This mini book craft is honestly my favorite craft that I have done to date! I have always wanted to make them but they seemed a little daunting. Surprisingly, they were super simple and took about 20-30 minutes (not counting bake time) to make!
You could use any mini book covers that you want- textbooks or the actual Harry Potter book series covers. If you want to use the mini book covers that I did, click the link and you can download and resize them as appropriate for you! ๐
Supplies
-book cover print outs
-scissors
-white clay
-straight edge
-eye pin
-tacky glue
-mod podge
-paintbrush
Instructions
- Print and cut out your desired book covers
- Fold the spine of your book to shape it
- Roll and flatten your clay to fit the size of book cover
- Trim off any excess clay
- Place eye pin in the top of your clay
- Use the straight edge to make pages for your book
- Remove cover and bake clay
- Adhere book cover to clay using tacky glue
- Add a layer of mod podge to the cover for a nice, glossy finish
Video Tutorial
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Just made these as party favors. So much fun!
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed them ๐
Hey, where did you get those book covers? Loved thisโก
Thanks, I made them! ๐ If you click the words “mini book covers” in the 2nd paragraph you can download them!
How long do you bake these and at what temp?
I baked the clay according to the directions on their package.
Could you use air-dry clay?
I’m honestly not sure as I’ve never used air dry clay. I would imagine you could though!
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