DIY Custom Sprayed Painted Book Edges - Fourth Wing

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you try to spray the edges on your books. I found it pretty easy and very enjoyable as a creative person!
(my video on all the details of spraying the edges of your books!)
DIY Sprayed Book Edges - Tips, Tricks & Tools - How I Make Stencils
• DIY Sprayed Book Edges...
Items mentioned in the video:
I do make a commission when you use the Amazon links
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
amzn.to/3XH5ySk
Wood Clamps
amzn.to/43aa7pv
Cricut Flexible Stencil Film
amzn.to/3JNdb45
Cricut Tools
amzn.to/3pE62fK
Dragon SVG/PNG
www.etsy.com/listing/10824557...
Spray Paint
Krylon Fusion All-In-One Matte Spray Paint and Primer In One
(I have found it at Lowes, Hobby Lobby and Walmart, though its available most places that sell spray paint)
Tori's Bookmarks Instagram
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[@koffeekween5924]

love this!! I was so sad I missed out on the sprayed edges but now I'm not anymore!! Especially when it's so EASY to DIY!!! I'm definitely going to do this with my other books that I've been wanting sprayed edges of as well!!!

[@TorisBookmarks]

I have a bunch of books on my list now to spray! Haha

[@lacey4535]

I'm here because I just pre-ordered the 3rd book yesterday in the special edition. I've never bought one a special edition book with sprayed edges so I'm excited haha. But I bought the first 2 at walmart with plain edges. So I'm definitely going to be doing this! And to other books as well!

[@Mikey19La-jz3fs]

Thank you. Just placed my preorder

[@KimberlyInSoCal310]

OMG those tiny dragons are so darned CUTE! You did a fantastic job spraying the edges, I don't think anyone would believe that your book didn't come from the publisher that way!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you so so much!

[@blackmageswaltz9708]

I had been looking everywhere for the special edition of the book. Finally gave up and brought the regular copy. So going to be doing this. May use gold instead for Andarna, since my Fourth Wing has the black sprayed edges.

[@AphroditeLee]

Looks AMAZING!

[@apeacefulworld9095]

This is so doable 🤩 thank you for sharing 💜 😊

[@shaunah.creations9233]

Beautiful and that page turning is a satisfying sound lol

[@nicolelyons9416]

That looks gorgeous

[@AshBeeCreativity]

That was such a satisfying crunch sound when you first bent those pages 😊

[@LottieNightFury]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your video, I'm waiting for my copy of Fourth Wing and after a little bit of practice, definitely gonna do it on it !!! Love from France ! 🇨🇵

[@debnazario7226]

Love this. Soooo excited 😊

[@sgalaxx9583]

I really want to try this now!! Looks really pretty

[@danielsigursson6215]

That came out super nice! Will be trying this on one of my hand bound books. -Just got into the hobby :D

[@marinaneygomonnaya6705]

Awesome video! Thank you so much! Found some stencils on eBay. Thinking to trying it out!

[@murderessmarbie]

Excellent work. 😍 I loved the paint choice too, that satin black comes off almost velvety on camera. ❤

[@PBagel22]

Thank you so much! I have been wanting to customize my entire bookshelf. Starting with rebinding my paperbacks into hardback and I was thinking about trying to spray edges and this looks amazing!!

[@V3xxe]

Oh im definitely trying this! Currently working on rebinding a few copies of House of Leaves, and i think this would look cool on em!

[@Margot4454]

Very good job !

[@mo_onbeans]

wow, you did a stellar job!! oh how i wish i had a cricut to do the dragons on mine as well but the stickers idea is genius too!!

[@hurlbert08]

Thank you thank you thank you for making this tutorial!!! I just found Fourth Wing at Costco with no sprayed edges. You make me want to go get clampers to make my book look just as good as yours!!!! 🤩🤩

[@0petuniabear6]

Love this!!

[@ravensnow2931]

This came out great!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!

