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Heavy-weight paper or card stock for pages (5 pieces, 8½” x 8½”)
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Heavy-weight paper or card stock for cover (2 pieces, 4¼”x 4¼”)
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YES! Paste (or Avery permanent glue stick – works okay, but not as permanent as the YES! Paste)
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Paper plate, cut into quarters, for holding a glob of paste
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Popsicle stick for creasing folds and spreading paste
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Flat shoelaces, one 36” lace per book (or any flat ribbon, seam binding, etc.)
First, fold all of your pages….
Fabulous! I have always been intimidated by book art. Your super photos and instructions make it look possible. Thanks for posting.
This is a great thing to do with the kids ! Thank you for this simple description.
Great project to do with kids! My love for origami comes from when I was about 10 years old and I learned how to do a bird that flap it's wings….and I shared that one with my students….it's always a great success.
H I am Maryana and I am a 5th grade student. I also have a blog that I think may be useful to you if you need ideas. check it out! http://iheartartmaryana.blogspot.com/
I love this. Thanks for the tutorial!
Susanne, this is one of those projects that is remarkably easier to do than it looks. Once you’ve done it a couple of times, you could almost do it in your sleep! They are so much fun to make and the applications are endless! I hope you enjoy making them, too!!
is it possible to illustrate how to pre enter words so that one can do the book with quotes inside?
anyone tried this?
Teena, it’s easy to add words or pictures before you glue your book together, if you prefer to do it that way. Just make all your folds and lay the pages together like you would if you were gluing it. Then you’ll be able to tell where things need to go. I’ve also used Post-It Notes to label the pages as to what goes where and which direction it should go. Just double check it all before you glue it!