Folding the Tomorrowland Festival Book Into a Heart

I went online to my favorite folding patterns gal, and purchased the heart shape folding pattern.

Once I printed it, it was time for some calculus.

The pattern starts with 10 pages of just folding without any cutting. As the pages of the Tomorrowland book are thick, we skipped the 10 first steps.

We calculated the total number of pages in the book and divided it by 2 to make sure the heart shape will be symmetric and placed exactly in the middle of the book.

Following that, we calculated the number of folds in the pattern, only to discover that our book didn't have enough pages.

We decided to skip every other line in the pattern in order to create the heart effect perfectly with the thick paper, skipping the folded pages.

Every page starts with folding it 8 cm from the edge (about 3 ⅛”), making sure not to fold it crookedly or else it would definitely have shown…

Then, we followed the rules on the pattern, marking two dots on the folded page, and marking 3 cm (about 1 ⅛”) from each dot for it to be cut.

We didn't cut it all the way, to give a nice thickness to the book.

Then, we folded the cut part inside-out, creating a pop-up look.

After a few pages, I remembered that I own an Aristo triangle ruler which made the marking so much easier!

Even though it is a linear process, we divided the work between us. I was in charge of marking the dots and the cutting lines, making sure we are following the pattern correctly (skipping every other line), while my husband was in charge of the perfect cutting and folding.

We shared a nice conversation and created both a work or art and a bonding moment. 

As the book was in Dutch, we didn't actually go through it. While we were working, we discovered so many hidden treasures inside. It was as if we were reliving the festival! Some pages featured amazing drawings of the Tomorrowland spirit. 

Halfway there, after finishing the second table of the pattern, 

It was coming along great! 

After finishing, I discovered another hidden treasure with the story of Tomorrowland (in English!) . I had to cut it out because I didn't calculate it in the heart shaped fold.

We made the cut about 1.5 cm (about ½”) away from the spine.

The finished heart pattern.

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