Hello Friends!! Today I wanted to share some fun ideas with you for creating little books that require NO ADHESIVE. That’s right… no glue or tape!!
This is a great project to do with kids and only requires things that you probably have laying around your house!
Check out the Video Demo here:
To make a non-adhesive mini-book:
Start out by selecting a piece of card stock for the cover. I chose a light weight card stock that has this blue parchment look
Next, select some pages for the inside. The pages will need to be “text weight” paper (so not card stock).
You will also need a hole punch and 3 rubber bands.
Recommended: Score Board for making fold-lines
Next, cut the papers down to size. The cover of the book will need to be 1” longer and 1/4” taller than the text weight papers.
Then, if you are using a score board, you will need to score (or place a fold line) in the middle of the text weight pages and the middle of the cover
Now score the cover 1/2” from the left and right. (see photo below)
Fold the flaps over to make little half-circle holes on the top and bottom of each tab.
Next, place a rubber band in the “spine” of the book and this will hold the pages in place!
Fold over the flaps on the left and right, wrap a rubber band around so it lands in the half circle divots we created, and the 1/2” fold will hold the pages in place!
Now that you know HOW to make a non-adhesive mini-book… let’s start creating!!
Check out this idea using decorative floral paper and silver elastic twine!
You can even stretch the silver elastic around to the back side to hold the mini-book CLOSED!
Check out this one where I used the same concept but made a TOP OPEN style of book!! I love the little hearts on the inside!
This one I used a double twine of red elastic and added the burgundy leaves after the fact.
Check out this one, with the same idea, but making a FUN FOLD mini book!!
I used my Mushroom Stencil for the front of the mini book and added in detail with a Black Glaze Pen
I also wanted to make a fun mini-book that would be a little more elegant… and I LOVE black and ivory together!!
I did a quick little watercolor for the font of my book and I used 2 different thicknesses of elastic to put my book together!!
There are lots of ideas once you start thinking outside the box!!
Thanks for joining me for this week’s Demo!! I hope you had LOTS of fun and learned something new!!
Hope you are all having a FUN day!!
See you soon friends!!
~Elli
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