Learn about the fun and fascinating art of altering books! This is an inspirational guide to get you started making your own works of art. Enjoy!
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Altered books are a popular paper craft. You recycle an old book with your art, ideas and inspiration. Get information, ideas and tips on altered books. Learn how to prep and create your own art in a one of a kind piece. Get everything you need to know and understand.
I thought I'd document the process of making an altered book – my way! Below are photo's showing the process of making The Edge of the Wood altered book. The Edge of the Wood and Deer in the Forest…
I recently started an altered book project that will serve as a journal of my recollected childhood memories. I’m going to show you how I prep my pages and I invite you to play along with me …
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Remember when I shared about all those gorgeous vintage patterns I found at the local Goodwill? Now I'm sharing tons of awesome craft ideas using vintage sewing patterns! I love the idea of re-using old patterns for new projects -- the graphics and illustrations are so gorgeous! As a word of caution, if you are planning to make copies of your pattern, check the copyright first. Many pattern envelopes and illustrations were copyrighted, and quite a few of the vintage patterns have had their copyrights renewed, so you will want to do your research before making copies. Here is an article about copyright law and crafting. MontclairMade on Etsy, has these adorable gift tags. So. Stinking. Cute. I love these pattern weights made from heavy washers and decoupaged paper from Pin and Paper. Use old patterns to organize your sewing space, like these from Cathe Holden, Just Something I Made. Use a pattern envelope to decorate a tote bag, like this one from georgiapeachez on Etsy. Have a lazer cutter? Make pins to give as gifts, like these from Red Revival. Image from Poppytalk. Use the tissue to wrap a gift! I also use the tissue inside gift bags and boxes. Heather Bullard Use the tissue patterns to cover a lampshade. BHG Use the illustrations in an art journal, like this one from Sandra Pearce. Use the patterns for wallpaper! Image from Meet Me at Mikes. You will want to check for copyright before doing this, but isn't this tote bag from the Tom Kat Studio darling? I'm so excited about all these fun ideas for using my vintage pattern haul! Which projects would you do? Help me decide! Click here to check out more of the amazing vintage patterns found at our local Goodwill! You might also like this post about making jewelry from fabric scraps. If you enjoyed this post, please subscribe to House Revivals in the sidebar, so you won't miss the fun projects we have planned. Find us on Facebook, too, so you can catch all the "in between" stuff, and see what I'm working on daily on Instagram. Feel free to link today's project to your favorite social media sites. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Discover what is an altered book journal now. You'll also learn how to make an altered book including how to choose and prepare your book.
“But can we write something that leave each of us stained, Forever. Not with the ink, but with love sink.” - Srushti Gamit
Old books are very easy to come by at thrift stores and garage sales, and they make the perfect base for creating scrapbooks and journals. You can use the book as is, and just add your own photos, …
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Discover 11 easy and beautiful altered book page ideas now. We'll cover collaging, flip outs, window pages, swing pages and more.
This is a DIY Book Binding Tutorial on how to make that Elusive Perfect DIY Journal You've Been Waiting For! Easy to make & oh-so-nice!
Not only does this project upcycle an old book, it offers a glorious irony: an e-reader protected by book covers. Book-binding and more...
Booking Binding Press: In this guide, I show how I made this bookbinding press. It's a super easy project, so it's also quite a short video. I wanted to make a few notebooks for a while now, I usually have a few different ones and was fed up with buying them, so thought I…
ome of it was a bit like origami, except everything was focused more on ways to create unique and interesting little folders, booklets or brochures rather than animals, etc, if that gives you some …
All pictures of inside pages are here : Ephemera, art textile book
Heavy, old books always seem like a mysterious and infinite well of wisdom and imagination for me. That moment, when you pick up a vintage book from a shelf and wipe away a thick layer of dust from its cover, is full of magic. However, the book is so much more than pages full of words it is also a true paper artwork.
