Easy Peasy Accordion Books by Judi Kauffman

Accordion (concertina) books are fun to make and super easy. I made a batch of them to give as gifts and they are a terrific item for craft sales. You can make them in any size with just a few pages or a long strip with many pages. These measure a tad over 2.5” x 3.5”, sized for Artist Trading Cards, small photos, found poetry, quotes, or for trying out new supplies and unfamiliar techniques.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut two pieces of chipboard for covers.

2. Fold good quality paper for the inside pages, starting and ending with a ‘valley’ fold (an even number of pages). Pages should measure about .25” smaller than the cover.

3. Cover the exterior of the covers with lightweight, soft (easy to fold) paper. Mulberry paper and other handmade paper is ideal. Fold to the back at least .5” for a finished look.

4. Adhere the folded pages.

5. Embellish the covers. Shown: Small strips cut from gel printed Shimmer Sheetz. Optional - add embellishments to the inside of the covers.

Supplies:

• Chipboard
• Handmade papers
• Drawing paper (for inside pages)
• Double-sided adhesive tape
• Glue stick
• Gel printed Shimmer Sheetz
•  (Or other flat embellishments)