 Hello my dear Patreons, I hope you are all well, and you are having wonderful time It's actually first Advent Sunday, and I nearly forgot I have to find our Advent Advent wreath with the candles and Light up first candle I'm coming not today. This video will be posted later in the week But I'm coming today Share with you a small gift. Maybe you do have someone who loves Books and I was thinking how beautiful it will be if we will have Gift for book lovers. So I'm coming today to share with you this beauty the night before Christmas So sorry for that The night before Christmas mini book With gift box. This is my first trying. I already sorted out everything. I did made the box slightly different But the book looks like this and I hope it's easy to put it together and it's really beautiful little book And if you will have magnifying glass, you can actually read all that book. It's from 1912 and it does have beautiful images and The story it's just gorgeous. So I'm coming today to share with you how you can put together this book What you need is just paper and printer for pages. I used 80 GSM paper It's very light printer paper and I use this paper just because I'm gonna be gluing Two parts always together like this one with this one and it will make one page So it's strong enough and it's kind of thick page once I glue all these together If I will use the heavier paper It will be just too heavy and this will get just too thick and I don't need that and for cover and the box I print on 160 GSM paper, but I'm gonna be using book pages and I will glue the book pages from the Kind of like on the back of that paper because I want to have book pages inside of that box They always looks amazing and I want to have a book pages also peaking out here. It's kind of like I don't know just Just something what I really like to do to have book pages peaking out Here and there. So a hundred sixty GSM on this and I'm gonna cover all background with book pages and 80 GSM For this one, so I'm gonna start with pages. I do have All these papers in two sizes a for size That's what I am using here And then I do have all these designs in US letter size as well The spread of this one, it's slightly different On a US letter size paper just because of the size of that paper So when you will print it out, you don't have actually this spread of the images You have a little bit different spread of the images like this one It's here and this is a little bit down and there is somewhere this picture And this is here on the bottom, but you will have everything like I do have here all those pieces. I mean Both of these sheets with pages, they do have here on the start small number one two three four Five six seven eight. That's for these strips And here on the end you have kind of like navigator. It's similar style like when I made that passport So we will cut these strips between and then glued strip number two Here strip number three Here where it's the number three, but before I will do so. I'm gonna grab a ruler And scoring tool and I'm gonna score all vertical lines I gave you here vertical lines to kind of help you With that folding later. So all these Vertical lines these I'm gonna score right now on both of these sheets So with the ruler and my scoring tool just between And score it will help me later To put together this these pages without struggling too much So always on that line which I Left there. I'm gonna score With my scoring tool Then because my printer is printing with that white frame around I will have to cut a little bit So all these vertical lines I'm gonna score first and this video will be also as a helping video for my Etsy customers. So Hello and thank you so much to all of you who bought this mini book. I hope you will have You will have a fun to create that book and then you will make someone very happy with your gift So I do have scored all these vertical lines Because my printer is printing with that white frame around. I'm gonna grab my knife And cut that knife Cut with the knife That white border and I'm gonna cut also This side where those numbers are before I will do that Because I don't need there those numbers Before I will do that. I'm gonna grab pencil and I do have here one two three four. So These numbers I'm gonna write on the spots of these kind of like strips. So where there is number one I'm gonna write number one two three Four kind of like I can see through the paper Where those strips are going. So on those strips, I'm gonna write the number which is here Same on that other sheet. It will help me to navigate later which sheet Or which strip I should take now I'm gonna take my knife and ruler and I'm gonna cut off the white edge from the top Here where these numbers are And on the bottom if your printer is printing The image from the edge to the edge, you will have white strips just here and here Left together with those strips This one where you have glue here part so this Keep together with images. You can cut off this white Space Where these numbers are if you already wrote these numbers here Just make sure you will write it there Because then you can put together a book which is readable with magnifying glass, of course. So I'm gonna cut off All my white frame And I will come back once I do have just That rest with those strips So I do have my sheets prepared for cutting Horizontally so here between those strips I'm gonna cut in these lines where these kind of very um Very vibrant or visible Lines are there. I will be cut those strips Again with the knife and ruler And cut and because I did print out on this Light paper. I have to be careful. You'll probably need to Switch my knife to put the new one because I already ripped off a little bit the paper over there Just slightly But I did So I'm gonna cut all both of these sheets on strips like this Here you see here. I rip it off a slightly I do have cut my strips and I also place them in order one two three four five six seven eight So in this order, I'm gonna keep my strips right here. I'm gonna take a glue Oh shoot. Okay I'm gonna take this one And I'm gonna get up strip number one and