So.....I have basically completed the book I made from a box of microwave popcorn. It is not bound yet but I will use just a basic punch and stitch technique with an awl, a strong needle and some linen thread to stitch through the pages (folded into 'signatures') and into the spine of the box, er book. It seemed like a great way to showcase all the odd bits of art I experiment with, from collage and stamping, through painting and drawing. Kind of like taking all the photos out of the shoebox and putting them in an actual album. I would also like to give thanks to a British artist called JenniBellie. She has a website with lots of videos showing all kinds of scrappy paper techniques, plus I like to hear her say the word "Cover" as "Coovah"
Speaking of coovahs, here is the assembled book with the pages inside:
And now here are the inside pages in roughly their order as you browse the book. I did the title page from an old Christmas card (thanks Juliana) because it had a cool foldout dove I could get arty with.
The fold out back tab is from two small ATCs* I did a couple of years ago.
Some of the pages have little extra pages within them, or envelopes or pockets with more art. There is also potential for adding text and more embellishments, so it's the kind of book that is always a work in progress.
Speaking of which, I already have another book started from a granola box, and one from a tiny box of saffron my friend, Kath, brought back from Seville, Spain. Tada!
* 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Artist Trading Cards. Will gladly trade with anyone who makes them. Might even blog about them.
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