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Try these free book craft patterns and projects. Use many creative techniques and supplies to make a variety of book related crafts. Make your own books and decorate books you already have.
Alphabet Book
Instructions for making your own creative alphabet books.
Art Book
Jennifer Schoch shares instructions for making your own art books.
Book Safe
You can turn an ordinary, hardcovered book into a safe to hide your valuables and little treasures. Not only are these books a useful addition to your own book shlelf, it also makes a great gift!
Book of Thanks
Make this book featuring all the things you are thankful for! A great Thanksgiving craft.
Cd Case Book
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Decorated Journal - Inside
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Decorated Journal - Outside
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Fast, Fun & Easy Book Cover Art
This book offers many creative ideas to help you cover your plain notebooks, journals, and more.
Fun Flip Book
Make a fun flip book using these suggestions and printable template.
Getting Ready For School Book
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Invent a Book
from your About.com Guide, suggestions for making your own picture books out of magazines.
Make an Accordion Book
Give them a gift they'll hang on to forever. Lovely, personalized accordion books make great journals or recipe books and are simple to make.
Make Spectacular Books
Read my review about this vook Fabulous Fabric, Skewer & Folded Books written by Sue Astroth.
Quiet-Time Busy Books
By following the directions in this book, you can create your fun books and even your own page designs.
Ready-to-Go! Blank Board Books
These blank board books come in a multitude of sizes, shapes, and colors. Cut, stamp, glue, paint, draw and embellish to your heart's delight.
Story Sack
Try this fun way to help kids to enjoy reading! Make a sack which contains a story book along with related craft ideas, games, and other fun stuff.
Stretchy Book Covers
Book covers are required on most school books. Paper is great and economical but it usually ends up torn and falling off the book.
Touch-and-Feel Book
Shantel Davis shares suggestions for creating a touch-and-feel book that a toddler, or any child, can help make.
Write Your Own Story Book
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Altered CD Mini Book
Transform old CDs into a little book!
Alphabet Book Craft
This book craft is easy enough for younger kids and will help them with their alphabet skills.
Artist Book
Make your own special art book full of your own artwork.
Bind It Fast
Learn to bind books you make or repair your own books using this Japanese bookmaking technique. Good illustrations.
Book Covers
The first weekend after school starts -- when textbooks have been handed out but the homework hasn' t yet -- is prime time for a little book beautification.
Book Diorama
Make a diorama about a favorite book.
Cloth Covered Books
Make your own cloth-covered book with sewn pages.
Colors Book
This simple-to-make book about color is made from construction paper and pictures from catalogs or magazines.
Cover a Notebook
Directions for covering a book with either fabric or paper.
Create an Art Book
Create an art book with your class or by yourself to keep track of your progress in learning about art.
Decorated Notebook
Decorate your notebooks with cutouts, gel pens, or stickers.
Double-Hinged Books
Make a book that looks like a treasure chest.
Funny Faces
The kids will enjoy making and using these silly flip books. Minimum supplies needed: paper, crayons, scissors, and stapler.
Home-Made Binders and Journals
There are a lot of different ways to decorate your own binder or journal for back to school. Here are a few.
How to Make a Pull-Tab Book
Make a book with slide-out pieces.
Japanese Binding Technique
Learn to bind books you make or repair your own books using this Japanese bookmaking technique. Good illustrations.
Jean Book Cover
Decorate a 3-ring sbinder or a composition notebook and use the pockets to hold your pens and pencils.
Make Your Own Lift Up Book
This book is actually on a flat piece of paper, with an accordion-fold lift up piece.
Make Your Own Mini Book
Make an itty-bitty book.
Make Your Own Peek A Boo Book
Make your own lift-the-flap book.
Nature Book
Make your own nature book from recycled grocery bags
Notable Notebooks
Ideas for making a personalized notebook.
Paper Bag Book
This book is easy to make, from a brown paper bag
Paperback Covers
Use fabric and sewing skills to make this handy book cover.
Pop-Up Books
Make books with three-dimensional pop-ups.
Text Book Cover
The first weekend after school starts -- when textbooks have been handed out but the homework hasn' t yet -- is prime time for a little book beautification.
Unfolding Books
Make an accordion-style book.
Velvet Journal
These velvet-covered notebooks are easy to make, but look really professional when they're finished.
Wallpaper Book
Make a beautiful book out of scraps of wallpaper.
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