To recycle your books and transform them into something really special, weve made a collection of 10 awe. I was a little discouraged to start this project as i knew it involved paper folding. The folded book art seemed to capture a few imaginations, so this week heres a mini tutorial on how i made the various books above and below, using a pile of 20p junk shop books. There would be a 4th the one she sent to me if i knew where it. I am a reader in every sense of the word i devoured them as child, i have a phd in linguistics, i was a reading teacher for 7 years, im a fulltime copywriter, i have a kids book in the works and i revere authors. I love reading and thought this would make good gifts for friends. Random thoughts sometimes get me totally side tracked. Plus, its such a good way to reuse old books and give them a new purpose. When we got home, i took the photos off into the computer, cropped them and printed out the bear ones. I am available for commissions, envelope jobs, and teaching. You could unfold the pages and read the book but this is rarely done. I then added items from micheals craft store to jazz it up. Created september 2018 this is one object i created by folding the book pages. This is a bookmark that hasnt got any of the above, but will stay on the page of the book and will not get lost in it, too.
And every since we started creating these passports and suitcases, i find myself singing one of mom s songbites. We carefully fold each page of a book and handcraft it into a beautiful piece of art. This is a grown up, classy thing to do with book folding love it. Folded book art is perfect for all types of occasions prices depending on styles.
Shop our selection of designs or have a custom piece created just for you. Have you seen some of those folded book artsculptures on etsy they are so beautiful and make the perfect gift. As promised, heres the seven part tutorial a book folding course. With this complete starters kit youll have everything you need to create your own folded book art. In my other blog post about this structure i used a single sheet of paper cut and folded to make the spine. Theyve also developed a special beginner friendly starter.
Folded fabric christmas ornaments i am making these pretty folded fabric ornaments for family and a few very special quilty friends. Online there are methods for using photoshop to create your own template, but i felt like there would be an easier way. Im leavin on a jet plane, dont know when ill be back again. The result is a 3 dimensional sculpture, the exact shape of which will depend on the type of fold that you have chosen. Folded book art sculptures origami resource center. For the original bl instructions, follow this link. Fold the paper in half the long way, like a hot dog. As it turns out they are also, while time consuming, easy to make. Foldedbookart thousands of totally free book folding patterns. Their book folding project was inspired by the art of mary bennett.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Instead of just a number i wanted to do a word or image. I got to spend last sunday afternoon with five talented women in my cube book workshop. Folded book art is a new form of artistic expression which transforms unwan. We cut them out and made a book sewing the signatures which they will then write the stories of the bears. Mixing walnut ink with watercolor pigments was my favorite and the results were compelling me to try more pigments. Because the books are personalized and crafted with care, they are oneofakind gifts. I put this book folding tutorial together to help people new to book folding get to grips with the basics. Each time ive folded a book for my house it has left with a visitor or been purchased through my etsy shop. Firstly i bought an inexpensive book from a thrift store, with about 500 pages and a good quality cover under an outer jacket. Here is a book that i altered by folding all the pages in half. We played a word game called the exquisite corpse to generate content for our books, colored our paper using distress inks and folded our way to finished cube shaped books. Folded book art stunning word pattern folded book art love pattern paper anniversary gift for him or her date unique birthday gift wedding decoration 6 numbers love save the date customized name.
As with all my creative endeavors, i rarely keep any for myself. These folded books are visually compelling and make for perfect unique gifts. Viking mixed media including digital 2012 based on an advertisement for replica viking coins, found in newfoundland. Trial, error, glue and a large glass of wine all played a role in the end results, but if youre inspired to have a go, read on.
I added an owl, frosted greenery that looks like it has snow on it, red cardinal bird, pine cones and a green bow. Simply select your pattern to be taken to the free pdf file. Folded pocketbook art sculptures the pocket books are 4. My mail artenvelope blog began on feb 17, 2010 as a vehicle to stay in touch with students. Little books made folded book art, book page art, book art. Once you have this knowledge its a very easy craft to get involved with. Here i used a different sheet for each section then used leftover painted paper as hinges to hold them together. This year i tucked a sweet little folded paper mini book into d. Thanks to budget living, ive made quite a few book folds for myself they decorate a wall in my home pictured below. The art of watercolor magazine had some pretty amazing artists featured in the most recent issue. Once you know how our method works, you can fold any pattern from our website you like. We can also design custom requested patterns with any word or symbol you need.
You can cut the excess folded book page off or fold the excess upward. Creating folded book art is a fun and interesting process. Next, open your paper up again, and this time fold it in half horizontally, being sure to keep the folded edge of the paper toward your body. I recently saw the following instructable on how to fold book pages into a number and it caught my attention. There is a new envelope every single day and there are other blogs to cover other topics. Mini folded book tutorial ive sent my sweetie and my little guy off to scout summer camp this week. Foldedbook art sculptures are usually given as gifts to friends and family members. Folded book art paper book paper art paper crafts christmas tree art how to make christmas tree altered. I was feeling a little restless ok a lot i was on an edge and the other side was not looking fun, and felt the need to do something artsy a feeling i often get.
Holding the paper horizontally, fold the left side of the paper to the center line, and then fold the right side of the paper to the center line. Contact me at jmwilson411 at yahoo dot com view my complete profile. Folded bookmark if you dont like tails on your bookmark, or tassels or ribbons that come out from the page when you close the book, maybe youll like this. I read the first page of the first chapter and decided it wasnt a best seller or worth reading so now i had all my raw. Her other books include folded book art, a year in crafts, colour yourself to happiness, book art, mobile art, wall art, make your own woodland creatures, letter art, and folk art needlecraft all published by cico books. Picasso portrait inspired art lesson using folded paper. Looking for a unique gift, something more personal. If youre looking for a free pattern, you can get one here. I found several techniques to experiment with when i got back to my studio. Folded book art for sale sutton in ashfield facebook.
Picasso portrait inspired art lesson using folded paper and watercolor th ere are so many ways to teach picasso portraits, im working with 3rd grade so i wanted to keep it simple. Mum mothers day folded book art folded book folding art sculpture present. Start your book folding journey by downloading a free pdf today in our shop. Folded book art starters kit create your own folded book art perfect christmas gift for crafters gift for crafty person. Its such a fun way of reusing old books and give them another purpose. I have a background in art history with a couple studio classes thrown in. Folded book page vase that i folded the pages to a book and made a vase out of it. Book sculpture will be carefully created, packed and shipped within 3 5 business days. Clare youngs studied graphic design and has worked in packaging design, illustration, and book jacket design. A result visually very successful with many examples that are also for sale. I just absolutely love creating my own folded book art. Little traverse bay quilt guilds presentation at crooked tree art center 2015 pretty bobbins.