Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. How to make angels and christmas trees from a paperback book. How to fold book pages into letters recycled book art ideas. Apr 27, 2015 i subtracted the number of pages in the pattern from the number of pages in the book and divided the answer by two. If youre looking for a free pattern, you can get one here. Angel s crafts folded book art, abbotsford, british columbia. You can leave them simply as books or add a touch of glamour with some spray paint. The purpose of the inset page is to fill out the smaller less detailed patterns so that the finished book is fuller. Fold the page with a diagonal crease from the top edge nearest the binding to the bottom outside edge. Folded book angels folded book art, old book crafts, book. New 2 lined pattern custom initials and custom date. Nov 30, 20 if you can fold a piece of paper, you can make this paperback book angel. Book fold christmas decor tree and angel dollar tree diy christmas decor 2019. A folded book angel is virtually free to make and as a result you can make loads of them if you want to.
Mar 25, 2015 just remember that a page of a book is really two pages front and back, so if there are 400 pages in the book, there are only 200 available folds. Usually 34 hours are needed to complete the folded book project. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Find the last page with music on it and make another wing doing the same thing. How to turn an old book into a beautiful christmas angel diy. Do this with all of the pages in the book, one after the next. Its such a fun way of reusing old books and give them another purpose. How to book fold simple tutorial doodle and stitch. If you reach part of the pattern that has two or more areas of black text this will happen with letters such as o p. Yokos art class making recycled book angels video tutorial part 1. After step 4, youll notice that theres a bit of the folded page hanging below the magazine. Folded book angels with images folded book art, old book crafts. The pattern refers to folds and this is one loose page with page numbers on both sides. Book fold christmas decor tree and angel dollar tree diy christmas decor 2019 duration.
Crease the overlapped page and fold back toward the outer edge. Fold the top corner of the page down at a 45 degree angle until it is in line with the edge of the black lettering on that line shown in the photo above. How to make a hymnal angel the happy housewife home. Paper angel ornament diy red ted art make crafting with. I should mention that it was at this point when i decided that 25 pages 50 numbered pages was the right amount to make the front and back wings. The angel is facing away from the spine of the book, with the head and halo at the top of the page. Diy pattern, custom made, to fold two initials and a date into a book on 2 lines. See more ideas about book crafts, book folding and folded book art.
See more ideas about book crafts, christmas crafts and book page crafts. Once you fold a group of pages on each side of the spine, flip the book upside down and continue folding pages the same way to make wings. If needed, cut the angel outline out of the first page and then use it to trace and cut out the outline on the remaining pages. Heres an example of how i would find my start point. Choose a book with 6700 pages for a complete folded set of letters such as mrs and mr, or a 200 page book to make a large monogram. Turn the page and fold that part up so its aligned with the. Items similar to angel decoration, folded book angel in gold 11, christmas decorations, christmas mantle, angel christmas decor, made to order on etsy. Find book folding patterns by page number, book height, designer, category and fold method. I finally got it to work to my satisfaction and it may be helpful to others. How to make a christmas tree with folded book pages. Since i didnt have a hymnal, i used a paperback book. This method consists of cutting and folding every other page with a blank folded inset page between them. Yokos art class making recycled book angels video tutorial part 1 duration. Youll notice that i did the first few pages wrong, but it was an easy fix.
Usually using words, numbers or silhouette pictures as a template to create the folded art. This is a difference of 26 pages so count out half of the pages in the front that will not be folded. Book angels, typically made from hymnals, have been around a long time. Folded book art is a new form of artistic expression which transforms unwanted books into beautiful decorative objects. I have made 2 to sit on my mantelpiece over the festive season. I know there is a lot of discussion regarding the 180 fold. Simply fold the page, fold top corner to the spine, fold the folded edge to the spine, fold the bottom edge level with the bottom of the pages. Continue folding pages as you did for the tree until you are about 25 leaves from the end. Once you have folded all of the pages, you should be able to wrap the book around endtoend to create a cone shape like this. Fold remaining pages of the hymnal by taking by taking the upper righthand corner.
