Hey all,

I have a few more additions to the yard sale page as I’m still in the process of culling out items that I no longer need or use. Now that the holiday weekend has come and gone I will be doing more cleaning and organizing and will also be adding things as I come across them so check back often.

I definitely appreciate all the sales so far.

Have a great day!

I’ve got a box of binders board scraps and a bunch of large sheets of paper that I’d like to find new homes for. The binders board is various small size pieces that would be good for small projects. The paper is some thick decorative papers with inclusions and some large sheets of parchment type paper in different colors.

Email me if interested. If I don’t find any takers by Weds. it’ll go to Freecyle.

Hey there readers.

I am finished with school for the semester but am cleaning out my studio because I can barely move in it. I’ve got alot of things that I will be divesting myself of over the next few days. Please check my online yard sale page for items that I will be selling.

Also, if you are local, I will have a bunch of large sheets of paper to either sell really cheaply or give away once I clean out my paper files. If you’re interested, shoot me an email and I will notify you once I decide what’s going.

I’m hoping to be back posting regularly next week. Stay tuned.

 

Hey there readers…..

My poor blog has been sadly neglected. Just a few more weeks until the spring semester is over and I am no longer a full time student and I’ll be able to spend time updating the site.

Of course that means I’ll be need to find a way to make some kind of income. I’m hoping that my photography classes at the Contemporary Art Center fill up for the late spring sessions. If you’re in the Hampton Roads area and are looking for a fun way to learn more about your camera and photography check us out.

Just as a follow up…I saw the afforementioned movie and was disappointed in it’s lack of bookbinding content. <sigh>

And the best part is that one of the main characters is a bookbinder! The movie based on the book Inkheart is coming out on January 23rd! You can read a bit about the book here.

Yay!

Good morning dear readers.

Thought I’d try to post some before jumping back into classes with both feet next Monday. I’m scheduled to take five classes this coming semester. Four of them are studio classes and one is a portfolio and resume class. Crazy I know but I’m running out of funds and need to finish up by the end of 2009. I’m sure about mid semester I’ll start pulling my hair out and should be about bald by May.  :o)

And now the good stuff…

I have Peter Goodwin’s new video on box making, Boxes for Books, and plan on reviewing it in the next week or so. The video is one in a series produced by Janette Heffernan. Information for all can be found on their website. You can also find a teaser for the box video as well as other great little bookbinding tidbits on Janette’s YouTube site.

For a small fee, you can watch and/or download a video tutorial for sewing a headband on a book by the Bookbinding Guy. You can also buy and download his whole bookmaking tutorial here.

Billie, of Billie’s Craftroom Blog, has put up a nice video tutorial on how to dye linen thread for bookbinding. 

Roz Stendahl has a great post on her adventures in bookbinding on her blog. Her post are always interesting and very informative. It’s definitely worth spending the time and reading through her other posts. She has a great website too.

This was posted on one of the binding lists, an entertaining site with an interactive book.

I’ve seen this posted on several sites but I thought that I’d post it here too. A nice tutorial on how to make your own flipbook. Something to do in your spare time.

Looking for some unique fabrics for bookbinding? Or perhaps you want to create your own? Check out Spoonflower. You can buy custom printed designs in their Etsy store or design and have them print your own unique fabric. It’s definitely a way to set yourself apart from other binders.

Speaking of fabric…if you like playing with fabric and making books, check out the Journal Making for Fabric Artists online class offered by Two Creative Studios and taught by Sue Bleiweiss.

If you haven’t been over to the Book Arts Forum in a while definitely check it out. Lots of good converstaion and upcoming swaps for the new year.

Ok…that should keep you busy for a while.

Have a great day!

I put all the names in a bowl and had my lovely assistent pull one out… and the winner of the Alisa Golden book is… Billie. Congratulations.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment telling us about how you spend your new year.

I have an extra new copy of the book Unique Handmade Booksby Alisa Golden. I just happened upon it in my travels during the course of shopping for Christmas and thought it might make a nice giveaway.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, just leave a comment with this post telling us about your New Years traditions. On New Year’s day, in the evening, I will put all the names in a jar and have my lovely assistant choose a winner.

Good luck!

I will be out of town for the next couple of days and just wanted to say to all my dear readers, have a happy and safe holiday!