How to make tiny books make your own mini book for shadow boxes or jar with paper and mod podge

[@terahhowell]

So adorable! I host a book club and give my members a gift at our year end meeting... this has me inspired to create something for my ladies!😄💜

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Oh what a fun gift this will be!!!

[@danasaavedra1232]

I'm a teacher librarian and was looking for a good tutorial on how to make book earrings and found your video to be the most appealing to me. Mostly because I've already created a book challenge poster where every book I've finished, I print out the cover and put it on my poster. I absolutely love the idea of mini books in a jar! I've been updating my library's collection and have a ton of old books... I think using some of the old pages of books in these mini books would really be fun. Thanks for sharing this!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

That sounds like such an awesome way to upcycle! I love it!

[@5thgentexan95]

I love this idea of using old pages! However, as a vintage book rescuer, I hope you don’t use books that are in good condition! There are many home libraries that would love to have them. ☺️

[@danasaavedra1232]

@5thgentexan95 many of the books in my library were published in the early 2000s and were sent by book vendors in their own library binding. So, very little value. I understand antique books and am always on the lookout for some. I wouldn't gut an antique book like that!

[@5thgentexan95]

Thank you SO much for your detailed video. I teach middle school literature and plan to do this as an end of year craft. 😍

[@rikkib7636]

Thank you for this tutorial Corrine! I was able to make a couple of Barbie-sized books today following your instructions for Canva. I used foam core for the “pages” though. Love how they turned out and I’ll definitely be making more! 😊

[@loraandrew4790]

So cute! I want to do this for my daughter. She loves to read and these in a shadow box would be so cute!

[@tiiug.9973]

Just love this tutorial! I'm part of a book club and I plan to make the facilitator a jar with all the books we've read over the last few years up to this point for Christmas. I make the ladies in the club all a different bookmark each year which I give them at our Christmas party that I host. But these books will make the absolute perfect gift for our leader! I plan to make myself a set, too, because they're so cute. THANK YOU for the clear instructions!

[@CarmsAlwaysBooked]

Truly grateful for your video and how you went into great detail (actual step by step) making this project super easy to follow! I just finished printing and now to the fun of making the mini books! I will be making these every year. 🤩

[@DebbieJeansThisAndThat]

Those are so adorable Corinne. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful evening. 🌴🌸😀

[@staceycrawford4405]

Super cute, thanks for sharing ❤️

[@pizzafan91]

I am FAR from crafty, but I love this! I may have to give this a go! Almost all of my books are on Kindle, so this would be a great way to still be able to show off my collection!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Honestly I feel like this would be great for a “noncrafty” person! It might even help you become crafty! :)

[@pizzafan91]

@CorinneBlackstone As a kid, I was all over the crafts! Then I started collecting things and never did anything with them. You're right - this may be just the thing to get me back into doing something besides just READING the books! 😂

[@sigyn03able]

I absolutely love this tutorial. My only struggle is the inches to centimeters, but I'll figure that out. You did amazing

[@alexandranikolova9355]

@@sigyn03able same here, please share if you solve the case

[@alexandranikolova9355]

Love the blue walls❤

[@skyskyzane4802]

This is so cute! All of the other tutorials had a more complicated instructions with the book binding process, and this is much better! Thank you for the vid!

[@jimmitchell1942]

Well done girl, especially liked the first 7 minutes, explained a lot. Best, Jim

[@RexRoseRex]

This is awesome! Thanks for the tips. I am going to make a jar for each of my book club members of all the books we read!

[@brneyestx]

what a great idea for a teacher gift or even for teachers to use! thanks for sharing

[@magicalmads00]

I saw a tutorial a few days ago that used white foam poster board for the pages which is a less messy, less time-consuming option as well :) these are absolutely adorable though!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

@@magicalmads00 yep. Got a tutorial for that too kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6maYYtqf9WIgsksi=A2-1-DgM4mxgQnV5

[@HollyElenore28]

I want to do this for the e books I read, I miss having something physical that I can look at lol

[@sarahhorne2802]

Fab idea 🙂

[@pavithramohan4933]

Same

[@HeatherHunterJ]

I love those dollar tree clips so much I use them a lot

[@faithsworld9299]

This is awesome! My daughter always makes her own little paper books with scrapt papers to use for her dolls. Now I'm going to show her this video and possibly make some for her dolls now 😉

[@CorinneBlackstone]

This would be so cute for her dolls!

[@RaindropRainbow]

This is so helpful and cute way to make mini books . this is so adorable.

[@amyalkema1091]

Thank you for all the info, off to assemble my mini books!

