- Cut two 6" x
9" rectangles from cardboard. You may find the craft knife makes neater
cuts than scissors.
- Lay the cut
pieces side by side, leaving a half-inch space between them. Cover
the center gap with packaging tape, attaching the cardboard pieces
together. This is the spine of your book. If you tape the front and
back covers together without leaving the space between them, your
book will not shut!
 Cut
a piece of adhesive backed shelf paper 15 x 20 inches. Do not peel
off the backing yet! Place your book cover in the center of the shelf
paper. At each corner you will want to trim off a triangle before
you peel the backing from the adhesive paper. Mark a diagonal line
about one half inch from the corner of the paper and trim. Now peel
off the backing from the shelf paper and place your book cover in
the centre on the sticky side of the paper. Fold over the edges and
your cover is done. Adhesive Back Shelf Paper
- Put the pages
and cover together by taping the pages in. This will add extra stability
and wearability. Put the closed pages into the open cover, with the
centre of the booklet, sewn edge in, at the center of the book cover's
spine. Tape it in place. Repeat the process on the other side.
- The first and
last pages of your booklet are the endpapers. Glue the first page
flat against the cover. Rubber cement makes fewer wrinkles on your
endpapers than regular glue, although regular glue will work fine.
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