Well, of course, we have written about miniature books before, but I have found some amazing little and unique pop-up books for sale on Etsy! And I just had to tell you about them 🙂
But you might not know what they are exactly, so let’s explain it a little bit first:
What Are Pop-Up Books?
Pop books are basically books with three-dimensional pages, where parts “come to life”, as a matter of speech.
This gives an even greater experience to the reader when especially important parts of the storyline can be seen in 3D.
Pop-up books are very interesting for children, but adults love them as well. And people who are visually impaired can féél better what is happening in a book and empathize more with the story.
Behind the making of pop-up books, there is a certain technique that can be learned.
There are plenty of good tutorials on Youtube to make your own, but you can also get (mini) pop-up tutorials on Etsy, digital downloads, (mini) pop-up books that you can color yourself, etc.
We will be diving deeper into 5 stores selling unique pop-up books on Etsy today.
Store number 1: MiniaturePopUpBook
This Etsy shop makes or sells.
Well, yes: miniature pop up books haha
Some more info about this shop.
This store sells finished mini pop-up books, but also kits and downloadable files.
So although this shop is from Japan and can’t ship worldwide, it could be worthwhile to buy the downloadable files and DIY your small pop-up books!
Overall Rank.
The price :
Variable prices, depending on:
- finished pop-up book
- a pop-up book-kit
- a downloadable file (very affordable!)
Where to get this item.
On Etsy
The good and the bad :
The Good.
- High quality and unique pop-up books
- the possibility of making these DIY is a plus for sure (the colouring of these can be fun as well! )
- quick delivery
- returns and exchanges accepted (not for the downloadable items)
- you can make your own pop-up books from downloadable files
The Bad.
- Unfortanetely can not ship worldwide, so be sure to check that before ordening.
Final Conclusion.
I would definitely buy from this shop or make a pop-up book myself DIY!
Store number 2: EverAfterMiniatures
This Etsy shop makes or sells.
Downloadable dollhouse miniature books.
Some more info about this shop.
This store sells a lot of unique (openable) and downloadable miniature books, but also:
- Christmas/Halloween miniatures
- ‘magical’ miniature books
- Cooking mini books
- miniature scrolls and kits (for example thea sets)
- miniature gift boxes and bags
- miniature match boxes ( I haven’t seen those a lot before!)
- mini dollhouse kits
- pop-up mini books and scenes
Overall Rank.
The price :
Variable prices, check out the store below!
Where to get this item.
On Etsy
The good and the bad :
The Good.
- This is a star-seller, this means that this seller has a history of 5-star reviews, shipping on time, and replying quickly.
- great quality items
- easily assembled
The Bad.
- This is not necesarely a negative point, but this store has only downloadable items, so consider that you need a good printer and know how to use it.
Final Conclusion.
If I would know how to work with a printer, I would definitely purchase from this shop.
Store number 3: PaperCottagePrinties
This Etsy shop makes or sells.
Granny’s Paper Cottage Printies and others.
Some more info about this shop.
This store sells a lot of things that are dollhouse-related, and of course, also pop-up books. A list:
- Dollhouse printables
- Paper Bead Templates
- embroidery designs
- printables
- match box corner
- scrapbooking/albums
- Halloween printables
- dollhouse wallpaper/floors
Overall Rank.
The price :
Variable prices, very affordable
Where to get this item.
On Etsy
The good and the bad :
The Good.
- Buyers are raving over this store, this means that it gets a lot of 5-star revieuws in the last 7 days
- projects can be cut by hand, no need of a Cricut machine.
- quite easy assembly instructions
The Bad.
- there are just a few pop-up books available, sadly, but that is no criticism towards the shop!
Final Conclusion.
I would definitely buy downloadable files from this store.
Store number 4: MyMiniatureWorldShop
This Etsy shop makes or sells.
Miniature creations.
Some more info about this shop.
This store sells all different kinds of miniatures (on a scale of 1:12), let’s dive into a list again:
- ceramic gift sets/decorative ceramics/Christmas decor ceramics
- Halloween/Easter/Christmas decor and miniatures
- quite unique circus themed figures
- drawing room miniatures
- miniature clocks
- ready made mini books
- downloadable books
- kits for mini books
- furniture/kitchen/nursery miniatures
- ornaments
- spooky/fantasy
- and last but not least 1:24 scale miniatures
Overall Rank.
The price :
Variable prices, check out the store below
Where to get this item.
On Etsy
The good and the bad :
The Good.
- this store is a star seller, this means that it gets a lot of 5 star reviews
- very delicate and lovely work
- is on Etsy since 2013, so if it gets 5 stars, you can be sure of the good quality miniatures!
The Bad.
- no negative reviews to be found
Final Conclusion.
I have to apologize, I only found one pop-up book in this store, while I thought that there would be more. It seems hard to find in mini size after all!
Store number 5: ALAcreatures
This Etsy shop makes or sells.
11 unique DIY pop-up books and pop-up cards.
Overall Rank.
The price :
The pop-up book is $15,99 and the pop-up printable cards are $1,99
Where to get this item.
On Etsy
The good and the bad :
The Good.
- Very affordable/downloadable DIY projects (cut, fold, and glue) for unique pop up books and cards.
- you can color them the way that you like
- lot’s of different scenes available
- easy, step by step instructions
The Bad.
- The reason why I did not give this store 5 stars, is not because of the quality or anything else, it is just that it had 19 sales only so far. So if you would compare this to others stores with 5 stars, I don’t think that would be fair, sorry!
Final Conclusion.
These pop-up mini books and cards definitely seem worth it to give them a try!
My Final Conclusion.
I hope that you enjoyed this blog post on miniature pop-up books. They are quite hard to find I must admit, but aren’t they cute?
If you have any questions on this topic, or if you want to chat with me, please leave a comment below, join me on my social media pages or Facebook group.
I wish you happy crafting and a Merry Christmas!
Kind regards,
Lizzy
Pop up books are a really neat hobby and the product looks beautiful. If I did not know what it was you definitely explained it well. I was wondering what the rating was for in the latest reviews then I sort-of guessed that it is the product rating accompanying the review. That actually shows how people really like those miniature pop up books. This reminds me of an arts and crafts activity I would do with my kids or at school or summer camp. This is really neat and affordable. The only Con you shared was shipping. Is that because you did not find anything else concerning about the product? Or the durability of the product and the complexity of difficulty levels would not be problematic for beginners?
Hi Alex,
They really are neat and so cute, right? About your questions: most of these are downloadable, so you don’t need to worry about shipping 😉
The difficulty level doesn’t seem to complicated for beginners either, just give it a try and don’t be afraid to share the results? 🙂
Happy crafting!
Lizzy
I am a “hands-on” Grandma, helping out when my kids are working or have other things going on. I love to find interesting and educational projects to do with the grandchildren and this looks like a winner! Since I have a printer and my daughter has a Cricut machine, I feel confident that this is a thing we could accomplish! And the price of the DIY items are very reasonable so I’m going to give it a try. Thank you for posting.
Go Grandma and have fun with the grandkids haha!
Happy crafting and have a happy newyear!