Quick and Easy Mini Book
During this week’s Facebook live I created a small 4 page book using one sheet of paper. I love this simple book form because it’s a great way to showcase gelli prints (just like the ones we made last week) and eco prints.
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Directions
- Choose a rectangular gelli print, eco print or piece of patterned paper.
- Add any extra decoration, such as stamping or ink.
- Fold in half length ways and open.
- Fold in half width ways twice so that when you open up the paper, you have 8 sections.
- Open the paper and with a sharp knife cut along the center line in sections 2 and 3, leaving the center lines of sections 1 and 4 in tact.
- Fold paper in half lengthways, stand on the table and open up so that the center pages form a diamond.
- Push the the diamond closed to form 4 pages.
- Fold book so that the pages appear in the order desired.
- Add word or other decoration to the cover.
Later in the week I made 13 of these one page books with eco prints and bound them into a larger book. Details here.
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below!
August 7, 2020 @ 7:18 pm
Very nice indeed!
August 27, 2020 @ 1:15 pm
I loved this tutorial! I’ve had a Gelli plate for several years, and have loved using it, but this lesson helped me move forward. I never realized that I needed to do prints in stages! Thanks again for this lesson! (I also really liked the written instructions for it on your blog.)
August 27, 2020 @ 1:20 pm
Oops! I meant my comment to accompany the Gelli Printing with Leaves lesson, although I like the idea of binding several little booklets together, too. It looks beautiful!
March 28, 2021 @ 2:13 pm
Please explain the process you used to combine the 13 minis into a larger book.
March 29, 2021 @ 11:04 am
Hi Jean – here’s the link: https://vintagepagedesigns.com/mini-link-stitch-book/
March 8, 2022 @ 11:30 am
Will this be complete as it is or will you add things to it? If so, what/how would you add to it?