Here's how you make a zine out of a single sheet of 8.5x11 paper!
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1. click to enlarge, drag to desktop and print.
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2. Safely cut along the dotted line in the center of the sheet. Ask a parent for help.
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3. Fold sheet in half.
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4. Fold this half inward.
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5. Fold the other half outward.
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It will look like this.
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6. Now fold it in half this way.
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7. Then push out the center like an acordian.
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8. And flatten it out with a nice crease.
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9. Flip it over, this is the cover and back.
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Fold it in half and you have a lil zine!
You too can make your own zine by drawing on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper in 8 sections like how I did it. Make em and trade with your pals!