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Okay, so on my props list I saw that I had to make a magic book for one of the sketches, I was considering just buying an old worn book and modding it...
So, as I cast my mind back i shall attempt to give you a list of what you will need * Cardboard- anything froma cerial box to a cardboard crate will...
Okay dimensions are going to be tricky, I'm sure if your thinking of making something like this you already have a size in mind. So i shall not give y...
I decided to make my book a big leather bound thing with brass corners, so, i cut a set of L shapes out which i glued (using good old school room PVA...
This bit was a wee bit fiddly as i remember, i decided that i wanted a curved spine to my book, so i cut a rectangle of cardboard (wider than the spin...
Just to add a little bit of detail and to make the thing look rather posh, I decided to glue on some small rectangles to the spine of the book to look...
Now i must have been feeling REALLY artistic when i decided to make it one of those fancy books with a buckle! hehehe As you can see from my drawin...
Now, people have different ideas when it comes to papier mache... I however follow what tv tought me all those years ago. cut/shread newspaper into ...
Thats pretty much it.... All you need do is paint the book as you want it... Maybe add a few pretend jewlels? With this one i just painted it a mucky...
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