genius!

I always wonder how those crafty genius' at Anthropologie put together their displays, so I was thrilled when I stumbled upon the latest window arrangement of 'book wreaths' being installed at the Nashville store. Lucky for me, my mom was in town and had her camera! Unfortunately, there was no way to get a picture without some major glare, so these were the best of what we took. From observation, it appears the stylist made plywood frames, hooked together with steel brackets (top two photos). Then hot glue was applied to the book spines and the books were adhered to the frame, one at a time (surprisingly the process seemed to go somewhat quickly). I can imagine it was a huge time commitment, but how amazing would these be in someone's home? Or for a writer's wedding? Or a way over-the-top book shower?