Book Slings!!

Finally got them up this morning. Love. I think I might make some more for other rooms in the house. I don't have any books to put in them yet so gardening mags and books will have to do. The slings work great for stuffed animals too. I'm considering putting a sling closer to the ground and within the reach of a crawling/walking little one for board books and fabric books. We'll see.

Ikea curtain brackets work great! Kvartal brackets are meant for hanging curtains, Ben and I found them by the fabric if you go looking for them. I didn't think to take a picture of the brackets before I took them out of the packaging. Sorry. They were very easy to install in our plaster walls and I think they'll hold quite a bit of weight.

The fabric is a heavy cotton but I'm definitely going to line the slings with another layer so they dont wear out. I can already see where the corners of the books might wear little holes in the fabric. I didn't realize how heavy the books would be. Also, I think I may get stronger dowels. I used just simple wood dowels from The Home Depot but I have a feeling they may warp as the weight pulls down on them. Maybe if I get dowels with a bigger diameter it would be alright. We'll see. They have metal dowels too but I'm concerned about the sharp edges.

Two projects down only 15 more to go in the next 12 weeks. Yikes!

My next project is getting my Charley Harper art on the walls. That should be an easy one. I'm a little concerned I won't be able to finish the tree branch bookshelf I posted about on week 23. I hope I can pull it off by June. If not...oh well.