This is a great Christmas idea, use old unwanted books to make an angel book! A Christmas craft that is divided into three parts: head, body and wings. Friends who like to recycle waste can make one. This is great. Desktop decoration!~
The first step is to pick out the books and make the wings. Choose a 300-350 page paperback book, tear off the front and back covers, and cut out 28-30 sheets from the glued seams. These pages are used to make the wings and hide the pegs. Cut from 1/2" in the lower left corner to 2 1/2" in the upper right corner.
Fold the first half of the page from left to right in 1/8" increments.
and proceed from right to left across the second half of the page.Same processing.
I do 8-14 pages per side.
Mark a line on all pages 3/4 inch from the upper left corner of the spine.
Mark another line on the lower right about 1-2 inches from the bottom. The top line is important to stay an inch from the spine, while the bottom line determines the length of the angels dress.
Because the fold of the page is larger than the middle of the spine, the upper right corner must be cut. You'll notice when folded that the tip of the upper right corner extends beyond the spine.
After folding the first page, place the cutout parallel to the spine. This will help you when folding all the pages. Expand the first cut page and cut the remaining pages completely.
If you continue to fold the page, you will notice that the page will begin to bend along the spine axis due to the increased girth of the folds.
Prepare a wooden ball, drill a hole in the bottom and insert a nail.
Pay attention to the wood grain and you will notice that on one "side", the lines form a circle or oval. You can use this as an angel face.
Adhere the nails to the spine with hot glue.
Make sure the angels face is facing forward.
Adhere the inside of the wing pages to the spine of the main body of the book.
Choose a ribbon/lace for the collar.
And glue it around the neck.
This is why it is important to keep the top fold line close to the spine.
Prepare another tape.
Lace pattern is a good choice.
Paste to spine.
The beautiful handmade angel book is finished~
