Mini Pocket Book

  A few years ago my husband fell through the roof of a barn, 18ft onto cement.  We live in a rural area so he was air lifted to the closest trauma center an hour drive.  I was extraordinarily calm as I drove, praying every second and holding on to faith.  He had a concussion and was in and out of it every minute, in a panic every time he woke up.  I continually answered a barage of the same questions over and over. "how, why, where"  I realized quickly he had lost a few years and I grabbed my purse for some pictures of our kids.  In a few hours he was able to keep it all straight.  We experienced a miracle that day, my husband had no internal injuries from the fall, amazing according to the Docs. 

Well, since purses with built in wallets came out I have not looked back.  The downside to this has been that I dont tend to carry pictures with me anymore.  So here is an easy & cute mini book a friend had in her purse to carry her kiddos pics,  I just had to whip one up. 

1. Score 12x12 double sided pattern paper every 3 inches. 

2. Score this 12x12 at 6 inches on the opposite side.

3. Fold in 12x12 in half on 6" score line.

4. Accordian fold this now along the 3" score lines.

5. Use cutters or punches the cut out the top edges of the middle 2 pockets.

6. Fold corners of outer pockets.

7. Secure edge of outer pockets w/ adhesive (glue dot or thin strip).

8. Make tags from cardstock approx. 2.75" x 5.5" add ribbons to tops.

9. Decorate as desired (stickers, rub ons, ink edges)

10. Cut & cover chipboard 2.75" x 5.75 for back cover.

11. Adhere ribbon tie under rear chipboard cover w/ strong adhesive.

* I made a second chipboard cover for the front but it is not really necessary *

I see this being a nice gift for a grandma or a new mom. 

Have a great day, hope to see you soon.