Recycling old journals

Due to space issues, we are recycling old journals that we have available through JSTOR and MUSE. It has been an interesting process. I felt badly, though, about all of those old journals being chopped up...and the beautiful buckram bindings going to waste. In a stroke of great luck, while reading a professional journal, I happened on a story about someone that makes old books into purses. So, as I have been weeding the stacks and recycling the journals, I have been keeping some back to make journal purses for presents. If you would like the instructions, just type "book purse" into a search engine and all sorts of great sites pop up...once I make my own this summer, I will post a photo.