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| Squash Book Tutorial |
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| Squash Book Tutorial |
Materials Required to make a squash book
- 3 Squares of paper- of the same size
Size of the squares- Your folded squash book will be half the width of your square
Thickness of paper- as thin or as thick as you want!
- Glue
- Ribbon/Magnet or Velcro or anything else you can think of to hold your squash book folded
Fold the 3 squares in half vertically and horizontally and along one diagonal.Use the template picture below as a guide to the folds.[Its easy -don't get fooled by the terminology to think its difficult]
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Squash book template
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Align the squares as shown.
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The outer two squares should have their folds in the same way while the central square should have the folds in the opposite way while you lay them on top of each other.
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Squash Book Tutorial
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Fold as shown. If your folds are correct you wont have any problem to squash it otherwise you can rework your folds as I have shown in the steps below and still get a gorgeous Squash book!
Fold in the lower inner panel of your outer square towards the center square as shown
Fold in the upper inner panel of the outer square towards the central square like you did above
Fold the other outer square in the same way and now you have a shape as shown
Fold in the lower and upper central folds of your central square and your Squash book is ready!
You can hold the squash book folded with a ribbon[like we did], magnet or a Velcro strip.The lovely strawberry ribbon is from my blogger friend Romina - Thank You Romina!
My little one was thrilled with her squash book and stuck all her plant pictures on the panels of the squash book which fitted easily into her school bag. You can stick on both sides of the squash book so there is room for lots of pictures! Make a special card or a scrapbook project with the squash book!Do try it !Fold in the lower inner panel of your outer square towards the center square as shown
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Awaiting your comments on our little project.
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Interactive School Project -using slider cards and pop up flaps
Neverending card- can fit in lots of pictures in this one
Diorama
Interactive Chart -with waterfall mechanisms and slider interactions
Sun,Earth and Moon
Wao!
ReplyDeleteAnother fab tutorial from a lovely lady... You are such a darling to share all your skills and techniques with all of us here.. hats off to you...
I will surely give it a try some day...
Lots of love,
priya
Thank You Priya
ReplyDeleteWow lovely creative creation dear.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! What a fun idea, and doesn't seem too complicated for such great results! Thanks
ReplyDelete-rwk
rwkrafts.blogspot.com
Dr. Sonia, what a great teaching tool and a fun way to learn about plants. It's fantastic and another wonderful tutorial.
ReplyDeletesonia very good work and clear witth ur tutorial
ReplyDeleteDr. Sonia, what a great project. I can't wait to try one. I was thinking about a valentines card describing the ways I love my loved one with various stamps in action. It would be really cute. Thanks for a great project and tutorial.
ReplyDeleteTruly gorgeous...!!
ReplyDeletenow the list is becoming endless (of the things and activities that i plan to do with mishu inspired by ur blog).....:)))))
ReplyDeletelove this...from where do u come up with such brilliant ideas?:)
thanks for stopping by....it was a nice suggestion that i shuld plan the text before i blog....i'll try that..i just realised that this is something that i do when i do cooking/food preparation with mishu...i plan things before...even taking out raw materials and cutlery or crockery before he enters the kitchen...otherwise things go out of my control too.
Sonia you have explained that beautifuly and its so good of you to take the time to demo ,when i know you are such a busy girl.Im going to save it so i can try it out when i have time x ps forgot the important bit i love it .
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute, thank you for the tutorial, will be giving it a try, I think I could use it in my classroom and maybe as one of the Hello Kitty gifts that I'm making for my nieces! I just love this idea!
ReplyDeleteA very fun profect to share! That ribbon is lovely! We have made a few of these but it has been awhile! Thank you for the beautiful reminder of how much fun they are! I'm sure Prisha's classmates enjoy seeing the crafty treasures she brings to share with them!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute project!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea!! hugs! Dina
ReplyDeleteoh lord !!looks like a lot of work !! a very compact project book for school !!love it !!
ReplyDeleteFabulous project! And I love your tutorials. They are so helpful.
ReplyDeleteKelly
http://kellyscraftylife.blogspot.com
hey sonia this is amaizing. your tutorials are gr8. congrates
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome, creative book!! I love it! Your projects are always so clever and absolutely fabulous! And thank you so much for the easy-to-follow instructions. I tried to make one of these once and it was so hard to follow the directions. I am going to try it again with your instructions :D
ReplyDeleteLisa
http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
Awsome!!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Friends Thank You so much for encouraging me with your comments even for such a simple project. I am so touched by the support.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! terrific tutorial:) I've never tried one since it looked very complicated but your tutorials is very easy to follow! Thank you for always visiting! Thank you so much for passing the BFF award and thinking about me:)
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What a great book and teaching tool! I bet you two had a lot of fun doing this. My daughter is a kindergarten teacher, I am going to make one of these to show her. I can think of lots of ways she could use this in her classes. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. Hugs, Pam at http://craftycards4u2.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteIt may be simple project for you, but for me, who can do more than fold a piece of paper and make it into a card, this is fabulous!! should give it a try...
