Sunday, December 11, 2011

How to Make a Coffee Table Book


!±8± How to Make a Coffee Table Book

Coffee time is a time for good conversation. What could be a better way to start the conversation ball rolling than to have a conversational piece on your coffee table just begging to be talked about? A coffee table book is the perfect conversation starter. They are easy to make, easy to place in a small spot, and very easy to talk about time after time. With a few pictures and some cut out comments you are on your way.

1. Gather information for a title. This is not a difficult task and involves having fun. Think about a favorite fishing trip, camping trip, birthday party, or some special event that is memorable.

2. Pick out pictures. Gather as many pictures as you can find. If you are short on pictures, go through old magazines and find related pictures that will add pizzazz to your coffee table book. Next copy the pictures at your favorite Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, or favorite photo-mat. Gather some colored paper or scrap booking paper, depending upon your budget. Arrange colored paper out on the bed and lay the pictures on them in various arrangements until you are satisfied with how they look. Stick a small wad of glue to the back of each one and stick it temporarily in place until you are sure the pictures are where you want them. After you are sure where they look the best, make your coffee table book pictures permanent securing them down with scrap booking glue. Get creative...cut around the pictures and glue captions next to the mouth of each like a blurb of what they are saying. This is the fun part.

3. Create a list of comments and captions on note pad and print it out, or design your own with colored pencils. This is the fun part. You can say anything to make your conversation liven up, like: "Uncle Jack almost exploded when that fish got off his line!" Next to it could be a little volcano. Or you can use stars to simulate he was so mad that he saw stars. Cut the comments out in either strips or rounds or any shape you wish to fit with your pictures. Really all you are doing is making a coffee table scrapbook for good conversation.

4. Purchase a scrapbook or photo album. This step leaves you wide open to have a very fancy book, a modern style, a country-style, or a silly willy style. I would suggest picking out an album with a place for a picture on the front. This is the introduction of a fantastic conversation. If it's a book about great cooking, you could have a picture of a homemade cake or great pasta dish on the cover. If it's a coffee table book on a fantastic trail ride, pick out a good picture of the trail, horse, and rider and put it on the front of the album. Your album can be any size from 5x7 to 9x12 inches, depending upon the space you have available on your coffee table.

5. Involve the kids and grand kids in making memories come alive and share them with friends and family in your very own coffee table book. Kids love to help. They get really excited if they think they have contributed to a masterpiece. So what if it isn't perfect. Perfect is a little bit twisted anyway. If kids are involved, they will make sure guests and family SEE the book. You will get more compliments if it's a family effort and the conversation will perpetuate naturally into a wonderful visit. Make memories come alive! Have fun making your very own masterpiece. Make a conversational coffee table book, and make it fun.


How to Make a Coffee Table Book

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