• Home
  • Cooking
  • Frugal Living
  • Home Management
  • Homeschooling
  • Real Life

The Happy Housewife™ :: Home Schooling

homeschool tips, printables, curriculum reviews, and more

  • Printables
  • Themes
  • Projects
  • Life
  • Our Curriculum
  • Curriculum Reviews

The Book Nook

by Toni Herrbach

0shares
  • Pin
  • Share

Aren’t these fabric bookshelves cute? I found them on Pinterest but I can’t find the tutorial anywhere. If you know how to make these please share!

Here’s a list of what we’ve been reading this week.

  • The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
  • Who Took the Farmer’s Hat?
  • The Story about Ping (Reading Railroad Books)
  • The Little House
  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond
  • Billy And Blaze: A Boy And His Horse
  • Old Hat New Hat

Photo credit: The Boo and the Boy

0shares
  • Pin
  • Share

Comments | 27 comments

« Using Study Dog to Help Beginning or Reluctant Readers
Soap Box Organizers »

Comments

  1. Jenni says

    at

    Someone made these for our nursery at church! I will try to find out for you tomorrow. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    at

    There was an article in Family Fun Magazine last year featuring a Book Sling. The instructions are also on their website (familyfun.go.com). If you search for “The Book Sling” on their site, you can get step-by-step instructions. I made slings earlier in the summer (I let my girls choose the fabric)… I just haven’t put them up yet. I usually have difficulty with anything fabric but these were really quite simple to put together-no sewing! I hope this helps!

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    at

    I’m pretty sure it’s a double curtain rod with one piece of fabric. Does that make sense?

    Reply
  4. Trisha says

    at

    I found this!
    http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  5. Chic Mummy says

    at

    I’ve seen instructions on familyfun.com after having seen it originally in their magazine. Search for “book sling” since I can’t figure out how to copy the link with my iPhone!

    Reply
  6. Lisa says

    at

    Very cute! I found this tutorial… http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  7. wendy says

    at

    Found instructions at pennycarnival.typepad.com
    If you Google fabric bookshelves you get lots of links.

    Reply
  8. Carissa in KS says

    at

    The tutorial is here: http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    I am going to make them for my son’s room.

    Reply
  9. Jen says

    at

    Here’s a tutorial I had bookmarked on how to make fabric bookshelves. I’m trying to decide between that and rain gutter bookshelves for my kids’ rooms.

    http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  10. Meredith says

    at

    This looks similar – I found this a few weeks ago and want to try it myself.
    http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/book-sling-919473/

    Reply
  11. Meredith says

    at

    Here’s a sewing pattern that also has a picture of the one you featured here.
    http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  12. Kimberly says

    at

    I searched online and found a tutorial at Apartment Therapy for kids – Ohdeedoh. Here’s a link: http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/february-jumpstart-2009-entries/how-to-make-a-hanging-book-display-megans-february-jumpstart-project-2009-077231?image_id=3151

    Even though I just finished painting my daughter’s bookshelf, now I’m thinking about the day to hang a little fabric bookshelf right by her bed. What a cute, practical, inexpensive idea!

    Reply
  13. Delanna L says

    at

    Hi, Happy! I stumbled on a tutorial for these here: http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html
    Hope this helps!

    Delanna

    Reply
  14. Crista says

    at

    Here’s another one:

    http://loridanelle.com/diy/diy-hanging-book-shelf/

    Reply
  15. Crista says

    at

    And a super-easy one!

    http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2010/10/make-it-no-sew-hanging-bookshelf/

    Reply
  16. Jenny says

    at

    Hi, I’ve been following you for some time now, but havent commented. I saw these on the ikeahackers website. It’s great the things people come up with to make new uses of ikea items. Hope this helps!
    Jenny

    http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/03/book-sling-using-grundtal-towel-rail.html?m=1

    Reply
  17. Amy says

    at

    I made one of these for my son. Found the instructions in Family Fun magazine. Here is the direct link: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/book-sling-919473/

    Reply
  18. Christine says

    at

    Family Fun magazine featured it a while ago. The tutorial is here: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/book-sling-919473/

    Reply
  19. Laura says

    at

    Here you go:

    http://domesticimperfection.blogspot.com/2011/09/triple-book-slings.html

    Have a great weekend!!

    Reply
  20. Sharon S says

    at

    http://decorate.tipjunkie.com/how-to-make-a-fabric-sling-bookshelf-how-to-shelving/

    Reply
  21. Jennifer says

    at

    I made one of these for our house and was disappointed. It was very hard to get books in and out, epecially if they were shorter than the material. Also, the opening wasn’t very big and it didn’t actually hold very may books. Maybe you’ll have better luck. My suggestion would be to find the smallest circumference of wooden dowels that will hold the books…and then find brackets that are as wide as you can find to make it easier to get the books in and out.

    Reply
  22. Gina says

    at

    This is a neat idea! Cheap way to do those awesome book-facing-front shelves that I loved having as a teacher. I can see how Jennifer’s comments would be true though. I wonder if you could put heavy-duty elastic or something else sturdy but flexible through one of the casings instead of two dowels? It might not look quite as tidy, but possibly more user friendly? Another thought – hang the dowels on two separate sets of brackets to make more of an angle like this: http://www.porterhousecrafts.com/product/kids/fabric_sling_bookshelf__pastel-KID-14225.htm

    Do you think you might make one?

    Reply
  23. Gina says

    at

    You might also like this idea! http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/05/diy-bracket-bookshelves/

    Reply
  24. Carrie says

    at

    http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  25. ChickadeeQuilts says

    at

    http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html

    Reply
  26. Tracy says

    at

    Yep it was on the Family Fun magazine website…

    Reply
  27. Becky says

    at

    These are great! I know I have seen them before. Thanks to everyone for linking the tutorial. Now that my boys are reading on their own for good chunks of the day, these would be so handy!

    PS – Our current reading list matches yours almost exactly 🙂 I LOVE the Jesus Storybook Bible! It’s awesome at connecting everything to Christ. More than once my boys have caught me tearing up reading it to them 🙂 It’s so great.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




STAY UPDATED!

Get every article delivered to your inbox!

CONNECT WITH ME

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Homeschool Projects & Experiments

Homeschool Projects & Experiments

Homeschool Garden Ideas on Pinterest

Recent Posts

  • 101 Things to Do on a Snow Day with Kids
  • Tips for Planning Your Homeschool Day
  • Properties of Water Experiments
  • Sight Word Bingo (Free Printable)
  • Lapbook Ideas
  • Resurrection Eggs with Bible Verses: Easter Craft & Lesson
  • How to Homeschool (even temporarily)

Unbiased Homeschool Reviews!

CONNECT WITH ME

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

RSS Manage Your Home

CATEGORIES

ARCHIVES

STAY UPDATED!

Get every article delivered to your inbox!

Snow Day Activities for Kids

101 Things to Do on a Snow Day with Kids

By Toni Herrbach 3 Comments

Tips for Planning Your Homeschool Day

By Toni Herrbach 11 Comments

homeschool curriculum reviews

CONNECT WITH ME

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 · Tasteful theme by Restored 316

Privacy Policy

HOME | CONTACT | ADVERTISING & PR | DISCLOSURE | PRIVACY POLICY

© 2025 – TheHappyHousewife.com. All rights reserved. | Design by Joy @ Five J's Design | Site maintenance by Klong Designs