Making your own books is so much fun, but one of the things we need to do is make covers for them. In junk journalling,…
Mixed Media Art
Making Wheat Paste for Book Binding
Wheatpaste or wheat starch paste has been used since antiquity as a natural adhesive. It is cheap, quick and easy to make, and lasts for…
Make Glue from Pasta Water!
Oh yes, you heard me right – you can make glue from pasta water! So if you are in a bind, make a plate of…
Wabi Sabi | Artist Book Flip Through
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘wabi sabi‘ means: Relating to or designating a Japanese aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty in imperfection,…
Combining Macrame and Book Binding
Being the person I am, my creativity ebbs and flows, sometimes pulling me in one direction, sometimes in the other. Recently, the pull brought me…
Make a Book Cover from a Plastic Bag
Yep, you read that right! You can make a book cover from a plastic bag! Sometimes some shops still give out real plastic bags, and…
Making Paste Papers
Paste papers are a traditional type of paper decorating, used mostly to make end papers. But they are pretty amazing works of art on their…
Abstract Accordion Artist Book | Bright and Colorful
A while back I took a free online retreat called Collage Fodder School and one of the projects was to make painted papers using a…
Cat’s Cradle Book Binding Tutorial
Do you remember the old childhood game, cat’s cradle? I used to love playing it with my friends and my brother on a rainy lunch…
Ephemeral | Artist’s Book
Today I would like to share with you one of my artist books I created – I do enjoy having a play and exploring new…