Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

©Anne Rita Taylor 2016 I used to buy small gift boxes until I learned how to make them out of paper and card stock.  They are easy to make and the colors can be coordinated with your gift. The gift here is a   heart-shaped  glass paperweight. Supplies: Arnold Grummer paper making kit For a 3 inch square box and 1 and 1/2 inches deep: Paper used for top of box should be 1/4 inch bigger than card used for the bottom: Top - Hand-made paper, size 8 inches square, follow the link to make paper here . Bottom - Cover stock, 7 3/4 inches square Directions are the same for both Top and Bottom paper and cover stock: • Fold four corners into center. • While corners are folded, fold into thirds, left and right edges to center, both ways. • Cut 4 corners diagonally up to the point where the folds meets that you just made when you folded both ways into thirds. • This is the most important step, so here is another...

This little project is something that could be used as a small photo album for any occasion by just changing the type of handmade paper and paper casted embellishment.  It could also become a small journaling book or mini scrapbook keepsake. Prepare two small sheets of handmade paper using the pour method and follow the instructions for completing the sheets. Refer to this video  LINK  for the basics.  The paper created for this project had small bits of various pink shades of shredded papers and some  iridescent flakes . Begin with a  "zig-zag" book .  Cut the two chipboard pieces and the folded insert in half. One set of of the chipboard pieces is covered with handmade papers.  The remaining two where covered with pieces of  coordinating fabric.  To decorate the book covers, choose a coordinating ribbon and place them onto the front and back covers in any pattern desired.  Glue the fabric covered boards to the pa...