[@mandydandy86]

Thanks for sharing! Very satisfying to see it turn out so beautiful 🤩

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@gracecoleman1064]

Thank you so much for this tutorial 💗

[@missiewheeker]

It came out soooo good! Definitely going to give it a try!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@paperstoryjournals]

Ohh now I want to try. I was going to use colored pencils or maybe a black marker but spray paint seems so easy.

[@carissataylor9283]

I looooved this video! Not only did you do an amazing job, it was awesome to see your own joy and how happy you were with how you did! Because of you, I’m going to try it myself as well!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you so much!! 🥰

[@marichuycarreoncorona3948]

It happen same to me, I was soo sad that I missed out the sprayed edges but thanks to you I'm not anymore ♥️

[@DerHellRazor]

This looks amazing! Thank you for such a good little tutorial - it's given me the confidence to get some books for wifey and try making them extra special. Hopefully she LOVES them!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! She will :)

[@themightierpencil]

That came out amazingly. I considered DIYing my book and I'm so glad I watched your video first.

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@TheCrabbyCrafterlol]

BEAUTIFUL!!🤓

[@mcbgirls]

I was so nervous watching you do this, it turned out so beautiful.

[@TorisBookmarks]

I was too haha thank you!!

[@momemass9163]

Love this👌✨️

[@rositapagan9171]

OMG U DID A GREAT JOB .. ON SPRAY PAINTING AND THE TUTORIAL.. TY SO MUCH

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@Clintcreates]

Try to make sure you get Acid free spray paint, this way the pages wont get discolored after years. Many brands sell it.

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@sandyokey1019]

Amazing!

[@caseysuttonwrites]

Trying this today for my own book I published! Trying to be one of the first self-published author doing this. Thanks for making this video

[@TorisBookmarks]

I'm so excited for you to try it!!

[@Solarstormflare]

i went out and bought spray paint, clamps, and breadboards for the woods, thank you!

[@raulhernandez5402]

Thanks for the video...I learned a lot. Your book came out spectacular. BTW you have beautiful blue eyes!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!

[@vanessamachado4706]

Lindo seu trabalho ❤

[@JLaP0413]

I’m going to attempt to spray the edges of my Iron Flame in metallic blue, black, and purple using this as a guide.

[@MIKABL99D]

aah sprayed edges r so difficult to take care of tho T_T i'm always checking the humidity / use air purifiers but they still fade... someone help

[@mai_world]

Freakin' awesome!!!

[@BiblioChic]

I can’t wait to spray my edges. Im waiting for my stencil to arrive.

[@alenaloew8677]

Where did you order from

[@MysticOceanDollies]

I saw a video of a bookbinder on KZbin putting talc on the edges so they wouldn’t stick after painting them. He would kinda fan the book a bit and apply the powder with the brush. Yours turned out so nice! You inspired me to try it.

[@TorisBookmarks]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@gracecoleman1064]

What is the name of that youtuber?

[@Coolvik11]

This is literally so impressive!! it looks like the actual published hardcover not gonna lie! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@Coolvik11]

@@TorisBookmarks ofcourse! Would you make more videos like this?

[@TorisBookmarks]

@Coolvik11 Yes! Working on my Twilight series right now 😊

[@Coolvik11]

@@TorisBookmarks that's so nice! Haven't read the books but will be waiting for the video

[@UFOCrochet]

Thank you!

[@annebod]

Can you also work with glue clamps?

[@caseypages]

About to follow this tutorial for my fourth wing book, pray for me! 😂💗

[@TorisBookmarks]

You can do it! I have faith in you!

[@caseypages]

@@TorisBookmarks it worked!! You’re an angel 😍😍😍

[@TorisBookmarks]

@@caseypages yay!!! I'm so glad it worked for you!

[@Dea_Ex_Machina]

Watching this to make my own version of a painted Iron Flame since the Waterstone edition was a pain to find. Thanks! edit: I did it! It turned out really well!! Your tutorial really helped me get it done correctly the first time. Appreciate it!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Yay!! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@VideogamesWorld93]

I really wanna do this but I’m sure that if I like it I’m gonna be obsessed with it and do it on every book I have!

