The kit to make these charming Dickens mini books is currently available for purchase and download here from the Well Loved Journals Etsy store.
The kit allows you to make Dickens mini books in two different sizes, with three different cover designs.
Instructions
1. Choose a Dickens mini book cover. Cut out your chosen cover.
2. Score down the fold lines. Where to score is indicated on the printout.
3. Fold the printout in half. You are creating the inside and outside of the book.
4. Fold further to form a book shape.
5. Glue together forming a sturdy cover with a clear front, back, and spine.
6. Choose the strips of pages you want to include in your book and cut them out – 3 strips of 6 pages for book 1 or 7 strips of 4 pages for the larger book 2.
7. Accordian-fold the strip of pages with text/images facing upwards. Think of a row of W’s and not M’s.
8. Attach the strips and start gluing the back of the pages together (leave the 2 end pages to eventually attach to the cover).
9. Keep gluing until you have created double-sided book pages.
10. You now have a book cover and inside pages.
11. Glue the first & last pages to the inside front and back cover of the book
12. Your book is complete.
13. You can now have fun filling your Dickens mini book with mini ephemera. The kit has plenty for you to choose from.
