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.
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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.
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 …
easy altered vintage book
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!
Quick Tutorial on Tearing Stepped Tuck Spots for Junk Journals, Altered Books, Cards, Scrapbooks, Paper Crafting. Mixed Media at its most fun.
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…
For quite some time I have been playing with the idea of posting a small tutorial, art tidbit or video EVERY Wednesday for a whole year. Well here we are, in the THIRD Wednesday of the New Year and it's time to begin! WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAY #1 of 52...."MINI MOMENTS" PAPER JOURNALS I recently posted this photo on my Instagram (follow me @joannesharpe) and it was so well received, I thought a little tutorial would be in order for my first Whimsical Wednesday post. "WITH A LITTLE WHIMSEY" IDEA: Make a little bit of art every day, in a little bitty size. This is one of my favorite things to do with my water reactive (Tombow) markers or watercolor paints, water brush, paintbrushes and watercolor paper. MAKE YOUR SUPER SIMPLE JOURNALS: Take a strip of watercolor any size you wish. A good place to start is a piece that is approximately 3" x 12". You can always use wider widths of paper too. Fold the paper in half, then in half again and open it up. Fold back each little panel in an accordion fashion. For this book each individual panel is 3"x 3", a perfect size to make little art nuggets. How super and simple, right?? Paint a loose watercolor or marker border as a background and frame in each panel. let dry completely before adding lettering. Add your favorite quotes and inspirational thoughts. Use black pens or colorful markers to make lettering in each box. It doesn't have to be anything fancy or earth shattering, just make a little art every day! Would you like more whimsical instruction in my loaded online classes? VISIT MY WEBSITE and check out all the ONLINE CLASSES previews. joannesharpe.com
A journey that begins with first-hand observation and ends with complex, three-dimensional pieces, Halima’s AS and A2 Textile projects are superb exemplars for others: some of the best Textile sketchbooks that I have seen.
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Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today and I will be sharing with you how I create my art journals with Gelli Arts® prints. I think I am not alone in having piles and piles of prints that I have made with my Gelli Arts® gel printing plates and at
Can you believe that this….. …..was once this: It took a lot of work but now the journal below is FULL of memories, notes, lists, drawings, etc. It is a simple process and you will get so much enjoyment out of it. It would be a fulfilling activity for older children as well. My 2-year-old […]
If you haven't tried art journaling now is the time to start! Read this article on how to start an art journal for beginners for tips and tricks to get you on your way!
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Ever have one of those days where everything that could go wrong goes very wrong? That even the littlest things upset you? That’s where I was – and my day was miserable because of my mood. But how can you shift a mood from mean and cranky back to being who your really are? Through […]
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New for 2015, "Over the Edge", the new fun size version! "Over the Edge" was one of the first workshops I ever offered. I unfortunately had to stop offering it due to problems getting the binders I needed for the workshop. However ... I have now come up with a smaller version with all the bells and whistles of the original! All the sewn, beaded and buttoned edges with even more fun page shapes. Watch for it in upcoming announcements for events in 2015 ... but beware of imitations, I am sad to say they are out there.
The first 10 weeks of collage art assignments have come and gone, and wow, what people have created has been amazing! I can't tell you how pleased I am that so many people love the weekly collage art challenges. One of the main reasons I created the Facebook group Vintage Gluebooks and Pages was
Get a free downloadable sketchbook prompt list that you can use in your art classroom. 100 different sketchbook prompts that students love and engage with. Click here now to read the article and download the Sketchbook Prompt PDF.
All pictures of inside pages are here : Ephemera, art textile book
These amazing book sculptures by Kelly Campbell are made with little more that some scissors, tweezers, and blades.
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I am welcoming again, my friend and fellow creative mom, Julie Lancaster, to this writing space today (you can tell it's not me because of her first sentence
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, …
Hi everyone :) I hope you are doing great these days... I am back after a very long break in blogging... way too long :) I have been very busy creating, making lots of videos for you and enjoying Creative Cafe ! Today I would love to share with you a bunch of my journal pages. ome of them are made in quiet evenings... some of them are coming with full video tutorials! I hope you will enjoy filled with inspirations blog post. Journal Page with Jane Davenport products: Tea Journal: Make your own junk journal book: Vintage page tutorial: Have you seen my pahe using toilet paper rolls ? Thank you so much ! Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more videos! Click below !! :)
Everything you need to know about using magazine cut out photos in art journaling to make amazing pages even if you can't draw
His story is one shrouded in mystery, almost lost forever, intertwined with secret societies, hidden codes, otherworldly theories and seemingly impossible inventions before his time. Unseen for decades and salvaged by a junk dealer in the 1960s from a trash heap outside a house in Texas, his entire
India ink is a versatile art material to use in any middle or high school art room. Use this printable worksheet to teach students 6 different ways they can use India ink. Information is included on the front with visual examples of each technique on the back.This activity is perfect as an experimen...
I love drawings in journals and I think all of us journalers should do it more often. Unfortunately, I am not as good at keeping up w...
A whole new use for cracker boxes...ok so I ran out of canvas panels LOL This is the beginning stages of my new art journal... First cut out 3 of the outter edges...save the long end piece...your going to need...
My dear friend and art sister Eliza has made this wonderful double page around the theme "What's in your head". I decided to make a sister ...
Ever since we were little kids, we've always loved how colourful the pages of magazines are. We don't even really mind what kind of magazine it is, so