here Glue here part two. So I'm gonna get up part two I'm gonna check it. I do have that part two and that part two should continue right here To make sure that I will glue those strips nice and straight I'm gonna take that part two and flip it over I'm gonna fold this white strip Now I'm gonna slide that part two to this fold and I'm gonna make sure that the rest It's matching that strip Before so I don't have it like this, you know, I do have it nice and straight Like this and here in that fold Oh, come on. Yeah, I'm gonna take my glue Put a glue on this small piece Fold it over and glue Now on this end I do have that white strip as well And I think I forgot to score it there. Look at me Score also that line between your pages and these white Parts that will help you to fold it now Okay, so I'm gonna fold that white piece over there. I'm gonna take another strip Part three. So I do have part three here. I'm gonna put the glue here on this white piece Take my part three Place it here And make sure that it's matching those strips before that it's linked nice and Straight with those strips before and again, I'm gonna fold this one here Don't forget to score here between those white strips and those pages as well It will help you to fold it on the right position. I totally forgot So now I have to do it myself and it's just not Good for making that book. It's better if you will have scored that part already Okay Do you have it here? I'm gonna take next strip. I do have here number four So I'm gonna check. I do have number four here and to make sure that I will don't place it upside down I'm gonna kind of like place it this way and flip it over Again match those strips before so I do have my last strip Strip glued on the last strip. I forgot to cut that white piece So I'm gonna cut it off Because I don't need it there and now I'm gonna start to fold And it's very easy. I'm gonna start from the start actually And these should be folded this way And then just like accordion opposite way And this way so here you can see why I told you that it's better to pre-score it because You will have much much easier way To fold the book together this way And this way so accordion style On one side and then on opposite side and because I did pre-score my papers. It's going much much easier Then if I will have to you know find now Where to fold And what to do so with this I'm gonna Fold all that book And I will come back so I do have my accordion book Prepared and because I don't want to have this like accordion book I'm gonna have it glued together those pages like one strong piece not like this one So I'm gonna open it. I think I do have wrong clue This one yes So this needs to be glued together these two. So I'm gonna open it there Put the glue on that space and fold this back And I'm gonna open it next one And because you know because I glued this so this will help me to open the next one which should be glued So I will don't miss anything. Hopefully Fold this back and press It's not too many pages So I don't mind that this is a little bit slower process and I'm gonna lift it up I do have here next one And I'm gonna place it back And press and always I'm trying to watch if I'm not not making kind of like angle with gluing my pages And I will have to be careful with that glue and I'm gonna lift it up And put the glue here So with this process I'm gonna continue till the end And move that So I do have my mini book block done I need to separate few pages where the glue Were kind of over the edge but Overall, it's holding nicely I'm gonna be gluing here over the spine also some reinforcement But before I will do so I'm gonna use my scissors and With those scissors. I'm gonna kind of distress the top bottom and The side of my book block the side where The opposite side of the spine of that book block. So Here are pages Here is the spine. So this opposite side I'm gonna distress with my Scissors as well To make it look more worn more vintage And as I said that top and bottom this also helps to make the pages Kind of like in the same same size or you know In the same shape and I'm gonna take a vintage photo and my Lovely distress ink and with that I'm gonna color the edges of My book or that book block to make it look more Born So that's my mini book block I do have here this small piece of fabric And I think over that spine. I will need just it's actually exactly size. That's perfect So over that spine. I will need just small part or a small piece of this fabric So I'm gonna Oh shoot. Oh, yeah, that's my scissors. I will need to sharp them. Okay I'm gonna take a pva glue here. It's opening of my book So where those book pages are glued. I'm gonna take pva glue Put the glue over these Uh folds here and I'm gonna put a little bit more and put also glue here And here Take my small piece of fabric. Oh come on I don't want to go Small piece of fabric and I'm gonna place it Over the spine like this And glue it. Okay, now I'm gonna let it dry And I'm gonna take the paper where I do have box And the front and back cover. I'm gonna take book pages and glue book pages on the back side of this paper I do have that book page in the back side and I'm cutting all these pieces So now the box and I didn't try it yet. So hopefully That will work We will see if I did measure everything right So here This will be flap Or a lid of the box Here I need to cut small notch. It's kind of invisible So here a slightly In the angle Not the lid of the box, but this small piece slightly in the angle kind of like this Same will be on the bottom. It's not Visible that much as I want it So here straight and this one slightly in the angle Like this, I'm not sure which which way you can see that better And same will be here on this side Here straight We should and here in the angle It's very small box. So There are kind of tight spaces between Okay Here straight and here in the angle Here in the angle And here in the angle And for the box, I'm gonna take back my ruler And knife the scoring Tool and I'm gonna score All these spaces which should be folded so The edge of the flap Or the lid Here Here on the