It can be difficult for me to throw away “stuff”; the flotsam and jetsam that accumulates in the warehouse leftover from various things being worked on. One such thing is strips of watercolor paper leftover from when we make our Accordion Books. Tons of them have accumulated. I couldn’t bear the thought of putting them in with the recycling and I’ve been trying to find something interesting to do with them.
After a lot of messing around I realized that they were the makings of a new style of Accordion Book, an Itty Bitty one, and just like that I knew how to utilize those leftovers.
In today’s video you’ll see several opting for creating with these strips. Traditional Accordion Books. Ones with rigid covers. Ones wrapped up in a cloth binding. And my personal favorite, ones transformed into chunky little books with actual covers and a Perfect Binding.
Itty Bitty Accordion Books are truly ‘itty bitty’, with two sizes: 2″ and 3″ tall. Either can be used to create any of the style of Accordion Books I mentioned. They’re handy to carry in a purse or tote and make awesome gifts.
Supplies For This Video:
Joggles Itty Bitty Accordion Books
Joggles Collage Sheets – I used both sheets of Kate Greenway Characters
Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue
Joggles Fineline Applicators – click HERE to view the video that explains how these work
Joggles 6″ x 9″ Stencils – I used This & That #4
3 Comments
I really love the books. Such a variety. Guess you could use Velcro on the double canvas cover.
You have me cooking!!
Wow! These would make cute nature journals for my grandgirls. Great ideas here. Thanks!
Loved this video. The smaller size is not so daunting as working on a larger size.
I have a suggestion for two new tunnel books. How about heart openings? One a traditional heart shape the other in the more elongated country-style heart. I think these could be really be fun to do.