps
• clear stamp block
• black ink pad
• jute twine
• baby wipes (not pictured)

I had purchased some books from Goodwill last summer, for .$99 or less and these are the books I used. Make sure the books you choose for your bookstack are all roughly the same size. I prefer to use paperbacks for this project.

How to Deconstruct a Book and Stamp Words

Before you go all gangsta on your books, take a look at the pages. Make sure they all match or at least look good together. Some books have really dark pages, others have thick, lighter pages.

Gently peel the covers from the books you are using. I also removed a few of the front pages until just the title was showing. You may need to very gently peel a layer or two from the book spine so you don't see words (see below).

Prep stamp block

The nice thing about using clear stamps with a clear block is that you can see exactly how your word will look before you stamp!

Keep in mind that you will be adding the letters backwards and from right to left! Be sure to check the front to make sure the stamps are placed the correct way before adding ink!


Stamping tips: I hadn't stamped in a few years, and I had forgotten all about this tip, but it's a good one! Rather than taking your stamping block to the ink pad and pushing your letters into the ink, lightly tap the ink pad onto your stamps while they're laying flat! This not only prevents you from getting a bunch of ink all over the block, it gives a nice, even layer of ink to each letter!

Practice on a piece of paper a couple times to make sure you like the spacing of the letters and get a feel for how much pressure is needed!

Stamp words onto book spine

To finish off your deconstructed stack of books, you can wrap a long length of jute cord several times around the stack to keep it together...or you can just lay them on top of each other, however you like!

A personalized stamped bookstack makes a great little statement piece wherever you need one!


I'm displaying my stamped book stack on my office shelves for now, but I love that they're neutral, so they'll work in any room! They do look pretty near my painted mantle clock!


Perfection is highly over-rated, and you can see that my stamping wasn't perfect! However, I like it!


Who knew a deconstructed book could look so beautiful? Now I want to make more!!!

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