I’ve been doing some book making lately. I finished up these two small hardcover books earlier this week. I had made the text blocks inside these during a demo when I was teaching a book making class at the Danforth Museum last year but never got around to making covers for them.
each book measures 5"x7"x1 1/2"
The book on the left has been covered in cork paper and the bike embellishment is a metal charm that I bought a while ago.
I also just finished this new book:
This hardcover book measures 9″x2″x6″. The outside of the book has been covered in linen fabric and pulp lace. Inside is lined with lokta paper. The metal house box has been encased into the cover and a collage has been placed inside the window opening (yes the door opens). Inside are 3 signatures sewn in using linen thread. There is a combination of paper bag pages that have been run through a printer to add lines to them along with blank pages with edges “aged”with walnut ink. I’ve also added several sets of hand dyed linen fabric pages (dyed with walnut ink) as well. Envelopes have been stitched to the pages and filled with a variety of ephemera including journaling tags,transparencies,real vintage postcards,photos and letters. On the back inside cover there is a 4 section slide holder embellished with a poem by yeats and a vintage metal charm. Here’s some more detail shots:
Your book is beautiful and incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing
Carolyn
Wonderful books and very inspiring! Thanks for posting now I must get to my work table and make my own!!!
Gorgeous books! As I get ready to go away,I have limited space in my suitcase but one special non-necessity that gets in is your journal!
oooo nice Sue. so glad to see you back with the book making- my favorite is the one with all the vintage goodness. Way cool!
That metal house book is the coolest thing! I love all the papers/goodies inside.
What fabulous books –thanks for flicking through the pages to show some of the wonderful insides!
There’s just something about handmade books that makes my mouth water. These are wonderful.
Awesome,Sue!
I think that your metal house book is fabulous!!!
Sue,these are great. I love the cork paper one with the cute bicyle charm,but they are all wonderful. I’m with elle,I would love to be able to do these. I must sign up for an online class very soon.
I’m so glad you are back in the studio! The metal house book is fabulous.
they are all fabulous. I love the simplicity of everything. Just perfect as always Sue!
Hi Sue
Really beautiful books,love the contents too.
Best wishes
Billie
Great books! Oh –and nice to read about you (and see you!) in the latest Studios magazine.
Oh,I wanna be able to do that! Wonderful
You are back in the book making groove. They are wonderful,especially the metal house box. The interior pages make me drool.
I am always very appreciative with this kind of work myself when I start doing this kind of articles,it seems like I always glue everywhere. Congratulations beautiful books
Charming…you are so talented!
Love It !!!! How do you have time to play Bejeweled and get wonderful high scores and make books too ?????? !!!!!!!!
Love that bicycle charm. They all turned out great!