Book 343 - "A Wedding Prayer" - a Single Sheet Folded Book

This little folded book is a simple thing but I like this design a lot. The actual book is so simple you could make it in a class with young children. But it can made quite sophisticated too.

I've had this "Indian Wedding Prayer" rattling around in a saved file on my computer for awhile. I wanted to use it in something because it is so lovely, but it wasn't until this book that the proper use hit me.

The book is made from a single 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of heavy paper. I laid the text and image out in a desktop publishing program and printed it. Then it's just a matter of folding it very carefully so all the folds line up properly when the booklet is closed. These folded books frequently tend not to stay closed, so I incorporated the ribbon through the last page and wrapped it around to the front to tie in a bow.

A sweet little thing.