Miniature Library in a Book
by myra_j in Craft > Books & Journals
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Miniature Library in a Book
The decision to create a Miniature Library within a book was driven by my love for both books and miniatures. I wanted to combine these two passions into a single project that would not only be visually appealing but show my passion for books.
Supplies
- wood glue
- wooden lolly sticks
- hard cover book
- paper
- thick string
- glue
- paint
- wooden skewer sticks
- scissors
- craft knife
- pencil
- ruler
- foam squares
- gold pen
- black pen
- cardboard
Making the Base
- Measure the base of the book.
- On a piece of cardboard draw a line that is the measurement of the book. Draw another line (of the same length) 90 degrees to the first line draw 4 lines to create a square.
- Cut the cardboard out.
- Place the wooden lolly sticks on to the cardboard square(you can place it in a pattern,i did mine as a floorboard), and the mark it with a ruler so it's the same size to fit the square.
- Cut out the pieces that are marked.
- glue the wooden sticks onto the cardboard,and let it dry.
Make the Table
- Place some wooden sticks together,draw a rectangle that is 7cm by 4cm. Draw another rectangle of the same size on a paper.
- Cut both rectangles out.
- Draw four sticks for legs using the measurement that is shown in the pictures,and cut them out.
- Then draw two more sticks to join the leg together, size 0.5cm by 4cm.
- Cut it out.
Making the Chair
- Draw 4 sticks that are 0.5cm by 3cm.
- Cut the sticks out.
- Glue them to the bottom of a bottle cap, and let it dry.
- Rip some paper into small pieces.
- Once dry cover the bottle cap with a layer of glue.
- Start to lay the pieces of paper on the bottle cap, do this till the cap is covered.
- Cover in a thin layer of glue and let it dry.
Making the Bookshelf
- Stick some wooden sticks together
- Draw a rectangle of 7.5cm by 14cm on the wood that you have stuck together, than draw another rectangle of the same size on a piece of paper.
- Cut both rectangles out.
- Glue the wooden rectangle to the paper one.
- Cut 2 wooden stick so that they are the length of 14cm.
- cut more 2 more wooden sticks size 7.5cm.
- Glue the sticks on the rectangle to create a border.
- Cut 4 more wooden sticks size 7.5cm.
- Glue them in to create shelves.
Making the Books
- Cut out lots of small rectangles.
- Fold the rectangles in half.
- Place the foam squares between the fold.
Making the Rug
- Cut out a circle.
- Apply a thin layer of glue on it.
- start in the middle wrap string in a spiral, until you have covered the whole paper.
- Let dry.
- Colour in.
Making the Lamp
- Rolls the rectangle to make a cylinder, glue it.
- stitch the circles on both sides of the cylinder.
- glue the beads together.
- Place the cylinder on the beads and glue together.
Making the Ladder
- cut a stick into lots of pieces each 3cm long.
- place 2 sticks next to each other in between them place the smaller sticks.
- glue together.
Assembling It
Place all the pieces were you think looks the best then glue them in place.