Ballet Mini File Folder Album Tutorial

Made by Corrine Paul

Bear Pattern Used: Little Scraps of Heaven Design (LSHD)
Ice Skating Bear Pattern.

Mad tags and pockets for extra photos or journaling. I found the pink heart paperclips in the office supply department at Walmart.

I altered the pattern to make my little ballerina bear.

I thought lace around the edges of the cover would be pretty but I couldn't get it to lay right in the corners so I decided not to add it.

Trying different ideas for the tutus

Trying out some ideas for eyes using my punches

Adding glitter to the title ballerina's tutu

Adding chipboard to lift the paper piecing off the page to give more dimension

Ballarina poses

Adding the pearl strands to their tutus

Inking the title for the front cover and deciding what FRENCH ballet terms/words to include on the pages.

Finished back cover

Finished front cover

File Folder
Tutorial:
http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/2011/01/manila-folder-album-instructions.html