Altered books pages

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…

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First of all, I have to apologize for the delay in this post. I should have put a disclaimer at the end of my last post, “subject to internet availability”. Yes, one of the downfalls of…

One of the many things I'm working on at the moment is an Altered Book project, with a group of like-minded paper lovers. This is the first time I've tried altered books. I get to work on someone's book for a month, usually with a set theme. This month I've been working on Jenni's book. She has no theme, so its totally up to me what I do with the pages of her Sherlock Holmes detective story book. I decided on a retro theme using vintage sewing patterns, see the image below. I was inspired by…

Altered Book Art Techniques | My Top Five TipsHands up all my impatient and often lazy artists? Is it just me or does prepping things for forever just put you right off getting started? When I first looked at altered book they just seemed like so much work before you even started! Well I couldn't be doing with that so I am sharing my top five tips for working inside an altered book

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Have you heard of altered books? It's a bit like art journaling. I talk about using altered books and how to choose a book to work in. (You don't just use blank paper!) Click to learn more. #artiststrong #alteredbooks #artjournaling #artjournalideas #artjournalinspiration #artideas

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 …