**Mini Shelf Class Here!**

[craftyfool]

I love your choice of colors. Purdy!!

[Jenn Kellams]

This project rocks! I love this shelf!

[ScrapGoo]

I know I am going fast gals... stop me and feel free to ask questions if you have any! It would be impossible to have everyone do the steps along with me but I hope I have made it clear enough to follow!

[ScrapGoo]

Every photo and step shown here will be on the instructions you post later?

Absolutely! Look for the articles to be posted in the resources section later this week.

[ScrapGoo]

All that I added for embellishment on the shelf was a piece of ribbon across the middle shelf and a sweet rub-on at the top of the back panel (see top photo).

[ScrapGoo]

Now we will work on our albums!

By this time you should have all twelve pages separated and the edges painted.



You first need to cut twelve pieces of the pattern paper, each 6 ½” x 3 ¼”.

I cut one of each pattern (two from each sheet of paper).

[ScrapGoo]

Now choose three pieces to be the covers of your books and cut those in half so you have two 3 ¼” pieces of each of the three patterns.

Choose one set of those covers… grab one set of pages (4) for your book. Put adhesive around the edges of two of the covers and adhere the cover sheets to them. You will need to trim the edges.

[ScrapGoo]

Set aside the back cover.

Take the front cover and set it in front of you, paper side down.

Now place a new, blank page against the “spine” directly to the right of the cover page.

[ScrapGoo]

Put adhesive around all the edges of each page, including the center where they meet.

Adhere a full sheet of the 6 ½” x 3 ¼“ patterned paper across BOTH book pages, making sure the pages remain tight to each other.

Trim the edges and fold the page in half.

[ScrapGoo]

LOL... you guys still with me?

[letumom]

LOL... you guys still with me?

Yep, just trying to pay attention and absorb everything!

[ScrapGoo]

Set this aside and pick up the back cover.

We are going to do the exact same thing but this time remember that this is the BACK cover and it will be on the *right* side (face down) and the blank page goes on the left. Adhere and fold like we did for the previous page.

Now you will have two halves of the book.

Abut them together with the blank sides tight together and add the final 6 ½” x 3 ¼” page to the two center book pages. Trim and fold in half. Now you will have a fully attached book like so:


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[craftyfool]

Yep! Same as Laurie, absorbing.

[ScrapGoo]

At this point it is just the inner pages holding the book together so we want to strengthen the spine.

Cut three pieces from scrap paper (they won’t show) each 3 ¼” x ½”.

If you are doing this project after the class I would just do all three books at once... Adhere the scrap strip to the spine of the book and trim.

[Heidi1154]

I am still here and soaking it up also!

[ScrapGoo]

Cut a spine cover piece to 3 ¼” x 2 ¼” to coordinate with the cover of your book.

Fold it across the spine so it overlaps with the front and back covers evenly and adhere it.

Now your book is fully bound!

[ScrapGoo]

On that last step for the spine I encourage you to use LOTS of adhesive (as in, cover the thing!) to ensure it sticks to all edges.

[-Shannon-]

I love love Jess's example. Can't wait to see the end results from all you cherries too!

[letumom]

On that last step for the spine I encourage you to use LOTS of adhesive (as in, cover the thing!) to ensure it sticks to all edges.

Ok, now I understand why you use the scrap piece first! Cool!

[writerlady]

OMG - I LOVE this! It's in my cart... sigh.. but I'll be making it after the crop! TY!