Folded Book Wall Hanging Letter Holder

Today I am going to share a tutorial on how to make a wall hanging letter holder from an old, unloved book. This is my first attempt at blogging so please bear with me!

Firstly, I wouldn't recommend using good books. Books that have pages missing, a broken spine or generally look tatty are ideal. Really anything that would be heading for the recycling centre would be best, that way you can transform something unwanted into a usable item. If the thought of using a book makes you cringe, an old phone book, catalogue etc would work too, the overall look will be different depending on the size and colour of the pages.

Materials needed:

Paperback book

Glue (Tacky glue or a hot glue gun)

Ribbon or twine

Glitter

Beads from old or broken jewellery

Ok, so let's get started. First, take your book and remove 5 pages from the front and 5 from the back. You will need these later for the flowers.

Start at the front of the book and turn it towards you. Fold the first page in half towards the spine.

For the second page, fold the corners in towards the middle so that they meet - creating a point - then score the folds.

This creates the pattern for the diamond effect. Continue folding 1 page in half, the next with the corners folded towards the middle until you have folded all pages.

It will get more difficult to fold as you go on because the pages will fill out.  Once you have all the pages folded, cut the cover leaving about 2" on the front and 2" on the back.

Take a piece of ribbon or twine and using a hot glue gun, glue one of the ends to the front and one to the back in-between the cover and the first/last page. Make sure the ribbon/twine is secure enough to hold the book.

Now for the flowers:

Take one of the pages that you took out of the book at the beginning. Fold the bottom right corner up towards the left edge creating a triangle. 

Cut the remaining piece off leaving the folded triangle.

Turn the triangle so that the long folded edge is at the bottom. Take each corner and fold towards the top point.

Take the right side and open out so that the crease lies along the bottom edge.

Do the same on the other side.

Fold the corner down so that the crease lies along the edge.

Fold back towards the middle.

Do the same on the other side then pinch and glue the inner parts together. This makes one petal. You will need 5 for each flower.

Once you have 5 petals made, glue the edge of each petal and stick together. If you are using tacky glue, use a peg to hold them together while they dry.

Once the 5 petals are stuck together, start on the next flower.

Decide what bead or button you would like to use for the centre and hot glue it in.

Brush the edges of the flower with glue and dip in glitter. You now have 2 flowers ready to be hot glued to your letter holder.

Glue the flowers where you want them. Voila! You now have a hanging letter holder. 

I would love to see what you all come up with. You can upload your creations on my Angela Catherine Crafts Facebook page. Good luck and most importantly, have fun crafting!