bottom Side of the box And here is last one. So now I can fold all these And we will see if my measurement was right or wrong This way This way So first I'm gonna keep this folded like this here I can see the spine or the side of the box the opposite side is folded here I'm gonna lift it up. I'm gonna lay down this I'm gonna put a glue on this flap my straight So I'm gonna put the glue on this small flap Try try try try try Okay, we are working I think we are working Oh, yeah, we are working now So now I can fold this Side of the box with that edge I'm gonna kind of like Lift it this way and fold it opposite way And press and again kind of like lift it Now these two sides are going inside Then this red one and then over it it's going this That was the night before Christmas Here I'm gonna put the glue I'm gonna fold this over I'm gonna take my bone folder and from inside I'm gonna press The papers together and now I can fold this one. Oh, come on. Oh, I think These sides need to be slightly Cut it down here And here as well just slightly to make that space for the Lid now close it And close the lid Much much better So I do have a box. Yay And now I'm gonna bring back all those pieces for the book cover This can go to the box and I do have here that was the night before Christmas I do have here this one I do have here the piece which will also create the spine just gonna Try to fold it over Hopefully we will see and I do have these two pieces. I'm gonna grab back my ruler and that Scoring thingy and I'm gonna score always from the corner here to the corner here and I'm gonna Twist or you know Yeah twist my piece and score all four these Parts from the corner here to that opposite corner there Same I'm gonna do with that next part Once I do have scored all these Sides I'm gonna fold The opposites and then fold these Other opposites and I'm gonna check. Yeah this way So the piece this piece it's not exactly square As you can see if I will place it this way one side is longer. So these long sides Will be glued first So long side. I'm gonna glue it first We are reinforcing that piece. So long sides first And then I'm gonna glue these short sides over those long sides Here And here same I'm gonna do With that next piece. So again, I'm gonna fold it. I think this one is longer Yeah, I can see that straight away. So this and that opposite I'm gonna glue first And then then those short sides I'm gonna take this green piece I'm gonna try it one more time if I'm not too far too back I think this way it can go And I'm gonna take those Two basics and these will be glued right here and right here I'm gonna Add the glue Kind of on the inside and then place this red piece With the slight amount Here on the edge something like if I will create very teeny Tiny small frame I'm gonna grab that next part Place it there Right here and again just teeny tiny small little Frame nothing too big just really teeny tiny small piece And always Check before your glue will get glued properly if you can actually wrap it around If you are not missing, you know, if you will use some thicker paper This Will have to be glued First around your book cover or book block if you are making this book block from thicker paper Make sure that you will glue first this green paper Around so then you will see Where the writing is but here I can see that I do have it quite big So I can actually glue it the way I want Need to wait to make sure it will get glued I'm gonna take these small pieces And I think I'm gonna distress these first so I distress all including the box I do have this my little book cover. I'm gonna grab the glue I want to have this The title This way So I'm gonna glue here the front And here the back Of the book cover And it does have very teeny tiny small frame The base it's slightly bigger a little bit of glue here and let it dry one more time To make sure that this will hold nicely And I'm gonna grab my book block check which is the front. So this is the back cover Back of my book. This is front of my book So I'm gonna add the glue here on the front here I'm gonna keep small frame And also I'm gonna check if you know if I can go I'm kind of placing that book block with the edge of this the cover Kind of that that way if you can see The spine of my book block is at the same position like is the book cover And here I want to make sure that it's not You know in some stupid angle Now I'm gonna put the glue here on that backside Put the glue here And I'm gonna fold this and make sure That front and back cover are in the same position. This is very small book That's so that it's much more easy to do with this small book That way the spine got curved and I do have here this beautiful Beautiful curved spine Now I need to let it dry before I will try to open that book and manage that book. So I'm gonna let it dry just gonna Try if I can fit Into my little box And I can put that those gift vouchers I'm gonna take off my book because I'm gonna clip it all together Now I'm gonna let it dry. I'm gonna take a clips paper clips and kind of make sure That everything especially here It's gonna get glued And once it's dry and I'm sure that everything holds nicely I can place my mini book into my mini gift box and that's all done So I hope you did Enjoy it. I hope you will have a fun with these uh with these epimeras And you will like to create this mini book. It's a really gorgeous book I saw it many times in movies, you know in christmas movies Like christmas pageant. I think it's called christmas pageant So I hid that many times, but I never did that. So I'm glad that I do have that book right here And I can share it with you. So this is my sharing Thank you so so much for jumping in today. Thank you so much for spending your time with me Thank you so much to all of my patreons for all your amazing support I hope you know how much I appreciate that and thank you so much also for all my customers Who bought this book. I hope you did enjoy this little tutorial and I hope you will enjoy all these images Have a beautiful day. Take care about yourself and I will see you soon on patreon or on youtube. Bye