How to Make a Mini Book Ornament! Step-by-Step Instructions and Supplies Needed

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Hey, I’m Jordyn! Here is a step-by-step guide to making your own mini book ornament - find the supplies list below as well as time stamps for the video if you would like to jump to a specific step in the process!
- SUPPLIES NEEDED -
1 Fillable ornaments
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Option C: Differently shaped (flat circles): amzn.to/41vj25F
Or any size/shape you’d like!
2 Sticker Paper: amzn.to/471kGNB
OR
Regular Paper and Adhesive
Option A: Mini glue tape: amzn.to/482el5K
Option B: Glue stick: amzn.to/3RMjR75
Or any glue/double sided tape you have around the house!
3 Foam sheets: amzn.to/3v3FXsO
Or printer paper accordion-folded to look like book pages!
4 Book cover template: docs.google.com/presentation/...
- PROCESS STEPS -
1:27 What type of ornaments you need
2:31 What size ornament I used
2:52 Sticker paper/paper and adhesive you need
3:11 How to print your book covers
3:17 Saving your book cover images
4:19 Formatting your cover images on the page
5:24 What size I made my images
5:34 Printing two copies of each book cover
6:05 What type of foam you need
6:26 How to assemble your mini books
6:38 Sticking one sheet of covers to the foam
6:51 Cutting horizontal rows of books out of foam
7:25 Cutting horizontal rows of sticker paper
7:49 Matching & attaching sticker paper to other side of foam
8:25 Cutting out the individual books
8:33 Alternative methods
10:45 How many books fit inside each ornament
12:06 Gift ideas
12:47 Personalization ideas
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@chlexiel.1022 24 күн бұрын

I love this thank you

@SorryBookedSolid 24 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!!

@leslieburns4001 Жыл бұрын

Thank you - what fun! I’m making a yearly book one - but also maybe favorite travel spots :)

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Oooh what a great idea!

@ashleyrobinson74 7 ай бұрын

This is the perfect step by step set of instructions to make this ornament. Thank you so much!

@SorryBookedSolid 7 ай бұрын

So glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!

@richardhstephensfantasyauthor 6 ай бұрын

That is so cool. Now I can display my own book covers! Thank you. Have a magical day.

@SorryBookedSolid 6 ай бұрын

Glad it’s helpful! 😊

@josephgiguere3128 Жыл бұрын

so fun! made this and it turned out great. Used foamcore for the inside, and then painted one edge of the books to make a spine. Very cute

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Yay!! Great idea, glad it turned out for you!

@fictionalclicks Жыл бұрын

This was such a great easy way to make these! Thank you! I'm going to make different ornaments of my favorite series, so a Sarah J. Maas one and Outlander series, etc.

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

That is such a great idea!! Good luck! 🤩

@cathyi3805 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks for sharing!

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching! 😊

@jenniperkins3486 6 ай бұрын

incredible tutorial. sooooooo user friendly. thanks for putting in the time and effort for the time stamped step by step process!

@SorryBookedSolid 6 ай бұрын

So glad to hear it was helpful!

@SorryBookedSolid 6 ай бұрын

So glad to hear it was helpful!

@H3ARTS4VAC4NDLEV0NA 5 ай бұрын

thanks for this tutorial! i was thinking to make a mini book shelf with every book i own, so this is very helpful!

@SorryBookedSolid 5 ай бұрын

So glad it’s helpful!

@Bagel7806 8 ай бұрын

Love this! They also make adhesive foam sheets!

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

Ohhh good to know!! 💛

@carolbrown9478 9 ай бұрын

Inspired!! Can’t wait to do my last 2 years - LOVE it. Thanks for the video

@SorryBookedSolid 9 ай бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful! You’ve got this!

@marytyus1 8 ай бұрын

Adorable idea ❤

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@eloisewalker352 2 ай бұрын

This is just so fun❣️ Thank you for sharing. My granddaughter and her son love to read. This would be perfect Christmas ornaments for them and fun for me to make. You explained everything very well.❤️

@SorryBookedSolid 2 ай бұрын

Yay, so glad to hear it was helpful! 💛

@Jennifer-kj4jp Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video!! You are a genius. I would like to make copies of all the books I’ve read. 1,380! Your process is the only way I could practically accomplish this feat!!

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Haha - I didn’t come up with this idea but thank you!! Good luck, you can definitely do it!! 😍😍

@uniqueness99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this method! I’ve only seen people doing the according fold, or making pages and mod podging the covers and that always seemed like a bit too much for me. Your method seems WAY more doable!

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Yay I’m glad it was helpful!! 🥰

@greervondebrenner Жыл бұрын

I am not much of a crafter. Maybe I should say finishing a craft...hmm. I’m making the ornaments for my 3 great nephews/nieces ages 11mo, 13mo, and 3yr (3 different families). All of them reading or being read too. Your video was direct, easy to follow, tips were excellent, different ways to make them, and encouraging. Thanks. I will post some photos by the end of January 🙃

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that!! Good luck and I can’t wait to see! 🤩

@sisterwitch13 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial. I'm going to make these for my TBR books and pop them in a jar to randomly draw!

