Make an apple out of book paper (NoBiggie)

With Apples in Season, I thought a little paper craft would be a fun way to celebrate. Also with back to school happening this time of year all things Apple are making me happy right now.

I love the combination of old vintage book paper and the layered look this 3D apple has together giving it great dimension.

I used this old Jane Austen book. This is a fun paper craft that anyone could make, because you don’t need a bunch of tools. Although you do need a sewing machine (that’s a big one). You could also try hand stitching too if you don’t have a sewing machine.

Here’s how to make it!

step 1 – Tear out about 4 pages from an old book.

step 2 – The older the book the better.

step 3 – Fold one page of book paper in half and cut out a half of a small apple shape and then layer that shape back onto the page and repeat cutting a bigger size each time.

step 4 – Continue on with the layers 4 -5 times.

step 5 – For each layer, just fold over the folded edge with all the layers cutting a bigger size each layer.

step 6 – Try not to cut your thumb as you hold scissors in one hand and a camera in the other.

step 7 – Gather up a bunch of paper scraps in apple colors: bright red and green apple.

step 8. Fold in half a fun red paper and repeat cutting a bigger layer.

step 9 – Add as many layers as you’d like, I did about four layers in red.

step 10 – for a nice touch, ink the edges with a small brown ink pad.

step 11 – Sew together the book pages and the red papers separately both with zigzag stitch.

step 12 – Glue both the layers together and add in some apple seeds, a brown stem and a leaf.

Side note: Learn from my mistake: pay attention to the words on the inside layer, or you might end up with words like: blood, despair and SAVE YOURSELF!

Whoa! not quite the words I was hoping for. (LOL)