Materials and tools for work:
- Book;
- PVA and “Moment”;
- paper;
- scissors;
- colored felt;
- pearlescent shadows;
- paper knife;
- decor;
- ruler;
- pen.
Stages of work:
1. Line the covers and pages with paper.
2. Glue the edges of the sheets.
3.Draw the size and shape of the internal space.
4.Cut an internal recess to the entire depth of the book.
5. Cover the sides with felt rectangles from the inside.
6.Wrap the outside of the book with a large piece of felt, coat the covers with Moment, and glue them on.
7. Fold the free edges inward, cut out extra squares at the corners, glue, and press the entire structure with a press. Tuck the remaining loose strips of felt into the binding.
8.Glue the inside with felt of a different color on all remaining surfaces and glue the bottom to the sheets.
9.On the outside, cover the edges of the sheets with golden pearlescent paint, mixing it with PVA glue.
10. Dig all corners and other places with white cuts with the same mixture.
11. Decorate with a brooch or attach a flower made of fabric, sew a clasp made of a large elongated bead and elastic band to the covers.
Morally outdated or modern empty books can get a new, interesting life and become an item that will decorate the interior and become an example of good taste and grace.
