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Make A Mini Word-Trail Book - Using Scrap Paper And Found Words

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About Make A Mini Word-Trail Book - Using Scrap Paper And Found Words

Make A Mini Word-Trail Book - Using Paper Scraps And Found Words

Project Description

Equipment and Materials

A Quick Look At The Example Book

Preparing The Base Paper - 1

Preparing The Base Paper - 2

Preparing The Pages

The Pages - Side 1

The Pages -Side 2

Looking At Words

Trailing The Words

Make A Paper Bead

Make The Closure

A Look At My Finished Book

Conclusion

What You Will Learn?

  • In this class I show you how to make a Mini Word-Trail Book using found words and paper scraps..
  • This simple book making technique is perfect for beginners and once learned is one that can be applied to your future projects and to make a book of any size..
  • I love to recycle and for this project I use materials that can easily be found around your home.
  • magazine paper.
  • scrap paper.
  • newspaper.
  • glue.
  • I have used painted paper to decorate some of the pages but you can use any paper, decorative or plain - maybe a magazine picture, wrapping paper or envelope paper. .
  • You will also need .
  • scissors or a craft knife and cutting mat.
  • a pencil.
  • glue of your choice .
  • and you may find it useful to have a paper folder, scalpel, tweezers and a bookbinders awl but you can definitely improvise with these..
  • If you love to craft and make something from ‘nothing’ then this is a project for you!.