[@afifaakhtarch6441]

WOW! Love you for this

[@zoocandy4764]

You can click "send to back" from the start it it will send the box straight to the back of both book covers. Or anything else on the screen if you're ever using that function for other things.

[@leannek3869]

great video!! I'm an avid reader and always wondered how to make these. Looks like I will have some crafting to do. Thank you for the easy-to-follow video.

[@CraftyKSLady]

Love this idea - thanks for sharing!

[@kaylachoate9982]

Awesome video and explanation, thank you! Making these as a gift for a friend who does audiobooks ♥️

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Thank you so much! Have fun making yours!

[@Mr.Nappy113]

Adorable is a great gift

[@ReginaCreates2]

new Subscriber. Love this … thank you so much!! Happy crafting 😊 ❤️ Like 👍

[@Sarahintheforest784]

Thanks for making such a good tutorial! I was a bit afraid of Canva, but you took the mystery away and made it nice and easy!

[@fabrictails3256]

Excellent tutorial, thank you so much ❤

[@dolfinho87]

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@lori-jocarroll]

This is so cute!!

[@VampiricNolan]

Thank you! This was a really amazing tutorial and super easy to follow

[@joyscranfield5527]

When I get much better with my CRICUT, I'll definitely give this a go! TY for sharing!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You don’t need your cricut for this :)

[@TraceyMcNally]

You are so creative❤

[@markschroeder5559]

Perfect. Thank you so much.

[@svxet9903]

very well explained. Thankyou

[@Arcenia13]

Impressive!!

[@carmeni.robles8333]

Corinne: YOU ROCK!!!!!WOW.

[@eileenmcshane3923]

Thank you for this. I also tried putting title on the spine. Came our well!!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

That’s awesome!

[@clairesrobloxsshorts5570]

You deserve more!! :OOO

[@shawre1215]

These are adorable!! I’m definitely going to try it!! Do you think the covers could be laminated before putting the pages in?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

The issue with that is the mod podge wouldn’t stick to the laminate. But maybe if you did like super glue to the pages it would work

[@alannalane561]

I love this tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@alannalane561]

I’m working on this now my square doesn’t show send back? What am I doing wrong?

[@alannalane561]

I found it :)😂

[@lamiasolin]

Arkadaşım için bir Çikolata Kütüphanesi yapmak için minik kitaplara ihtiyacım vardı. Sizin de Canva kullandığınızı fark ettiğimde kapakları nasıl boyutlandıracağımı belirlemeye çalışıyordum. Yardımlarınız için teşekkür ederim! Tam merak ettiğim şeyleri söylemişsiniz.

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I’m so glad you found the video helpful! Your project sounds so fun!!

[@laciedavis2467]

I'm going to do this with all my grad school textbooks. There are so many. 😭

[@Countrymommy]

I've been looking for something that I can use my cricut for...can you possibly show us how to do this on a cricut?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I will add this to my video list

[@HarryPotterFish]

Hi, not sure if you will see this but would it be easier to use sticker paper for the covers?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You can use whatever you want to.

[@alannalane561]

Im gonna try sticker paper too.

[@aslmastertutor1670]

Thank you for this useful and clearly instructed tutorial in making miniature books. Loved it. QUESTION: I'd like to print the back cover of books that I want to shrink into miniature sized covers... is this doable? I also don't quite understand the reason for reversing the front cover for the back?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You reverse it so it looks the same back and front no matter which way it faces in the jar it’s not backwards. Yes if you can find images of the back covers you could shrink them

[@aslmastertutor1670]

@@CorinneBlackstone Thanks Corinne, for your speedy reply. Thanks for the clarification- I understand the benefit of having 2 front covers, that's a good idea.

[@samanthahope7547]

Do you know how I might go about adding an actual spine from the book to these designs? As opposed to a colour? So it more realistically resembles the book?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

The same way you add the covers you would just need to find an image of the spine to upload

[@samanthahope7547]

Thank you! Just trying to find the images!@@CorinneBlackstone

[@CorinneBlackstone]

@@samanthahope7547 i can’t say I have ever seen spine images anywhere but I imagine they must exist

[@leandrastadelmann7054]

Thank you for that video! I have a question. I have used modpodge once for little tags for christmas presents, but they turned out to be sticky. What can I do?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You likely used too much mod podge. You don’t need to use a ton

[@leandrastadelmann7054]

@@CorinneBlackstone okay thank you!