@SorryBookedSolid 7 ай бұрын

LOVE that idea!!! 😍😍

@olvahollowell9623 7 ай бұрын

0:12

@marijamusic9259 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@catwatches8690 7 ай бұрын

My local library did this craft and we used the accordion method. Your system seems like it would go so much faster!

@SorryBookedSolid 7 ай бұрын

Hope it’s helpful to try in the future!! 💛

@kaylacasper521 Жыл бұрын

If you put the books side by side, and cut the strips lengthwise instead of across the paper after putting on the foam, you could fix that upside issue.

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Good idea!! Thank you!

@fallonclouatre7934 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the alternative methods. I have watched many How- videos. You have given me the confidence to give this a try. One question, where can I get the book template you mentioned?

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Good luck! ☺️ the template for book covers is linked in the description of this video.

@groemer9913 Жыл бұрын

❤

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting!

@marmaduke675 Жыл бұрын

Can you make them slightly larger than the opening and bend them slightly to fit in?

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Yes as long as the foam you get is flexible, you should be able to! Mine bend easily.

@starrybibliophile5002 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering where you can find the spine covers for these books...? and what could i use instead of foam because accordian folding is time consuming like you said

@SorryBookedSolid 9 ай бұрын

Spin covers? And if you don’t have foam, you could use a thick piece of card stock or just stick the covers together without anything in the middle!

@starrybibliophile5002 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Sorry I meant Spine covers..@@SorryBookedSolid

@SorryBookedSolid 9 ай бұрын

@@starrybibliophile5002ohhh, that I don’t know! My mini books don’t have spines to them!

@starrybibliophile5002 9 ай бұрын

I was trying to get the authentic look for them.. but thank you! thi is super easy to do.. but still in the process of cover hunting lol @@SorryBookedSolid

@reneschwartz589 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering how this was done! Great explanation 👍🏻 also, what are you wearing on ring finger? Is that a silicone ring? I am thinking about buying something like that so I don’t have to wear my expensive wedding ring all the time 😂

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it’s helpful!! And YES I have probably 10-15 silicone rings and I love them and wear them all the time!

@Melliflu0usGirl 8 ай бұрын

Such a cute idea! Approximately how many books can you fit in the ornament? Thanks!

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

A little over 100! Since I read 150+ each year I ended up splitting each year into 2 ornaments so the books have room to breathe and be moved around.

@khushitaori2468 Жыл бұрын

👌❣😍

@JenniferAustin-yw6sq Жыл бұрын

Hi! I am about to start! The template won't open for me though... hmmm....

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Well the template is just a bunch of rectangles approximately 1” tall by .5” wide. You could create one yourself pretty easily or else just resize your images to be those dimensions! (And doesn’t have to be exact, like I mentioned in my video I just made them all the same height and didn’t worry about width!) Good luck!! 🤩

@terrriii 7 ай бұрын

What thickness foam sheets did you use?

@SorryBookedSolid 7 ай бұрын

I’m not sure! Pretty thin so that I could still bend them enough to get the books inside the ornament.

@Julie-no6zv 8 ай бұрын

I tried glue sticks and it won’t stick. Now doing Elmers- hoping it will stay! Also, how many “books” fit into your ball? I have 75-100 and wondering if I need to go a size up. Thanks!

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

Ahh, fingers crossed the new glue works for you! I was able to fit around 100 in mine, so yours should fit! 😊

@Julie-no6zv 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@contactlenseyedoc2901 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to make this for a person new to reading, so don't think i can come up with that many books. I will look to buy a smaller ornament and use some other filler.

@SorryBookedSolid 7 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@JenS-qe2fq 4 ай бұрын

What kind of sticker paper?

@SorryBookedSolid 4 ай бұрын

Any that allows you to print on it! I have an option linked in the description box.

@anncrossley3960 Жыл бұрын

i must be thick but I found it impossible to do the first steps of getting these onto one sheet very hard, and using the grid I dont have , hard.... you go really quickly.

@SorryBookedSolid Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that! I didn’t use a grid - just resized each photo to be the same height and then Microsoft word automatically put them into lines for me. Hopefully you are able to get it figured out!!

@cassandrawalker5739 8 ай бұрын

SO CUTE! But I’m not making over 100 of them and I can’t choose between by babies. 😅

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@theresastyles505 9 ай бұрын

I think I have the worst luck ever, I used sticker paper & tried to stick it to my foam sheet & it would NOT stick & I even tried to also use a glue stick to stick it & it wouldn't work 🤦🏽‍♀️😭

@SorryBookedSolid 9 ай бұрын

Oh no!!! 😭 I’m so sorry! The foam sheets must have some kind of coating on them or something 👎🏼

@carolesatterly928 8 ай бұрын

I cannot get step one to work . when I hover over the title , it will show the title as in your video but then nothing else happens. sad face

@SorryBookedSolid 8 ай бұрын

You need to right-click and select “open in a new tab”. Or right from that point you can right-click on the book cover and save the image (you don’t have to open it in a new tab first if you don’t want to)