| MATERIALS: |
Cardboard (corrugated - from cartons, etc)
Sharp Knife
Ruler
Tissue Paper
White PVA Glue
Hot Glue Gun & Gluesticks
Acrylic Craft Paints
Craft Brushes
Craft foam sheets
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| DIRECTIONS: |
| 1. First of all measure the height of space between the two shelves that you will be making the shelf of books for. The tallest book should be 1/4" shorter than the height of the space. For this how to I made a row of books to fill a space 8.5" x 29", therefore the tallest book is 8.25" | |
| 2. Measure Pieces of card to make up the book spines. Vary the depths and height of each book including the spines |  |
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| 4. Score down the two lines of each piece |  |
| 5. Next, score down the centre section as shown |  |
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| 7. Bend the cardboard to shape, curving the centre (spine) |  |
| 8. Apply strips of craft foam to the spines |  |
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| 10. Vary the positions of strips for each book |  |
| 11. Apply a layer of White glue mixed with water (50/50 solution) |  |
| 12. Take a piece of tissue paper and apply over the glue. To give an old book appearance, scrunch up the tissue paper first, then apply a layer of the glue over the the tissue |  |
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| 14. Apply two more layers of tissue, then when dry base coat the books with acrylic paint |  |
| 15. When this is dry, apply a coat of watered down dark brown acrylic on top, then dry brush dark brown on the spine details and allow to dry |  |
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| 17. Add contrasting colors and finally detail with gold acrylic paint |  |
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19. Next, you will need a flat piece of card. The length needs to be the length of the shelf, and the height should be 2"-3" shorter than the height of the shelf space
Apply hot glue to the inside cover edge of the first book |  |
| 20. Place and glue the second book against the first with the edges flush (not the spines!) |  |
| 21. Next apply hot glue to the edge of the strip of cardboard, place and glue the outer edge of the first book to the edge of the cardboard strip |  |
| 22. Apply Hot glue to the joined edge of the two books |  |
| 23. Bend the books back into place, shaping the spines in a curve, then hot glue the outer edge of the second book to the cardboard strip |  |
| 24. Continue gluing the book spines to the cardboard strip until the entire length of the cardboard is covered |  |
| 25. The back should look something like this |  |
| 26. Once on the shelf this is how they look |  |
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