[@TorisBookmarks]

I literally want to do it to all my books now haha

[@sophilozophy]

It turned out great. Looks like you bought it that way. I've been wanting to do this with some of the books as well. While I'm willing to pay for someone else putting in the time and effort I think some of the pricing is too high (plus shipping on top of that) and in the long run it would be less expensive for me to learn how to do it myself. Thank you for showing us how it can be done. Take care.

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!!

[@Darth_Xionn]

This doesn't look too tough at all, I might give this a try.

[@TorisBookmarks]

It really wasn't that bad! I've now done it to a few more books haha

[@user-zf7nl2il7e]

Will this printing efficiency be very low,

[@angelazhou7321]

Thank you so so so much for making this in-depth tutorial! Everyone else gatekeeps how they make their stencils and do the sprayed edges, so this was much appreciated!! Do you think for more intricate stencils that you would need to use transfer tape to apply the stencil onto the book edges?

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!! Yeah you probably would need to use a transfer tape. My concern for more intricate stencils would be them not sticking down well enough all the way around causing the spray paint to get under and distorting the design. Transfer tape may keep this from happening but in general, nothing adhesive likes to stick to book pages very well.

[@angelazhou7321]

@@TorisBookmarks Good to know, thanks! :)

[@user-ze3db2xj5d]

Спасибо за полезный урок ❤ классное видео

[@TerriSmith-yg6jq]

This looks awesome and just as good as the professionals! My only questions would be does the black rub off onto your fingers and/or fade? Either way, such a great way to fancy up books!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! I haven't reread this book so I am not sure of how it would hold up to multiple reads.

[@hannaz20]

Absolutely nothing short of perfection, you're amazing, can I please ask how long you let it dry before separating the pages? I've been dreaming about dying the edge of my twilight saga books black and intend to use gouache paint(is the only one I can afford), congratulations seriously, such talent.❤

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you so much! I waited until the pages were no longer tacky to the touch, it wasn't necessarily a set amount of time but probably around 30 minutes to an hour. I'm doing my Twilight books right now!

[@rebeccahernandez1248]

Has anyone tried using charcoal or colored pencils on the book edges? Seems safer

[@katharsis909]

They only had the plain version of the first book in the book store but when I bought the second book, it was only available with the painted edges (who look absolutely gorgeous btw) and now I‘m sad that the first one is just plain 🥲 But I don’t want to buy the same book again only for the edges so I am thinking about painting them myself, I‘m just a bit scared to ruin it😅

[@AnaJulia.Castro]

A N G E L ❤❤❤❤

[@ashleyjones9805]

Definitely want to try this! But im debating spraying gold on 1st then the black to have gold dragons!?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I almost tried this then chickened out! Haha but I will say I tried gold on another book the other day and it didn't stick. Could be a various number of reasons why it didn't work but you may be better off hand painting the gold

[@jessicaheath2638]

People on Etsy are selling ones like these with the gold dragons!

[@arianeelsner6689]

Hello It looks so great… I want to ask what kind of Materials to you have taken? Acry Color or another kind of Color? Thanks for you answer.. I want do do this with Airbrush but I don‘t know which material I must take

[@TorisBookmarks]

Hello! I have only ever used spray paint

[@Booklovingmisfit]

Can u do a vid on the stencils? How you sized it and using the cricut?

