Floating Accordion Book

This is what the finished Floating Accordion book looks like... and it is not difficult... believe me... it just looks it... Take your time and read carefully and it will go really easy and you will have a finished book that is really fun to look at...



I joined a book group and we are calling ourselves the Pearly girls... so this is the first page of my book... and this is just a section of it... go into the section called Pearly Girls and you will see the cover and the whole page...




Pocket

This is the pocket that the book lives in... the paper that the pocket is made out of is paper that I made with Twinkling H20's... a martha punch and some fiber... and of course some paper beads that I made with some the left over paper from the pocket... doesn't take much to make the beads...

The feet under the pocket, are MINE.... as the name on the book is My Creative Journey... it is all about what I do creatively...

Because the name of the book is Getting to Know You... so you need to know what I do... and this is the bare truth... LOL..








Cover

The cover of the book is made from K and Company papers... love the textured one on the very front... all embossed... lovely paper...














Okay..... are you ready to get started...
Start with two pieces of paper of the same length. One should be approx 2 inches taller than the other...

Fold each into an 8 panel accordion book....

Cut two panels off the shorter accordion book... You now have a 6 panel accordion book(short) and an 8 panel book... (tall)


Figure 1
To create a hole in the center of the taller book, pull the front and back panels aside. The whole will be cut through the center 6 layers. To support the hole, the head and tail borders, or frames need to be sturdy... 1 inch wide is appropriate. There must also be a pillar at the back spine edge of the panels.. The pillar should be at least 1/8th inch wide, but not more than half the width of the panel... Mark you measurements and cut...


The shorter accordion book will float in the center hole you have just created.




Figure 2

When open it will look like this... Easy enough.. just a lot of words to make sure you get it right... as you can make this any size you desire... a fun book...



Figure 3


Cut 1/4 inch slits in the head and tail of the shorter accordian book. These slits will be the in the center of each panel... as shown here ...











Figure 4

Cut centrally-placed 1/4 inch slits at the top and bottom of the holes in the panels of the taller accordion book. the slits should be in the center of the panels, not in the center of the holes.



Slip the first top slit on the shorter accordion book into the first hole's top slit in the taller book. The books should be oppostie of one another: one fold is a mountain and its partner is a valley



Figure 5
Continue working methodically, second slit to the second slit and so on until finished...

Repeat the process for the bottom slits. Close the book and open it again to set all the slits and panels in place.

You have now finished your Floating Accordian book...
I think the hardest part of this adorable book is saying that you are going to make it.. and then start to make it... it is really not that difficult... Have fun and enjoy making it...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie