Chi mi conosce bene sa quanto io ami leggere. Possiedo molti libri mentre altri ne prendo in biblioteca o li scambio con le amiche.
Adoro camminare per le sale guardando quale copertina mi colpisce e mi attira a sè.
Una delle prime cose che faccio quando prendo in prestito un volume è foderarlo.
Piccole manie personali.
Per questo motivo quando ho visto questo progetto mi sono subito appassionata.
Guardate questa libreria BEFORE...
and AFTER...
Le librerie sono molto belle per tutti i colori che le animano, ma possiamo personalizzarle per far si che si possano meglio sposare con lo stile delle nostre case.
Navigando in rete ho trovato questo progetto che mi ha molto colpita e lo voglio condividere con voi:
A Step-By-Step Guide to Covering Your Books
The
circumference length is measured horizontally by wrapping the tape measure around the book, from the front edge of the cover to the back edge.
DO NOT MEASURE THE
CIRCUMFERENCE LENGTH OF THE BOOK BY LAYING IT FLAT. The measurement will not be accurate if you do so.
The
length is measured horizontally from one edge of the book face to the other.
Supplies:
White paper (see step 2 for details)
Scissors
Tape
Tape measure/ measuring tape
Printer
Microsoft Office (or other word processing program)
Instructions:
Step 1: Divide and conquer. Sort the books, grouping them by size, putting all the books of the exact same
height together. Any book that has a nonstandard height put aside in an "odd size" pile to be measured and cut individually later.
Step 2 - Choosing the Right Size Paper. The next big thing you
have to focus on is the paper you will use to cover the books. There
are a few things you must consider. First of all, what is the
height and
circumference width
of your largest book? Add 3" to your measured circumference width to
allow for the folding in of the paper that will keep the cover in
place. When the paper is in the horizontal or landscape orientation,
it must be able to wrap completely around the book with an overhang of
about 1 1/2" on either side.
The standard sizes of paper sold at most office supply stores are 8 1/2"
x 11", 8 1/2" x 14", and 11" x 17". If the largest book you will be
covering is 8 1/2" or less in height and has a circumference width of
less than 12", you will not be needing the 11" x 17" paper. If the
largest book you will be covering is 8 1/2" or less in height and has a
circumference width of less than 9", you will not be needing the 8 1/2" x
14" paper. However, it is most likely that you will have books that
require the 11" x 17" paper.
Remember, before you run out and buy paper, check to see what size paper
you already own and see if you can work with what you have. It just so
happens that I had a huge stack of paper that had been given to us
years ago, 11''x15" fanfold sheets (attached to one another and
separated by serrated edge) with sprocket holes on both sides. Because
it's always better (and cheaper) to work with what you've got, I used
this paper for the majority of the books (some were small enough to be
covered by regular 8 1/2" x 11" sheets) and cut/trimmed as needed for
the various book sizes. The fact that the sheets were attached to one
another actually worked well for me because I had a few books that were
so large, that the 11" x 15" paper was not enough to cover them. When
the books were too large and one sheet wasn't enough, I could use two
sheets without having to tape them together.
I know you all don't have a stack of fanfold paper like I do, (and
sprocket feed paper? it's been over a decade since I've seen that
used) and this means, if you have books that are too large for the 11" x
17" paper, you will need to resort to taping two sheets of paper
together or maybe you could use white butcher paper and cut it to size.
Step 3 - Making the Book Jackets This
is the step in which you will begin making the book jackets. I'd like
to point out that the method that I employed creates jackets that do not
cover the top and bottom edges of the book. (as seen below)
Here's a diagram of the type of jacket I made:
I
don't feel that the book edges take away for the overall clean look of
the display but if you prefer the top and bottom edges covered, you
would need a cover as the one diagrammed below:
Choose the group of like-sized books you would like to begin with
and determine which size paper will be needed to cover those books. If
the paper is exactly the same height of the book, when in the
horizontal or landscape orientation, you will not need to do any cutting
or trimming.
If the height of the paper is more than the height of the book you will need to cut it.
This is where dividing the books by size saves
you lots of time and energy. I cut multiple covers at one time, as
many sheet of paper as my scissors could manage to cut at one time. If
you have a paper cutter, even better. To avoid measuring each sheet
individually and having to use the tape measure, I got a stack of about
5 sheets (which is the number of sheets of paper my scissors can cut at
one time) and I placed one of the books on top of the sheet of paper,
the bottom edge of the book lining up with the bottom of the paper. I
then folded the excess paper from the top upward, making a crease that
would mark the exact height of the book.
I then folded the papers at the crease.
Finally, I cut the sheets of paper along the crease.
I repeated the above steps till I had the
number of sheets of paper that I would need to cover all the books of
the first group.
Step 4 - Printing the Titles.
