Ran a couple of workshops last week and wanted to share a sample idea from the first one, which was a day of paper pop-ups and paper engineering. Everyone made some ingenious cards once a few basic supports had been mastered; so many so, that I could not photograph them all and do justice to their work here, so I want to share a free download with you or anyone else encouraged to pick up the scalpel....
If you visit
here, you will find some fantastic paper engineering with quite a few generous free downloads.Look in the 'Learn' folder and download the snowflake PDF. I picked the snowflake for the obvious seasonal reasons and then realised that what went into one card could be expanded into an accordion book.
So, I folded and cut my book, but not before I bought a jewellery gift box from Wilko's (the UK's new type of Woolworth's) and converted it to my needs.
The box is only £1.50 and with a bit of luck, there will be a few discounted in the sale! I removed the satin liner and measured my paper to fit the box. After folding accordingly, I cut three snowflake templates and then popped them. The download site even has a video showing you how to do this. Once you get going they only take a few minutes to cut as they are all straight lines. The snowflake book is really effective and looks like a I spent a lot longer on the project than I actually did. The last page is blank and I've decorated it and used the whole project as a special card for my brother and sister in law. The box is well made for the money and I'm thinking that with a bit of collage on the cover etc etc, they can be used as a carrier for future accordion book ideas. I know it's a bit late to start giving out the festive ideas but it might spark the production line for next year!!
7 comments:
Brilliant! I can't see me having the patience nor the dexterity to make something like this but I know a friend who might! I will forward this post to her.
Never too late, there is always time for a brilliant idea like this. Thankyou for being so inspiring...now where did I put my scalpel? XXX
Beautiful, but I can imagine how it would look if I tried to make it...Steph x
What a fun idea. Yours is very effective and good for Wilco, those boxes could have lots of uses I guess!
Have a great Christmas!
It's not too late for a New Year card! What a brilliant idea. Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Lesley, wrote a long comment about paper sculpture books I used to make masks for school plays, but lost the comment somehow. However, I'd love to get hold of the books again, which were probably published on the early sixties. The idea of paper sculpture seemed to disappear, but it's one of the skills that pops up during this great renaissance of crafts that seems to be happening. Love your snowflakes in a box..
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