Book Spine Cuff Bracelets

I saw a picture on Pinterest of these bracelets made from the spine of a book, but the link didn't work. I was really bummed.
Some of you may hate me for doing this to a book. I'm sorry. I do love books, but I think the purpose of books is to bring joy to people, and to teach them things, so these bracelets are like I'm advertising a book and saying how good it is. The beauty of a book is not in the bright new cover, but in the wisdom it conveys.

Let us begin. All you need is a hardback book, and a knife, and a bowl...and water...but hopefully you all have water at your houses.

First cut the book back off of the book. Before doing this, make sure that your book is really hardback and has cardboard on the spine. The Reader's Digest books do not. Their spines are just fabric and glue, so you can't use them for this craft.
To cut the back off, you need to take a knife and slice between the first page and the paper glued to the front cover of the book. Do the same on the back, and then cut the spine from between the front and back covers.

Then you trim any little bits off of the spine, and dip it in water, making sure it is fully soaked.

Now wind it into a circle, preferably smaller than your wrist. It will expand as you wear it, so you want to teach it to be small.

Blow it with a hairdryer until it dries and keeps its shape. If there is glue on it, make sure that the glue doesn't get too warm and start sticking it together. Otherwise, the glue is not a problem.

Bum ba dum! Wear that bracelet, people. Tell all the world of your beloved books.
By the way, you may want to store it curled, with a rubber band around it. That's what I do.

~The Dryad