Having finished the portfolio I was feeling pretty good about getting back into cutting and gluing stuff together again and wanted to get right back into another project. I save scraps – can’t help it. Some time ago in an effort to clean out my side of my husband’s garage I started to throw out…
Read MoreYa Hoo! I received my confirmation from Arrowmont of my upcoming class “Books-Leather Binding Thru The Ages” taught by Jana Pullman http://www.westernslopebindery.com/index.html I figured I should put aside my jewelry and sculpting supplies and bone up on book board and book making. I chose to start off with a handmade portfolio that would house a lined…
Read MoreNote to Self on making this year’s Christmas Cards: WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING?!! My muse really got me good this year. Usually I get the urge to do what my friends do so beautifully – make Christmas cards. I’ll make a card or two, they don’t look near as impressive as theirs do and I…
Read MoreStars made from pages of books, magazines, cloth, ribbon – just use your imagination for an easy, fun, rewarding, project. Technique for “making stars come out at night” is towards the bottom of this post. This is the first star I made using 1″ x 8″ strips cut from an old dictionary. After that I reduced the…
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