Beanie's Found Art Workshop Part Five: Artists Books

To make Artists books, you'll need a paper bag from a shop (that maybe your owner bought something from, and they put it in a paper bag for them), a stapler, a pair of scissors and a craft knife.

First of all, with either the craft knife or the scissors (whichever you find easier) you need to cut one long side of the paper bag.

So that it looks like this!!

Then you do the same thing on the other long side.

And then fold the whole thing open.

Then, fold over one long side to the other long side, and make the fold a nice sharp one.

Then, with the craft knife, slit through the crease.... and then side down so that you cut along the crease to ALMOST the end.

And then do the other way. You need to leave a little bit at each end not cut.

The bag should look a bit like this now!!!

Keep both long sides together, but start folding over the short edges so that they "join up". You're now "making the pages" for your book. Fold down each page as you go.

It should look something like this when you're done!!

Then get your stapler and staple the "folded over" end. I usually use three staples but you can use as many as you want!!

It's now ready to decorate with other found bits!!