I. Materials Preparation
Tools such as flower and grass paper, lid-opening lights, cardboard, wrapping paper, glue, etc.
Warm Tips:
1. The above materials are not absolute, and you can use your favorite materials instead. Sisters with calligraphy skills can also consider writing after folding.
2. If you don’t need the light to turn on when opening the book, you can buy a string of lights with a switch.
3. The cardboard can be directly replaced by a carton. If there is no wrapping paper, you can just find any paper for packaging.
4. If there is no glue… you can use rice grains to stick it.
II. Making Process
① Making the Book Pages
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Fold the flower and grass paper into a long strip by continuous folding (the way we folded fans when we were kids). After folding it into a long strip, don’t unfold it and then fold it into the shape of “]”, regardless of left or right, as long as it is in the same direction. Then fold it again according to the just-made creases and repeat the initial steps (it’s hard to describe here. If you can’t see clearly, you can refer to the traces on the white paper). There is no requirement for the specific width and the number of folds. Everyone can adjust according to their own preferences.
② Making the Book Cover
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The book cover is actually very flexible. As long as you have a slightly thicker cardboard, you need to leave a certain width in the middle for placing the light switch.
③ Overall Assembly
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If you choose the lid-opening lights, the switch must be closely attached to the side of the crease. Then evenly stick the light strip on the book cover. Finally, stick the book pages on the book cover. Note that the “]” shape should be close to the surrounding of the book cover (you can roughly measure the position first and then determine the position of the light).
III. Summary
Highlight: This is the first time for me to make this. Overall, it is very simple and the cost is less than 20 yuan. Now I will summarize several points that I think should be noted during the production.
1. The keyword for searching materials is “lid-opening lights”. You can get one for 2 – 3 yuan with free shipping on Pinduoduo.
2. If you are practicing, don’t use flower and grass paper. It is very difficult to fold and it sheds debris. The so-called petals I thought were actually paper, not real petals. The effect is okay, but it is really troublesome and you may feel frustrated during the production. I bought the largest size for 17 yuan (not all used up. It is recommended to determine the size before making). The flower and grass paper is also particularly thick (personally, I think it is closer to cloth, but it is easy to tear if you use a little more force), and it is not easy to fold neatly.
3. Pay attention to the size when making the book pages, otherwise it is easy to be mismatched with the book cover.
