Homemade ABC Book

By Lori Garcia, editor-in-chief

SUPPLIES:

White computer paper

Enough stickers for the entire alphabet

Brads (gold fasteners)

Single hole punch

Markers, pencils

2-3 squares of 8-1/2x11" foam

Ruler

Glue gun

STEP BY STEP:

1. Cut 26 sheets of computer paper into 5 by 5 inch squares.  Use a ruler and pencil to section off a 1 inch section by the left side of one of the sheets of paper. (see opposite picture)

2. Using a single hole punch, punch two or three holes along the side. (We started off with three holes, but then we opted for only two.)

3. Measure an inch and 1/2 down the page and make a tick mark. Make several of these across the page. Then, draw a line to connect the dots.

4. Make another guide line another inch and 1/2 down the page.

5. Using a black marker, draw the letter A several times larger than the rest of the sentence...be sure to leave room for the sticker.

Crafty Chic tip: You may want to put the sticker on first to know how much room you have for the words.

6. Cut out two pieces of the same color of foam as the same size as the paper pages. In our case, they are 5 by 5 ".

7. Use the hole punch to punch through the foam. It's a little harder to punch through the foam, but it's possible.

8. Stick in the metal brads and close the ends to form a book.

9. Cut out 2 1/4 wide strips in the blue foam.  Cut one side with scrapbooking scissors. Glue those two strips along the spine.

10. Using the yellow foam, cut out two small circles or using the hole punch to punch out two small circles. Glue these over the brads on the front of the book.

11. Finally, place a sticker on the yellow foam and cut it out, leaving a 1/4 inch border.  Glue it to the front of the book to finish it off.