January 20, 2012

One Paper Mini-Book Tutorial

This mini-book is created from one piece of A4 size paper. The accordian-folds in the spine gives the pages good separation so that you can include chucky embellishments like chipboard and buttons. I believe the original designer is book artist Paul Johnson.



Tutorial :


  • divide your paper into 16 rectangles.

  • cut along the solid lines and crease on the dotted ones


  • fold according to the photos

  • glue together the accordian folds of the spine


Hope you like this fun, little project idea. If you do make one, leave me a link in the comments as I'd love to see your version.




Linking up to these parties.

36 comments:

Cheryl said...

that's really neat :-) and really tiny! i love it!

mom2amanda said...

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

Irene said...

love it! i have to try it this weekend!!!

Rachel W K said...

Way too cool! This is fantastic

Partycraft Secrets said...

great tut - will have a go at this soon... just gotta find the time - LOL!

tobecontinued said...

This is a great idea! I am pinning it!

Monica said...

Awesome project... looks great and thanks for the tut.

Monica xxx

Lindsey said...

Very Cute project! I just love notebooks :) This came out great.

Crazee Daizy said...

its simply an amazing idea!! thanks for the tut :)

laineamour said...

Wow! Absolutely brilliant. Thank you

Micupoftea~ said...

how fun~ tfs!

Linda Peterson said...

Fantastic tutorial!! Can't wait to try it.

redfly said...

Very neat!! My daughter is always writing books, so this will be a fun project for her to do sometime.

I am pinning it to Pinterest.

Thanks

Melissa
redflycreations.blogspot.com

Home Schooler said...

This is very nice...I'm so excited to try it! Hope you don't mind, I'd like to pin this in pinterest!

Etcetorize said...

Excellent tutorial! I might even be able to do this. I'd love for you to stop by Etcetorize to share (http://etcetorize.blogspot.com) Linky party opens Sunday night~

Teresa said...

This is so cute!! I just love all the things you do :)

Christina A said...

Simply adore this you're super creative! :)

Sherly said...

What are the measurements of the scoring for the 16 rectangles ? I can't seem to figure it out ; (

thanks so much,
sherly
sherlygig@gmail.com

judean said...

Love your little book, and thanks for the clear instruction photos!

Catrin said...

This is so cool. Wow... I'm amazed how this all fit together... Thanks for sharing...
Greetings from Germany
Catrin

Julie Bagamary said...

Impressive and cute!

marissa said...

beautiful! thanks for sharing at my What We Wore and Made Party

Jenn Lifford said...

I love mini-albums and yours is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing at The Creative Spark - I'll be featuring this tomorrow. Amazing work!
Jenn :)

Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. said...

This is sooo cool! I must try it! Hope you'll come by and share at our Tuesday Be Inspired party!

Alex said...

Saying Hi From Craft-O-Maniac Mondays. What a wonderful project I am going to have to give it a go! Please stop by and say hi at Cards and Things By Alex http://schnookle.blogspot.com :-)
Cheers Alex

Kristi said...

Sandy, this is just a darling book. Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial. Would be delighted if you'd link up to my brand new party:
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/01/mop-it-up-mondays-party-1.html
{HUGS},
kristi

Chok Keun said...

Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

Katerina said...

wow! this is great! Goes to my pinterest immediately!

freshcutsbylu said...

Thank you for this tutorial, it's so cute! I'm going to make one each for my 4 kiddies to tell them how much I love them this Valentines Day :)
Aliessa

Deana said...

How cool is that....thanks for the tutorial:)

Rikelle said...

What a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

Marinica said...

wow, this is a great idea and a great tutorial :)

SimplyMe said...

Cute idea. Tried it today. Not sure if I got it right. Will post one later after I make a neat version.:)

juanita de la vega said...

really cute! Thankd for sharing!

princess said...

Awesum it is .....

Erika Clark said...

I LOVE this mini! The tutorial was perfect, I made one yesterday and posted it on my blog. Here's the link, please visit!

http://inkypinkies.blogspot.com/2012/03/side-note-memories-mini-album.html

I added a link to your post, too. Thanks for the inspiration! Erika