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Paper Book Purse

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Woven purse from book pages

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    ok first you need a book. I chose Illusions cause i've had it forever and never got around to reading it and i know i wont

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    ok you need to rip the pages out that you will be using


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    i chose to fold it in fours (sorry if you cant really make out the pic i used the flash)

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    i line the folded pages up and put a piece of tape at the bottom of each page so it easier it weave the paper through it


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    then i start weaving the pages together

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    there will be extra pieces of paper that aren't covered when you are done weaving the pages just cut off the extra pieces

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    cover the whole side with tape.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    turn it over and tape the back too.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    cut the extra tape off. then i cut four more pieces of tape and put it on the edge of one side and tape it to the back so it covers the edges.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    repeat those steps until you have all five sides of the purse don't forget to make two of the sides and the bottom smaller then the other two sides.

    when you are done with that line the seames up like this.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    tape the seames together

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    then use clear tape on the seams on the other side

    then fold up and start taping it together. if one or two sides are taller the the other wait until you are don't taping then cut it till they are even.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    when done with that i decided to make the handle out of the pages too i just took two pages and folded them and taped them together. and i taped it to the inside and outside of the purse

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    the end result

    im sorry if i didn't do a good job at the tutorial this was my first one

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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

16 Apr 21:13

This is great, thanks for sharing and don't apologize, you explained the process really well.

kaludesign

kaludesign

16 Apr 21:57

cute! :)

Maraluce M.

Maraluce M.

17 Apr 15:05

Even though I think destroying books is pure blasphemy, this is really cool :)

Bollie B.

Bollie B.

17 Apr 15:51

Your tutorial is as good as any :D Kewl endproduct too !!

Miss Fit

Miss Fit

17 Apr 19:36

you could make a colorful one with magazines! cute!

KT

KT

18 Apr 21:21

THIS IS AWESOME!! I'm gunna try to make one out of the comics in the newspaper!

DIS.AR.RAY

DIS.AR.RAY

15 Aug 01:54

This is great :D

I'm totally making this whenever I get around to getting some more packing tape :D

Patricia S.

Patricia S.

11 Sep 07:00

That's really cool!

Holly W.

Holly W.

06 Nov 01:21

This is a GREAT idea, and an even BETTER tutorial! I'm going to make one tomorrow!

Dandy Lion

Dandy Lion

22 Oct 20:35

I love it! I make one sort of like this, but not... I'm making a tutorial for it now.

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Xeila R. »
April 16, 2008 21:09
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