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Angel made from a book with the pages folded.
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Folded Book Angel

Learn how to turn an old paperback book into an angel just by folding pages. 

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Exacto Knife

Ingredients

  • Paperback Book at least 200 pages long
  • Small Christmas ornament about 2 inches in diameter
  • Ribbon

Instructions

  • Prep the book by creasing the spine about every 20 pages, and cutting off the front cover and first few pages.
    paperback book with the cover cut off.
  • Begin by folding the top right corner of the first page down so the top edge of the page meets the spine. Crease.
    Top page of book folded down diagonally.
  • Fold the same page a second time, this time bringing the folded edge to meet the spine. Crease.
    Top page of book folded down diagonally a second time.
  • There will be a corner of the page hanging down past the bottom of the book. Fold it along the bottom edge of the book, and tuck it up inside the previous folds.
    Bottom corner of folded page folded up level with the bottom of the book.
  • Turn the folded page to the left, and repeat the same steps on the next page. Continue folding pages, turning the folded pages to the left and opening the book up with before folding the next page.
    Left hand holding already folded pages to the left side of the book.
  • When you have folded between 80-100 pages (so up to page 160-200 in the book) you should see that you've created a cone shape. Use an exacto knife to cut along the spine between the folded pages and the excess pages.
    Using an exacto knife to cut off the rest of the book pages.
  • Make wings by accordian folding 4-5 more pages of the book and stacking them on top of each other. Staple together in the center.
    Four book pages accordian folded to make wings.
  • Take the top off the ornament if you can. Turn it upsidedown and glue it to the top of your paper cone for a head. Glue the wings on the back of the angel. Fold up one more piece of paper to create a "ball" that you can glue on under the wings to support them. Hold the wings and support in place for a few minutes until the glue cools and hardens.
    Folded book with small ornament glued on top for head; with wings glued on behind the head.
  • Tie a ribbon under the ornament to finish the angel.
    Angel made from a book with the pages folded.

Notes

The finished height of your angel will be the height of the book you choose plus the height of the ornament you use for the head.