Smart keychain

Such a thing in his everyday life as a keychain can tell a lot about a person. A small flight of fancy, peacefully dangling on the keys or phone, one way or another corresponds to the inner qualities and desires of its owner. For people who have a negative attitude towards a bunch of randomly dangling bells or sparkles, a book keychain is the ideal solution. This is a real miniature of a book, created in a short time, but it can serve for many years. To create it I needed the following tools:

the following tools were required


sheets of A4 paper;
a small piece of cardboard;
pencil;
ruler;
scissors;
stationery knife;
PVA glue;
needle and thread;
metal chain;
an awl or similar tool.
The first step is to prepare the paper for the future content of the book, namely the pages. To do this, using a knife and scissors, chop sheets of white paper into rectangles measuring 3 by 6 centimeters.

rectangles


By the way, the paper does not have to be white. It all depends on the page colors you choose. We fold the resulting leaves in half so that we get double pages 3 by 3 centimeters. We group them into small books of three.

at an equal distance


Now on the fold of each pack we make holes at an equal distance from each other.

the pages have not moved


I did this procedure in two stages so that the pages did not move.

the pages have not moved


In total, I decided to stop at 5. Next, using a regular needle and thread, we tie our miniature books together with Coptic binding.

bound books together


If you know of any other binding option, you can use it. The end result is something like this.

such a preparation


The final step is to thoroughly coat the resulting spine with PVA glue and let it dry under pressure.

dry under pressure


While our future book is drying, we can start working on its cover. To make it, I used regular cardboard and a small piece of printed paper. To begin with, we cut out two pieces of cardboard that correspond to the size of the pages, and one that matches the parameters of the spine.

do her cover


Using PVA, we glue them onto the beautiful paper chosen for the cover, leaving gaps.

Glue PVA


Then we make these cuts on the paper.

such cuts


Now, fold in the remaining edges and glue.

glue the remaining edges


In the part of the spine that will be at the top of the book, use any sharp object (I used a tool from a sewing machine to cut threads) to make a small hole and attach the chain.

fasten the chain


The most crucial moment is coming. Putting the cover and book together. To do this, glue the spine of the book to the space provided for it on the cover. For better fastening, we also glue the outer pages to the cover.

glue it to the cover


This also solves the problem of open joints of paper intended for the cover. This is the beauty I got.

I got beauty


Since I chose plain paper for the cover, which can wear out over time, I coated it directly on top with PVA glue.When dry, this glue becomes transparent.

Smart keychain


Let's start with the decor. I decided to decorate the edges of my book with a three-dimensional green outline. (photo 17) To prevent the book from constantly opening, I glued pieces of a metal chain to its crusts. Naturally, for this action I did not use PVA and superglue. (Photo 18) This beauty now flaunts on my keys.

Smart keychain

Smart keychain

Smart keychain
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