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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 Collage Book
Use my printable alphabet letters and these directions and make your own alphabet collage book.
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!
Fabric Covered Notebook
Discover how simple it is to personalize a notebook or journal by covering it with fabric.
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!
How to Make a Paint Sample Card Book
This fun recycling craft was shared by Jan Henning. Discover how to make a booklet by recycling paint sample cards you can find at a hardware or home improvement store.
How to Make a 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.
Invent a Book
from your About.com Guide, suggestions for making your own picture books out of magazines.
Jeans Notebook Cover
Using a pair of recycled jeans to cover a notebook is a fun and easy craft that your teen will enjoy doing.
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.
Make Your Own Cartoon Book
Carolyn Engle explains how you can make your own cartoon. How much fun!
Paper Bag Book Cover
Find out how to make a book cover using a brown paper bag. This is great for covering school text books, notebooks, or any other books you have.
Paper Bag Notepad Craft
Phyllis explains how she made note paper using a paper bag.
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.
Spell Book Craft
Transform a plain notebook into a book to hold your magic spells and other secrets.
Story or Poem Collage Craft
Use your favorite story or poem as inspiration for your next collage project.
Story Sack Index
Find suggestions for making your own story sacks. A great way to get kids of all ages more interested in reading!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paper Bag Book
This book is easy to make, from a brown paper bag
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.
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