[@Thebuttefly38]

Thanks for this tuto. I m French but this is an easy to understand tutorial if you're not too bad at english. I love books and I have a lil' collections so I was looking for a craft like this :) something that I could make with my hands cause I do love manual DIY. I have a question that has nothing to do with this video but I m looking for a Circut as well.. Which Circut do you use the most ? I just wanna make some letter or stickers for jars mostly so I guess the Joy is enough to start with ? Thanks in advance if you answer^^

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I use the maker the most I wouldn’t waste a single dime on a joy. It’s not worth the cost for the small amount it can cut and do

[@Thebuttefly38]

@@CorinneBlackstone thank you 😁

[@JamieRobles1]

Hello. Pardon my ignorance but do you have a video of how to print up pages for the 1/12 mini books that you make mini covers for? Even if it's just images & jargon will be fine. Just want a few books to not be blanks in my book nook. Thanks :D

[@CorinneBlackstone]

No I don’t

[@cessias2039]

These miniature books are so cute! But can we use clear glue instead of mod podge? We don't have mod podge here...

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Yes as long as it dries clear you’re good

[@sophiegerke3823]

Instead of modpodge can you use liquid Elmer's glue?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Yes you can really use any glue as long as it’s not really runny.

[@teekaluv1]

Hi! Where did you find the jar - super cute!!!

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Target dollar spot a few years ago

[@RajeeSingh-u3p]

How to stop the books cover to be fade.

[@CorinneBlackstone]

It sounds like your printer might be the issue. Change the print settings and paper settings until you get the vibrant colors you want

[@KwamiEmi]

can you use elmers glue?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Sure it should work as long as it dries clear

[@cherylwortman9194]

LOVE the design on the shirt you are wearing. Is that one of your own desugns? Available for sale?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I don’t sell Disney related designs. But yes I made this shirt myself with some images off google

[@bethhale1884]

When I’m in canva, the dimensions of the book doesn’t show when I scale it down.

[@yolandarivas5517]

Oh I love it but I don’t have cancha cause l could never get it on my comupter😢

[@CorinneBlackstone]

It’s just a website. Doesn’t require downloading a program

[@lurkerrekrul]

The cynic in me can't help thinking that someone is going to stumble across this video 8-10 years from now and the website will be long-gone.

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I mean I get it but I can't assume they would be gone. They have been around for along time. And if the website goes away I just make a new video showing how to do it with another site.

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@CorinneBlackstone That wasn't a dig at you. It's just that I see more and more people relying on online sites to do stuff, but there's no guarantee that those sites will always be there. Of the websites I've relied on over the years for looking up information on various topics, I've seen a bunch of them just disappear. I'm not an artist and I generally don't make stuff like this (I like miniature stuff though, it's cute), but when I need to do something with graphics, I generally prefer to rely on using local, preferably free, software. There's probably not a program specifically for making miniature book covers, but the same thing could be done with other graphics programs. As a plus, I can think of a couple ways that this could be done in batches so that once the covers are saved, they could be resized and/or flipped all at once. I understand that not everyone wants to learn to use such programs and they just want to use what's convenient. I'm just a big believer in having the tools you use be always available locally. Call me old fashioned. :)

[@tiramisudragon]

​@@lurkerrekrul Get where you're coming from but telling her that she's the problem isn't really it. She's actually done something incredibly helpful by telling you the dimensions for the book itself. There are programs that you could use that data with in terms of the sizing. This is still a very useful tutorial even though it's specifically for canva. You just need to apply what you're learning to your local program of choice. (I'm probably going to be doing this on my phone via IbisPaint, so I may have a bit of an uphill battle on my hands)

[@kanijfatimamoon408]

What paper did you use to print the covers?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

It’s linked in the video description. It is just cardstock

[@dapplegrayvlogs]

This is so cute! Just a tip Canva now lets you just hit the duplicate button, so you no longer have to copy and paste to get the two covers or make another rectangle.

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Yes I am so glad they added that. At the time of filming that was the most annoying part!

[@deborarichesmorrison2134]

Presumably copyright would mean you can't make these to sell?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

No you can’t sell these

[@samanthalambert2853]

How do u put a name on spine?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You would just add text and then rotate t

[@brittanyschlaak4643]

Could I pay someone to make these with a magnet on the back?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Try Etsy. I’m sure there would probably be someone there

[@brittanyschlaak4643]

@@CorinneBlackstone thanks

[@fizzamanazir2643]

Paper Size ?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

Honestly whatever you have will work. I’ve done it was letter and legal size

[@kimberlybruno3256]

How do I get the book name on the spine please?

[@CorinneBlackstone]

You would have to type it there

[@LOVESTOWRITEKID24]

what paper trimmer is tht& is there a link??

[@CorinneBlackstone]

I have this one amzn.to/3NgOOfk

[@LOVESTOWRITEKID24]

@@CorinneBlackstone tysm

[@R_Ozoshka]

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