[@TorisBookmarks]

Yes! I will do a video on all the stuff I use to DIY your own book edges and I'll show how I make my stencils

[@marcoschenoweth]

also quick question- how long did you let the book dry before you peeled the stickers and brushed through the pages?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I waited until the pages were no longer tacky to the touch and no paint came off on my fingers

[@QueenofHearts333]

Have you seen the german one!!!!😮😮😮 I can't get it so now i feel the need to do it myself

[@TorisBookmarks]

It's SO pretty!! I love that versioin

[@LittleBird322]

Hi! I wanted to ask you what size you printed the dragons as? For your stencils?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I measured the thickness of the book first, and then when picking the size for the stencil, I left about 1/4 inch on both sides so it wouldn't touch the edges. The exact size will be personal preference, you just want it smaller than the thickness of the book pages when pressed shut

[@ariannaakauola9612]

OMG! I want to do this!! It shows you uploaded this 7 months ago, would you say the spray paint held up til today? Or has the spray paint started to lift or smudge on the pages if remnants of the dried paint are on your fingers?? Im just wondering to see if I should invest in like a matte varnish to keep the spray paint on!

[@TorisBookmarks]

The book sits on my bookshelf so I can't really advise in that sense how it has held up because I haven't read it/handled it multiple times

[@sallyboughton7685]

How long did you let it dry? Just a couple of hours or overnight? I’m excited to try this!

[@TorisBookmarks]

I should have said how long I waited haha I only waited a few hours!

[@miyamurata2376]

What exactly is the tool called that is compressing the book together? I keep looking it up, but I cant find anything!

[@TorisBookmarks]

I'm using wood clamps

[@keladry12]

You did this 4-5 months ago now...has the painted edge held up so far? Does it come off on your hands when reading it at all? This looks SO GOOD!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! I have not read the book with the sprayed edges. I have the book on my kindle when I plan to re-read it.

[@alexandriasalazar1236]

Hey! I love how this turned out. I see that you posted this awhile ago and I’m not sure if you will see this but I hope you do! Im just curious if there have been any issues with the paint coming off on hands while reading or shelf while being stored? Or are there any other problems that would deter me from doing this with some of my books?

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! I have not reread the book so my only experience is going to be it sitting on my shelf. It has held up just fine, I actually just flipped through it the other day. I haven't noticed any issues with it.

[@shazrieda7013]

i love your work, tori! anyway, can it be done with any spray paint? or only the spray paint that you used? tqsm

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you!! I imagine it can be done with any brand I just haven't tried other ones

[@AngieHunt4545]

How long did you wait before removing the stencil?

[@TorisBookmarks]

About an hour or two

[@JollyRose143]

How long did you wait before you take the pages off? I will definitely give this a try😃thnks for sharing❤️

[@TorisBookmarks]

About an hour, more so I was looking for the pages to not be tacky to the touch but not too dry where they would be too difficult to separate.

[@helloimchan6751]

I bought a book (To Kill A Shadow), and I thought the version I purchased was supposed to have purple sprayed edges. I read somewhere to use acrylic paint, which I just did. But the pages were stuck together. I had to go through each page to separate them. I really wish I used spray paint instead.😭😭😭 thank you for the video and the information!

[@TorisBookmarks]

I still go through and separate each page to make sure they're not stuck but for the most part I don't have an issue with that on the ones I've done in spray paint

[@AlexiaMarielle]

How long did you let the paint dry for? Thanks for the tutorial!!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! I waited until the pages were no longer tacky to the touch

[@AlexiaMarielle]

@@TorisBookmarks Thank you!!

[@aprilflinn2858]

Awesome! How long did you wait after painting to open up the pages? Did you book dry outside in the breeze, or inside?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I brought it inside to dry. I probably waited about an hour or two, but more so I was looking for the pages to no longer be tacky to touch

[@lunaesterhuizen4223]

Can you do this on the paperback books?

[@TorisBookmarks]

@lunaesterhuizen4223 yes definitely!

[@moreliaottaviano9825]

How long did you wait for the paint to dry?

[@TorisBookmarks]

About an hour, more so I was looking for the pages to not be tacky to the touch but not too dry where they would be too difficult to separate.

[@krissyshoemaker8614]

This is amazing! What were the dimensions of your cricut cut for each dragon? The sizing looks so perfect!

