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« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2009, 04:45:17 PM »

Here is another website that I found, but I have emailed them regarding board books, we'll see?
http://www.bookemon.com/create_book.php

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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2009, 08:49:48 PM »

I have found a publisher that may possibly publish the board books for us. So I will let you know more when I recieve the confirmation. It sounds promising.

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« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2009, 09:52:10 PM »

Here is my latest board book laminated. My toddler tested it already and it worked fine. It is a 4x4, 12 pages.

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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2009, 11:00:28 PM »

Wow - the book looks amazing (and the ducks are so cute!!).  What materials did you use for the book - was it a recycled old board book or did you start it from scratch?  How did you laminate it and bind it?

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« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2009, 12:52:57 AM »

thats really neat. Thanks for sharing

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« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2009, 03:02:06 AM »

Y'all are so inspiring! big grin

So, I tried making my own book.  I made a flip book.  The word is on the page, then you flip it up and see the picture.  I used words and pictures I glued to cardstock, then put them between contact paper (the kind they sell for laminating. I'm not sure what the difference is.  Perhaps it is glossier?).  I left extra conact paper where I wanted the seam to be, then sewed the pages together using my sewing machine with a zigzag stictch.  I must say, it was a lot of work.  I'm not sure how often I will do that.   Wink  But the baby likes it. big grin

I also saw that shutterfly was mentioned.  I liked to scrapbook on my computer.  I have had them make snapbooks for me (of my scrapbook pages) a couple of times (I think it was cheaper back when  huh ...).  I just wanted to say that I liked the snapbooks.  The pages are as thick as good quality photo paper, and with glossy prints, the pages wipe off  if there are little spills.  Basically, they are spiral bound glossy photos with a plastic front and back.  The photobooks are not they same.  They are made of thinner paper.  And I noticed you can now add captions and borders. 

Here are a few photos. 
Thanks again for the help and encouragement!

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« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2009, 04:08:50 AM »

These are great ideas, I cant wait to get started on making my own.


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« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2009, 05:34:40 AM »

Awesome work, THen!

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« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2009, 08:08:04 AM »

Then thats great thanks smile

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« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2009, 06:22:33 PM »

I purchased my board book blanks from www.oreintaltrading.com, measured my book, then used power point to create my book, glued the odd pages on then laminating them by folding over a little on each side then glued the even pages on then laminted them but with no fold over. I used elmers glue that I brushed on. I allow it to dry for an hour under a bunch of books for weight.

However you can use a sketch pad or a spiral book that has heavy cardstock pages that are blank. Just print and glue your pages on and you can even laminate.

I also have purchased a kit that makes board books but you have to laminate them.

I got word back from a publisher who is willing to publish board books for us!!!!! All that I am waiting on is his confirmation on the price. So cross your fingers.

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« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2009, 10:08:54 PM »

Thank you, mother of faith!

I didn't know oriental trading co. had board books!  What a great find!
And publishing books, what an idea.   smile

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« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2009, 01:30:38 PM »

Hi mother of Faith & everyone,
I would like your advise of how should I bind the pages together? Right now I am using normal paper or card stock to print out and I use laminating pouches to laminate them.

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« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2009, 06:23:48 PM »

Wow!  And I thought I was creative with making "lift the flap" books out of little photo albums!  You all are amazing!!!  And so inspiring!

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« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2009, 11:08:12 PM »

HI Kizudo,
Can you teach me how to make the lift the flap books out of photo albums? Is it possible if you can show me a photo, please? What a great idea!

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« Reply #29 on: May 28, 2009, 01:28:32 AM »

It's really quite simple...not even close to playing in the big leagues like the rest of you board book creators!  ...but it's an easy place to start from.

All I do is buy some cardstock.  I then decide what the theme of the book is.  I just finished one on body parts (I took a photo of my son and enlarged and cropped the various parts) and one on colour. 

Imagine a piece of cardstock that you've trimmed off 1/2 an inch off the side (portrait) so that it now measures 8 x 11.  This will be cut in half vertically to give you two pieces 4x11.  These will each be a page (and a flap).

This is the way I made the colour one:

1.  choose the colours & a photo for each colour.  (ie.  White - Grandpa's beard is white, Pink - Mommy's pyjama pants are pink., etc)

2.  in Word, select columns.  At the bottom of column one type your colour, at the bottom of column two type your sentence.  Cut the half inch off one side of your paper and separate the two columns by cutting them apart.

3.  go to a paint store and snag some paint sample cards for each of your colours (shhh....)

4.  fold your papers in half so that the word/sentence is on the outside (this is the "flap" part)...  Open the flap that has the colour word on it and glue in the paint card, open the flap that has the sentence and glue in your photo...

5.  stick the part with the paint card into the clear photo pocket, do the same with the photo part of the other folded paper and presto!  a flap book!

Hope this makes sense... 



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