Continue to the next page, again repeating the same steps. Angel folded book art sculpture book folding patterns, book. Fold the first 20 leaves of the book as if you are making a christmas tree. With the first page folded, make the cut parallel to the spine. Hold the pages together and use the angel outline to cut all pages and dispose of the excess paper. Then fold the next 5 or 6 leaves upwards, varying the amount of the second fold for each page to create a fan effect. Then repeat the upwards fold for 5 pages reversing the.
Im looking at youtube videos trying to learn about mark, measure and fold which seems to be the easy way to do this but a few of the videos that pop up are marking the page and then cutting and folding tabs which seems to be different than the mmf method which is what i think i should be starting with what is the difference. Mar 21, 2017 a page is considered to be both sides of the paper. First, i cut the edge of the binder on a slant so it is easier to start the slide into the page. Dec 23, 2016 try this traditional christmas diy book angel. Bookangel with tutorial book crafts, book page crafts. Take the bottom corner of that page and fold toward the center of the book. Oct 23, 2019 a folded book angel is virtually free to make and as a result you can make loads of them if you want to. If you are making christmas decorations then take a look at some of my other christmas tutorials. Folded book angel, full tutorial christines crafts.
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. Print out the letters that you wish to fold, go at least 200 dpi in your print. Dec 30, 2009 next, begin folding each page, starting in the middle of the hymn book, one by one, from the top corner of the page to the center to make the skirt for the hymnbook angel. Here are the instructions on how to make this angel. Diy book upcyclingoh christmas tree, oh christmas tree. Theyve also developed a special beginner friendly starter. Book folding tutorial and a free pattern sacha and co. Once done following the book folding template, you will have pages left in the back as well. Create your own piece of art it is fun and achievable in only 3 easy. This gave me my starting point in the book ensuring i had the same number of unused pages at the start and end of my folding. Dec 04, 2015 paper angel ornament diy december 4, 2015 here is a super sweet paper angel ornament that the kids will love well mine do, especially the 6yrs old, as she loves making paper fans and this gives her a reason to make yet more fans and turn them into lovely little angels. Dec 05, 2018 so now you have a beautiful folded book christmas tree that would be great to use as a table centrepiece for christmas day. A form of origami that takes a book and turns it into a piece of visual art. Folded book angel book folding, folded book art, book tree.
I just absolutely love creating my own folded book art. You could also add bows, buttons, tinsel, etc to make your unique angels. Open hymnal and turn to the first page which should show the first song with music on the back side of a page. Angel folded book art, angel book sculpture, angel gift, angel decoration, christmas folded book art, guardian angel gift, angel lover gift thepokeypixie 5 out of. How to turn an old book into a beautiful christmas angel. Folded book art is the process of folding pages to create keepsakes for all occasions. Dec 11, 20 book fold christmas angel pattern full tutorial duration. For example, if your book has 476 pages, choose the smaller 450 page book folding template to use. Diy art custom designs birthday anniversary mothers day. Print landscape for long words and portrait for small words or monograms. Fold the front 25 pages 50 numbered pages from the bottom corner up into the spine of the book. Fold all the remaining pages towards the back of the book from the top corner down into the spine. Angels crafts folded book art, abbotsford, british columbia. When there are only about 20 pages remaining, flip the book once more and fold the remainder of the pages to make the back of the angel base.
Paper angel from book old book crafts, book page crafts, book page art. Again, fold the same number of pages on each side of the spine. Fold the back 25 pages 50 numbered pages from the bottom corner up into the spine of the book. The back pages will be folded with the book open, so folds go towards back. Fold the book like that and you have a tree, tear of the stiff front and back pages, for the angel glue on wings, head, arms, hymn booksong sheet. Then use your ruler to flatten the folds to ensure they stay folded. Diy pattern, custom made, to fold a word or name into a book. Nov 06, 2014 fold all the remaining pages towards the back of the book from the top corner down into the spine. Nov 23, 2012 fold the first 20 leaves of the book as if you are making a christmas tree. Personally i have had difficulty using the file folder binder method since i am kind of a perfectionist. Unfold the first cut page and cut the rest of the pages all.
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