I find this paper cut book absolutely amazing! :)
Well, perhaps some day…
;-)
Links:
Paper Cut Book (First coptic bound book! Cut out layer fun! [pic heavy] *Now w/Updated Pics*)
Tag: Books
DIY Photo Flip-Flap Album
Now it’s holiday time, the time, where one can come home with a lots of photos.
And what can you do with them?
Make a DIY photo flip-flap album ;-)
Links:
Make a DIY Photo Flip-Flap – Hipper Than Your Average Photo Album
Shell Scrapbook
I love books that don’t look like books ;-)
And this shell book would be great to document holidays at the sea, wouldn’t it?
Links:
Shell Scrapbook :)
Software Documentation Purse
Do you also still have such old manuals?
Make you a purse from that shows, how old you are already ;-))
Crazy Quilt Albums
When I’ve seen these Crazy Quilt albums, I’ve been on the verge of looking for an embroidery needle and thread – it’s so long ago that I played around with Crazy Quilts.
There is also a link to a video tutorial.
Links:
Crazy Quilt Albums (Photo Album & Scrapbooking Folder)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘Crazy Quilt’
Find Craft and Needlework Books Easier
When I look at Amazon.de for craft and needlework books I mostly get too many results I’m not interested in (try e.g. the search for ‘Mosaik’ ;-)).
Because I simply assume that you have similar problems ;-), I made a page where you can search Amazon.de more systematic.
If you buy books there, you are buying directly at and from Amazon.de, I’m only helping with the search ;-)
Though it’s also a help for me because I can make go on unikatissima with the little commission I get when you buy via unikatissima ;-)
By the way, don’t be surprised: the search page is on a new blog where I will sell patterns in the future.
Up until now you can ‘only’ find free patterns there that you know from here already ;-)
Happy browsing-for-books :))
Links:
unikatissima’s Amazon.de search / unikatissimas Amazon.de Suche
unikatissima’s shop
Knitting Books from the 19th Century
I’ve discovered that you can search for books at Google based on a date, e.g. knitting books from the 19th century ;-))
Links:
Knitting Books from 19th the Century
The picture comes from My Knitting Book
Altered Books Simplified
One method to simplify the work on an altered book is to use children’s cardboard books as base. They often have the advantage, too, to have interesting shapes.
Once I began such a book (on the picture you see the original book).
These are the first two pages. I used amongst others (just as for the artist book) self-dyed paper, packing tape transfers, embroidery on paper and dried flowers and leaves.
Because of the embroidery I don’t immediately glue the papers in but I finish the pages first.
The following pages aren’t finished yet – just another UFO (unfinished object) ;-)
Links:
Altered Books Simplified
Here at unikatissima:
Artist-Book
Packing Tape Transfers
Entries with the tags ‘paper’ and ’embroidery’
How to Press Flowers, Leaves and Herbs
Packing Tape Transfers
Packing tape transfers are wonderful ;-)
You can see how it looks e.g. at the flexagons or at my artist book.
In the instruction they are using laser prints that they sell but I’ve made already all sorts of papers (more or less) ‘transparent’: articles from Arabic and Chinese newspapers, pictures from old comic books, patterns from some ads or my beloved travel brochure, pages from old music books or old books written in Fraktur.
Self-printed pictures (I have an inkjet) didn’t work and the quality of my packing tape transfers was differing strongly.
Therefore it’s true again: The proof of the pudding is in the eating ;-))
Links:
Transfers With Packing Tape
Wikipedia entry for ‘Fraktur’ (English)
Wikipedia entry for ‘Fraktur’ (German)
Here at unikatissima:
Flexagons
Artist-Book
Paper Shopping Bag
Create a Travel Journal
When I traveled I mostly wrote a kind of diary and afterwards I often made a photo album. I’ve never had the idea of creating a real travel journal.
Next time I really want to give it a try – in the same way that is shown here.
And if it won’t happen for any reason: you can certainly create a travel journal of a fictitious travel, too (best wishes to all those who think that I’m talking about them ;-))).
Links:
Ideas for Creating a Travel Journal
via: CHALLENGE 53 ENTRIES