Saturday 20 August 2016

Miniature books

Mini books, first try I made these a month, or maybe a month and a half ago. My health has not been very good this year, so I haven't been doing as much as I used to (which isn't very much at all, really...).

I wanted to make books with pages you could turn with real text on it. Lots of research later, and these were born. I also needed to put a piece of sticky tape over the covers because I have a laser printer and the ink cracks when I fold the paper. The sticky tape trick works quite well, fortunately.

After I made this I realised that I wanted the spines to be curved rather than flat. That will be my next lot of books! No idea when I'll get around to doing them. I spent so much time making and remaking these and researching that I don't really want to go back to making tiny books for a little while. Plus I took a shitty picture which I really dislike.

8 comments:

  1. These are amazing Pei. They look so real! Very professional! hmmm how I'd love a Sylvanian library full of these!

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    1. Thanks! I'm planing to fill the little SF book case in the Grand Mansion. I really need to finish that entire thing up...

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  2. ps hope you are feeling much better soon and back to doing all the things you were.

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  3. Hello Pei,
    The books are very well done. Good work! I hope you are better.
    Big hug
    Giac

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    1. Thank you Giac! And thanks for always commenting on my posts, even though I never replied. (Only recently figured out how to add the 'reply' function to the comments) :P

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  4. Sorry to hear you haven´t feel very well lately. Hope you start feeling better.
    The books look perfect to me! Amazing job!

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  5. How wonderful books! You really have seen a lot work to make them, with turnable texted pages and all.

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