I’d like to begin this section by saying that I have a very small,
cheap-o printer that cost me $9.95 on sale at Microcenter. It only fits
sheets of paper that are 8 3/4” wide. I sincerely hope that you have a
magnificent printer that can be fed 11” x 17” paper, but if you don’t,
do not fret because I was able to pull this project off with my little
cheap-o champion.
First,
I’ll share how I printed the book titles on the book covers that did
fit in my printer (8 ¾” or less in height). Then, I’ll share how I
managed to put printed labels on the books that used sheets of paper
that were too large for my printer.
Take the sheets of paper you’ve already cut to size and place them in your printer.
Open up your word processing system.
I used Microsoft Office Word 2007. Be sure to leave your page
orientation on portrait. Go to “Page Layout” and click on “Size”. Then
scroll down to "More Page Sizes".
When the "Page Setup" window opens, write in the width and height
of the page you will be using. Keep in mind, the word processor is
viewing this page with a portrait or vertical orientation, so when it
asks for the “height” you will not be putting the height of the book,
you’ll be putting the height of the page when turned vertically. In my
example below, my page size is 7” width by 14” height.
Once you’ve put the page size, you will need to bring your blinking
cursor down to the center of the page. (Half of the page “height”
measurement you inputted) Using my example of a 7” x 14” page size, I’d
bring my cursor down 7”. (I actually let the bottom of my letters sit
on the 7” mark) Don’t forget to account for the top and bottom margin.
I find it easier to eliminate the top and bottom margins altogether.
After moving the cursor to the middle of the page, center your text and choose the font of your choice. I chose Bradley Hand ITC in bold. Choose the font size in proportion to each book’s spine width.
That’s it! Just type the title of the first book and hit print!
If you have a small printer like mine, read on to learn
how to print book titles for the larger books. If you own a printer
that can print on larger size paper, skip to step 5.
Now, I’d like to share how I managed to put printed labels on the
books that used sheets of paper that were too large for my printer.
Here it is folks, the larger books got this treatment.
Yep, I had to cover the book with one sheet of paper, then print the
title on a separate sheet of paper and tape it over the first cover. I
had to do this for all books that were greater than 8 ¾” in height. I
know, a little extra time spent, but I was willing to do this in order
to work with what I had and save some money. If you have a small
printer and want to avoid the hassle of covering the book and then
printing the title on a separate sheet, you have the option of going to
a nearby print shop (Kinko’s, Office Depot, Staples, etc) where they
are able to print on the larger paper. If you’d rather save a few bucks
and go with my “less than spectacular but get’s the job done cheap”
method, it’s quite simple to do.
First, follow steps 1-3 which tell you how to choose and cut the paper
for the book jacket. Instead of moving to step 4, which is printing the
book title, simple cover your book with the “no printed title” paper.
You will be printing your title on a separate 8 ½” x 11” sheet of
paper. Put 8 ½” x 11” paper in the printer.
On your word processing program, change the orientation to Landscape.
Now, I don’t want to lose you here so read carefully. Although you are
going to use 8 ½” x 11” size paper, you are going to go to “Page
Layout”, “Size”, “More Paper Sizes” and in the “page width” box you’re
are going to insert the measurement of the height of your book.
(Remember, the height is measured vertically from top to bottom. Refer
back to the measurement terms above.) The height will remain at 8 ½”.
In the example below my book is 10” in height. (Hence the reason it
didn’t fit in my printer.)
Once you’ve put the page size, you will need to bring your blinking
cursor down to the center of the page. For these print outs the center
will always be 4 ¼” from the top because the height always remains at 8
½”.
That’s it! Just type the title of the first book and hit print!
Step 5 - Covering your book. Good news! All the hard work
has been done. :) Now, just take your printed book cover, wrap it
around your book, and fold in the flaps. I did not tape my flaps, but
you might choose to do so they can stay in place better.
For
those of you with a small printer, that are printing the titles for the
larger books on a separate 8 ½” x 11” paper, simply take your already
covered book and place the second page that has the title printed on it
and place it over the existing cover with the title showing on the spine
of the book. Tape the second sheet onto the cover. (Refer to the
second part of step 4 if unsure)
Your done! Well, almost. Now, just repeat the above 5 steps
with every group of like-sized books until all the books are covered.
Remember
to pace yourself. You will not be completeing this project in a few
hours. I worked on mine in the evening, after my little ones were in
bed, while watching some of my favorite shows. The end result was
everything that I expected and more. Good Luck!
Would you like to know how I textured the wooden letter below with rolled up book pages?
Check out the tutorial
here!
Please
feel free to ask any questions. I'd love to help in any way that I
can. I know this is a very long and detailed tutorial, but
I really want to make tackling this project as easy for you as possible.
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