This is a very simple project which should take 30-seconds to do. It’s a bookend wrapped in a book, making it look like the row of books is dangling perilously close to the edge of a shelf without falling over. Not as striking an illusion as the Invisible Book Shelf, but still neat. It’s also the easiest DIY project ever.

You’ll Need:

1. A hardcover book. Anything will do, though there is some minor taping or gluing, so don’t use a book you really care for.
2. A stiff L-shaped metal bookend. The shape is very important. There are a ton of metal T-shaped ones, but to make the illusion work you’ll need an L-Shape of relatively thick and heavy metal.
3. Some double-sided tape, sticky-tack, or glue dots.

Did I mention that this is the easiest craft project of all time? All you need to do is stick the bookend inside the book, inside the cover of the book that will be nearest to the outside edge of the shelf. Use some sticky-tack or double-sided tape to keep the book cover from flapping around. The rest of the books should keep the other pages in check. That’s it.

I considered some more complicated ways of using screws and glue to keep the bookend firmly together, but decided this was both simpler and kept the book mostly intact.

You should end-up with something like this:

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