Helen Bookbinder
Helen is the Book Arts Technical Demonstrator in the Book Arts Workshop at Grand Parade, University of Brighton.
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Recycled Christmas cards
The envelope is made from two layers of wrapping paper, glued and pressed. The card is made by mixing two old ones together and then glueing [...]
Christmas tree
The frame is made from hazel and willow, then decorate with Froebel stars [...]
Christmas Bunting
Each piece is folded from a square of paper into a kite shape. The top part is folded over a piece of thread. Glue down and leave to dry fla [...]
Paper Ball Decoration
How to make it This one uses coconut leaves but try substituting paper. the paper needs to be strong and flexible. [...]
merry xmas
Cut out letters from christmas cards then stuck on to a length of cord or ribbon. Took a while but makes a cool thing. [...]
letters and decoupage
Build 3D letter shapes from 1mm grey board and cover with wrapping paper. This took ages by the way! This one was made from layers of corrug [...]
Paper Page Finders
Simple to fold from a square – we used a 12cm square. Old road map pages work well for this one. instruction [...]
Paper Wreath Base
A modular construction that is easy and quick to fold. No glueing to join the pieces together. Makes a sturdy base for further decoration. I [...]
decoration 4
easy to make paper baubles in a variety of shapes instructions and templates [...]