[@TorisBookmarks]

Thank you! I believe they were about an inch. I measured the width book pages, and then gave a .25 inch allowance on each side of the stencil

[@krissyshoemaker8614]

@@TorisBookmarks thank you!!!

[@Audreythehairdresser]

Where did you find the dragon images?

[@TorisBookmarks]

www.etsy.com/listing/1082455775/flying-dragons-svg-bundle-dragon-svg-png?ref=yr_purchases

[@jjangLIPE]

This looks so good!! How big/wide did you make your dragons to cut them out?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I don't remember exactly, but I measured the width of the book pages when book is shut, then gave myself a 1/4 inch on either side. I think the book is about 1 1/2 inches so it would be about 1 inch in width for the dragons

[@jjangLIPE]

@@TorisBookmarks Thank you, I’ll definitely be giving this a try!

[@siobhanhawken7466]

Did you have to leave the edges with a clear coat?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I didn't clear coat the edges

[@TheAnglishTimes]

Does it wear off over time?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I don't really know. I imagine if you read the book a lot it probably would over time like anything.

[@VCannDreams]

What kind of spray paint did you use?

[@TorisBookmarks]

I don't know the exact name, I show the can in the video

[@etelkaszpalevity557]

Which stencil printer are you using?

[@TorisBookmarks]

Cricut Explore Air 2

[@WolfieXPlays]

Just wanted to ask; how long did you wait for the spray paint to dry? I’m doing a DIY of my fourth wing right now and was wondering if

[@TorisBookmarks]

I waited until the pages were no longer tacky to the touch

[@WolfieXPlays]

I just finished and it turned out amazing! I didn’t press in one of the stickers enough so it leaked a bit of paint on application but other than that it turned out perfect! Thank you for the tutorial, I couldn’t have don’t it without it 💕

[@TorisBookmarks]

@WolfieXPlays That has happened to me on some of the other ones I did so I realized I definitely need to be better about pressing them down hard haha. I'm so glad it turned out well!

[@jordynjanshen2428]

Would you please link the etsy you got the images from !

[@TorisBookmarks]

www.etsy.com/listing/1082455775/flying-dragons-svg-bundle-dragon-svg-png?ref=yr_purchases

[@laceypayson9911]

What if your book already has black pages and you want to add the dragons?

[@TorisBookmarks]

Instead of using the inside of the stencil, you'd use the outside so that the dragons are cut out

[@birdman6223]

What size are the dragons?

[@TorisBookmarks]

They are about 1 inch but make sure you measure your book before deciding on a size. I like about 1/4 in on either side of my stencil

[@jitendradivte3826]

is the paint acrylic paints or something else?

[@TorisBookmarks]

It is spray paint

[@luxbookplanners]

i want to do this with my bible soooo bad! i’m just worried the pages might be too thin. this looks AMAZING! the black on black is chefs kiss!

[@natashahedemann6830]

How long did you wait?😊

[@TorisBookmarks]

About an hour, more so I was looking for the pages to not be tacky to the touch but not too dry where they would be too difficult to separate.

[@OKSooo_TV]

Every single viewer collectively holding our breath during the removal of the stencils. LOL. Now... How to make my own dust jackets? Because I want a cool edition of the Wheel of Time set and can't find any and I don't like the look of the hardcovers.

[@Millebooks]

Now I want to buy a cricut just to make this😢😂

[@emmaday3192]

Going to try this, definitely. Gotta say though, Cricut tweezers are the most ineffective things…🙄

[@marcoschenoweth]

Has anyone tried this with regular stickers and not a cricut? I don't own one and that's def a huge investment. Just wondering. :)

[@user-uw7ne2yk7y]

I want one so bad but I’m not crafty enough to do it😭

[@TorisBookmarks]

It wasn't that bad! I bet you could do it 😊

[@emmastevens5203]

And it doesnt make the pages wavy from the wet paint? thats my biggest fear

[@TorisBookmarks]

I haven't had any issues with any of them I have sprayed so far!