This craft makes a real book with a fun cover. This could be your child's fisrt magickal tome. Tell them to think about what it means to have a Book of Shadows and what its for.  They can work in their book every time you work on yours! And just so you know, this makes fun book for you as well!!

Materials

  • A 3 Ring binder of any size and anycolor (make sure it doesn't have a clear sleeve on the cover.)
  • Foam, puffy or 3D letter stickers
  • Embellishments of choice (plastic bugs, gems, stickers)
  • Mod Podge
  • Paper Towel
  • You can use tissue gift wrap paper to cover the whole cover it to give it a textural feel.
  • Paint, any color you like.
  • Metallic Paints
  • Distress Ink
  • Ribbon or suede
  • Notebook paper

 

 

Tools

  • Hot Glue Gun with extra glue sticks
  • Small Bristle Paint Brush
  • Foam Brush
  • Hairdryer

 

Instructions

  1. Open binder. Place binder ring side down on table. Its helpful to place books under the cover s to make them sit level.
  2. Apply a layer of mod podge on the outside covers.including the spine.
  3. Add tissue paper to add texture( paper will be wrinkled.) Add 4 layers of tissue paper on the covers. Let the paper flap over to the inside of the cover.
  4. Add any letters you want and any other embellishments..
  5. Dab another layer of mod podge over the tissue paper, letters and embellishments
  6. Now add one last layer of tissue paper
  7. Use the hairdryer for about 5 minutes to help it dry.
  8. Apply paint using a sponge/foam paint brush. Dab paint to coat the entire cover, back, and spine. Go over letters and embellishments too.
  9. Use the hairdryer again for about 5 minutes to dry the paint.
  10. Apply metallic paint (such as gold or silver) using a small bristle brush to the lettering and any embellishments that were applied.
  11. Use the hairdryer again for about 5 minutes to dry the paint.
  12. Apply distressing ink to stain the edges of the pages. This will make the book look older.
  13. Crumble and bend the pages without tearing them to create a worn in look.
  14. Finish by adding gems or wrapping the book cover in ribbon/suede.