Fabric Book

Made another book. This one is fabric that I created by felting a crocheted rectangle to a piece of upholstery fabric using my embellishing machine. I left some areas of just the fabric and also loose threads around the edge.


I made a text block using beige copy paper (just cos I had it on hand) and sewed it into the cover. Then I embroidered and beaded the spine with multicolored threads and beads.



I likes it... even tho I have no idea what I'll use it for.

The Smoking Queen

Made this little book just for fun.



It's 3.5" X 7.5" and has a paper mache cover with a ribbon-striped spine.


And pages made from old book pages, gesso-ed and painted.

Itsy Bitsy Book

I'm still working on Raisa (Yvonne's Art Doll Cool-Aberration doll) and her journal. No reveal yet, but I can tell you I'm working 'outside the box'. LOL. I'm having fun - I just love working on these collaboration dolls.

I do have a tiny little book to show you. I made this to carry in my pocketbook for writing down the names of authors I like. So when I go to the library I can remember who to look for. It's very tiny, but has lots of pages. - for years of reading. I made a very simple codex style using cardboard and collaged paper for the cover.



Speaking of books, I've just ordered some new used books from Amazon and I can't wait till they get here. A couple on book making and some on vintage shoes and hats. Oh yeah, and one on amulets. I love pics of cool shoes and hats and I'll hopefully find inspiration for some future dolls! I put several more expensive books on my wish list (so I can keep an eye out for reduced prices), including a new book about vintage undies (corsets and such) that hasn't been released yet. And a book about horses in African art with loads of pics (also not yet released). I love horse art, too. Apparently, so do Africans - they have few horses in Africa, but they depict lots of horses in their art. Interesting, huh?

I'm having fun!

Doodle Book

My brother draws cool cartoons. For Christmas I made him a book to doodle in. I put a copy of one of his drawings on the cover and filled it with blank pages. The cover is made from regular corragated box cardboard covered in fabric, paint, paper and shellac.

Forgotten Treasures

Found these cute little booklets when I was sorting thru my treasures for the new display case. I made these several years ago. The covers are handmade paper I made with dried flowers. And the lavender is my homegrown lavender, pressed and glued on. I believe these covers are all sealed with wax. They're about 5 1/2" X 4".