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!!
OMG!!! this is so so creative.... at the recent crafters meet at Gurgaon, all of us unanimously thought that being a doctor and still finding time to do all this super creative stuff with tutorials, u r one hell of a girl, Doc!!!
ReplyDeletewow another great creation from u i relly like the way u put so much thought and effort to help make your daugthers projects they are so unique.love the squash book and the helpful tutorial .i am sure my daughter could be exicted to do one like this.
ReplyDeleteYou have no limits...so many nice ideeas, over and over again.Congratulations for all your work!
ReplyDeleteYour project looks great, and I love your tutorials!!! You are a wonderful teacher! :)
ReplyDeleteAmy
redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com
Thank You Dear Friends.This is a easy project and quick to make after you make one!
ReplyDeleteits really nice one..i love to make card in this technique .. its easy to make even for childern. it looks cuttyy..
ReplyDeleteOMG, had a g8 time seeing your stuff..loved every bit of it and it was fun too...r u really a doctor..? u should be a crafter.
ReplyDeletehugs
Shoma
http://artbugindia.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing the steps to make this wonderful book. My daughter when younger wanted to be a botanist. That changed. She is now a sophomore in college studying Art Animation.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com
Wow Sonia I never seen such a cool book!! I love all the plant pics what a totally cool idea. Thanks for all the instructions will have to try this! Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteHello, I could say the same thing to you about having a crafty family...so glad that Prisha was thrilled with this creation!!!
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Jessica
p.s. I will be back to try this out!
Found your blog through a friend's. I love that you are a physician with a love for crafting! I'd love to get to India one day to see your country ...the closest I've been is Thailand which is still a good ways from you! Maybe someday...
ReplyDeleteI'm from Atlanta, Georgia and sending you greetings from here. Like your accordion album or Squash book...they are so much fun, aren't they? I had a good time looking around your blog. I don't usually leave my blog address in my comments but since you asked...here's mine:
www.expressionavenue.blogspot.com
and I'd be delighted if you'd stop by! I am following you now so can keep up with you! :)
Susan
Where do you get all that patience from? So creative, love the front and look at the inside! Great project!
ReplyDeletexxx Monica
What a fantastic idea!! I wish my guys where younger and I could use this for one of their projects. Such so clever!! TFS!!
ReplyDeleteLaurie
WOW! This is so FABULOUS! You create the most amazing projects. Fantastic job! ~Shen
ReplyDeleteHi This is lovely a great tutorial, thank you for visiting my blog and leaving me a lovely comment. I'm now a follower of your blog so will be back to see more of your beautiful work hugs maxine x
ReplyDeleteA great tutorial
ReplyDeleteWow super creative! And I love all the diagrams, they make it much easier to understands. This is an adorable project.
ReplyDeleteOne of my cats is having a food allergy problem, but other than that doing fine. Thanks for asking.
I hope all is well with you.
wow very creative and amazing patience
ReplyDeletereally interesting shape. like it!
ReplyDeleteSuper kool...thnx for tutorial.. !! And congrats for CraftyJC!
ReplyDeleteI love these I have made so many of these. Everyone should make at least one in their life time.
ReplyDeleteDIANA L.
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
Yes Diana I agree with you. It is so easy once you get the hang of it!
ReplyDeleteI love your squash book. Thanks for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment.
You have a lovely blog, with so many wonderful papercrafts. I will be back again!!
Deanne
Sydney Australia
xx
Thank You So much dear friends for taking the time to encourage us!
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea Dr. Sonia. You have a rocking blog.......
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! Loved how simply it can be made!! :)
ReplyDeletetotal hit at her school I am guessing!?! Awesome creation!
ReplyDeleteShalini Thank You for the compliments
ReplyDeleteKishley yes the squash book is quite simple to make
ET yes my daughter was quite proud of her squash book
Fantastic and fun idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is so precious!
ReplyDeleteI love that your little girl creates with you.
Crafty best wishes,
Sonia
Thank you sonia , for this wonderful tutorial so generous of you ! This has inspired me and my son to make our version of the squash book for a school project. We would appreciate if you can take time and drop in and see how we have used it ! https://happymomentzz.blogspot.com/2018/07/squash-book-school-project.html Thanks and regards
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