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It's Ornamental

Here’s a “how to” demo on making books as ornaments…

BOOKS AS ORNAMENTS HOW TO:

  1. I picked a bunch of books that made nice fans. The paperback “romance novel” size seemed to work the best.

  2. I drew lines on the covers where I wanted to cut them. 2 diagonal lines gave me the diamond shapes. Explore shapes!

  3. Using my friend’s woodshop, I cut the books using a bandsaw. Be careful… Safety has NO QUITTING TIME!

  4. Next, I cut 7/8” red ribbon in all different lengths and hot glue gunned the ends to the spine of the books.

  5. Finally I would fan the book and hot glue the covers to each other… Creating an awesome fan effect.

Using my friend’s woodshop, I cut the books using a band saw. Be careful… Safety has NO QUITTING TIME!

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Cutting the red ribbon in all different lengths and hot glue gunned the ends to the spine of the books.

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About to glue the covers to themselves.

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And voila… The finished product!

Wanna see it in real life? Be be sure to visit Half Moon Books on N Front St in Uptown Kingston this Holiday Season. Happy Holidays. xo, Chris

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