The books I chose were: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean, Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, Jade City by Fonda Lee, Anastasia by Sophie Lark, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Babel by R.F. Kuang, and I couldn't help a little self promo: Nightmare Sky: Stories of Astronomical Horror edited by Red Lagoe (featuring a short story by me!) I was recently scrolling on Instagram and was shown an add for a barrette with little books on it. I liked the concept, but the books had plain leather covers without titles. I've seen tiny books in other places; some people make tiny books of every book they read for the year, there's a mindfulness toy where you put tiny books on a tiny bookshelf, etc. So I thought, why not make tiny books of books I love and put those on barrettes instead. I made them and I LOVE them! I didn't take many photos during the process, but here's how I did it: I followed this guide initially, but ended up having to make lots of adjustments. Materials: 2 ~4inch long barrettes with a nice wide surface area for gluing Several sheets of plain paper Scissors and/or a paper slicer Needle and thread (color doesn't matter) Glue (I used both rubber cement and super glue for different portions) Printer Microsoft Word Measuring tape (ideally with inches and cm) Step 1: Make the Pages You don't necessarily need to have real pages in your books, you can replace them with a little rectangle (2cm wide, 3cm tall, 1cm deep) of foam or cardboard. However, if you want pages, here's how:
Step 2: Make the Covers
The books held together by binder clips Step 3: Glue It Together
Left: the barrettes from the front. Right: the barrettes from the back My barrettes turned out so cute and I cannot wait to wear them to the conference I'm attending later this month. I think they're great conversation starters. One features comps for the book I'll be pitching and the other features books I love to chat about. Because I owned all of the supplies except for the barrettes, this project only cost me $3.
If you try this craft, let me know how it goes!
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