Paper Arts, Marbling & Papermaking

Penland Book of Handmade Books:Master Classes in Bookmaking Techniques-now PB or HB!

If you have any interest in handmade books and didn’t buy this in hardcover, you owe it to yourself to get this paperback version.

Four hundred photographs illustrate the work of 10 contemporary book artists who have taught at the prestigious Penland School
of Crafts. Reflective essays by each of the artists add to the creative excitement visible on every page. 232 color pp., 8.5”x11”.

PPBBKS paperback version $19.95

PENLND hardcover version $34.95

Penland Book of Handmade Books:Master Classes in Bookmaking Techniques-now PB or HB!

Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding-SALE!

Orig. $24.95.

The Definitive Guide to Making, Embellishing, and Repairing Paper, Books and Scrapbooks by Heidi Reimer-Epp and Mary Reimer. Basic & advanced (laminating, embossing, layering, marbling, casting and working with fruit & vegetable pulp) techniques along with 10 wonderful projects (cast paper favors, paper bowls, layered cards) make up the papermaking half of this full color volume. The bookbinding segment includes basic techniques along with making soft & hard covers, eight binding methods, decorating and embellishing, and eight projects (scrapbook, pocket-sized travel journal, baby brag book, hardcover portfolio). Excellent photo examples make each process "do-able". Terrific. 9"x 9", 160 pp., hb

Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding-SALE! (PPRBOK)

Papyrus 21 Papermaking Kit

Making paper couldn’t be easier. Pulp can be made in an empty plastic soda bottle for this no blender, no chemicals set. Add scrap paper, flower or other inclusions to make unique postcard size paper (3 7/8" x 5 7/8") for cards, collage elements, jewelry and books. Kit includes basin,
deckle, four screens with different patterns, cloth, mulberry pulp and a finished sample postcard.

Papyrus 21 Papermaking Kit (PAPY21)

Handmade Paper Collage

By Dawn Ackerman. A beautiful handbook for making torn paper collage with handmade papers as your palette for color and texture. Following clear sections on materials and techniques and how to make hand painted papers, Dawn Ackerman gives the newcomer confidence by supplying several outline drawings for landscape collages as well as sharing her own pieces for inspiration. More complex examples and techniques complement notes on abstract collage. 8.5" x 10", 128 pp., pb.

Handmade Paper Collage (PPRCOL)

Encyclopedia of Origami

Learn the basic folds and bases, then choose from 15 beginner, 13 intermediate and six challenging projects. Clear step-by step instructions and a gallery of innovative pieces from international paper artists. A beauty! 8.75"x8.75", 160 pp., hb.

Encyclopedia of Origami (ENCORI)

Paper in Three Dimensions: Origami, Pop-ups, Sculpture, Boxes and More

Paper in Three Dimensions: Origami, Pop-ups, Sculpture, Boxes and More by Diane Maurer-Mathison. Thank you, Diane, for this colossal volume of paper art AND for featuring the work of several calligraphic paper artists. Calligraphers Joan Machinchick, Sharon Hanse, Lynne Carnes, Paul Maurer and Dave Wood contributed pop-up and tassel books and paper sculptures. You’ll also find amazing pop-ups by Carol Barton, folded paper designs, paper sculpture landscapes, 3-D structures and Diane’s clear and reassuring text which makes trying any of these very approachable. Highly recommended. 8.5“x10.5”, 28 pp., 210 color, 20 b&w illustrations. Further reading, index. pb.

Paper in Three Dimensions: Origami, Pop-ups, Sculpture, Boxes and More (PAPR3D)

Paper Fantastic: 50 Creative Projects to Fold, Cut, Glue, Paint & Weave

Paper Fantastic: 50 Creative Projects to Fold, Cut, Glue, Paint & Weave by Joe Rhatigan & Rain Newcomb. Wow! You may have to invite your grandkids over right away so you can play with these ideas! Very cool paper flowers, paper beads, a book necklace, an amazing enveletter, pet silhouettes and lots more using paper, scissors and glue! 8.5”x 10”, 112 pp., pb.

Paper Fantastic: 50 Creative Projects to Fold, Cut, Glue, Paint & Weave (FANTAS)

Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards

Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards by Alisa Golden. Calling all paste paper addicts!! If you are mesmerized by the unlimited possibilities of making your own decorated paper this is an amazing tour. Alisa Golden begins with terrific advice on paper, inks, paints, pigments & dyes, watercolor crayons and texture paste and proceeds with enchanting examples of handmade books made with the painted paper techniques she clearly teaches. I was particularly enamored with layering on acrylic inks, masking, making marks with eyedroppers and using smaller pieces of large painted paper that are transformed when cut into smaller parts. Alisa closes with instruction for the handmade books themselves. Especially recommended to fans of Judy Melvin. 8.5”x10”, 176 pp., hb. Available January 2008.

Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards (PAINTP )

Paper Transformed: A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes & Creative Paper Projects

Paper Transformed: A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes & Creative Paper Projects by Julia Andrus. 100 ways to transform paper (marbling, watercolors, paste paper, pastel techniques, shimmer paper, metal look-alikes, stippling, stenciling and LOTS more) along with 25 paper projects to use the paper you create: holiday card, patina portfolio, framed mirror, chess set, pencil box, frame, pinwheel and 18 more. 8.5” x 11”, 176 pp., pb.

Paper Transformed: A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes & Creative Paper Projects (TRANSF)

Pockets, Pullouts and Hiding Places

Pockets, Pullouts and Hiding Places: Interactive Elements for Altered Books, Memory Art and Collage Elements by Jenn Mason. Even the names of these projects are enticing! This creative trek with appeal for book and paper artists, calligraphers and scrapbook fans includes The Sealed Envelope Hiding Place, I Can See Clearly Pocket, Secret Enclosure Hiding Place, Dueling According Pullout and a Window Box Hiding Place to name only a few! