Comments on: How to DIY a wedding card keepsake book

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:35:27 +0000

Thanks for this! This is great, I've been looking for a way to make my greeting cards into a book WITHOUT punching holes in them! Quick question; do you think Tacky Glue would work just as well? I've never used Sobo glue so idk how it would compare if the consistency or something is different.

By: Ssafs

Ssafs — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:16:28 +0000

She made her 'spine' from rice paper. If you wanted to buy a book spine an easy way to do it would simply be get some heavy canvas type cloth, that was finely sewn (small holes vs large, like a cotton tshirt vs a linin napkin) and cut it to the size that you want, lightly roast the edges to prevent fraying and apply with more glue. Thats what most hardcover books have for thier edges, or rather had lol now it appears to be heavy paper. Honestly? I Prefer the cloth type ones they last longer. *Very avid reader*

By: Ssafs

Ssafs — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:05:22 +0000

you could try putting the glue on the spine part and then tapping the cards down ONTO it instead of putting it onto them. Might work better that way, you'd have to tamp the cards down, vice grip em, and then move the whole thing over to the sticky spine. That way even if one of the cards wasnt gripped really well, it'd still get glued cus it would be landing on the glue. Just a thought not sure how well it'd work.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:08 +0000

What a great idea!
One question though…what is the "spine" made of? Or where can you buy book spines?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:12:49 +0000

This is very much like how I made our guest book.
Tip: Line all the cards/papers up and brush glue across, just as in the directions. (AT this point I added my cover sheets.) Then get two rulers and place one on the back and one on the front of the book, THEN put the vise grip (actully I used office-supply type clamps) on the rulers, not directly onto the cards/paper. This will prevent little imprint lines.

I let this dry a couple of days (it took longer to dry than I thought it would).

I also punched holes in the entire thing and threaded decorative cord through so that it looked like a little booklet.

By: FloridaBride

FloridaBride — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:12:34 +0000

This would be a great gift to do for the Bride and Groom while they are on their Honeymoon…*hint to any of my friends reading this*

By: Mandy

Mandy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:25:28 +0000

Oh, I hope you post pictures. I wanna see how it turned out! I think I can manage hot glue. Sort of. I inevitably burn myself but hey, skin grows back.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:55:32 +0000

I love this idea! What a fun keepsake. Thanks so much to both of you for sharing this. I'll be linking.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:36:56 +0000

Oh thanks for posting this! I saw this a while ago and planned on doing this instead of a guest book, but when I tried to find it again to actually make the book, I couldn't find it! This time I've got it bookmarked for safe keeping!

By: jesscar

jesscar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:43:00 +0000

Love it. Unfortunately I am terrible at anything crafty so for any ladies in the same boat as me, here is a place that will do it for you!

www.cardsforkeeps.com.au

I'm not sure if they will do international orders or if its just Oz..