Another inspiring project sent to us from Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou.
I really like this project – it’s a nice way to add colour to your book shelf or give new life to an old favourite.
book covers finished
book covers materials needed
What you will need:
book(s)
decorative paper (shown in picture are Chiyogami, printed Nepalese papers, and Carta Varese papers from Italy.)
folding bone
craft knife
ruler
pencil
cutting mat
book covers step 1
step 1
Holding the book pages, lay the front and back cover flat in the centre of the decorative paper (on plain side) and take your pencil to trace.
book covers step 2
book covers step 3
step 2-3
allow about 2-3 inches around the perimeter of the outline drawn – any extra use your xacto knife and ruler to trim. Take your folding bone and score along the top and bottom lines of the pencil lines
book covers step 4
step 4
fold over the flaps
step 5
place the book on top of the paper and fold over the flap for the front and back of the book tucking them in under each cover.
book covers step 6
step 6
once the book is placed inside the paper rub your fingers all around to crease the edges.
all done!
Tags: book, book shelf, Bookhou, carta varese, chiyogami, cover, decorative, DIY, dust jacket, home decor, How-To, italian paper, Nepalese
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We were also required to cover our textbooks and a local company provided basic paper with adverts all over it that could be used for the book covers. I used freezer paper as it held up well, had a protective lining inside and was easy to work with. I would much rather have used lovely paper such as this, but had to be frugal then and even now. Oh, such memories of days gone by.
A tutorial to cover books? The next one should be on how to turn the pages!
We were required to make these in high school to protect our text books. I always used brown paper bags, what a beautiful update this would have been.
Cheers!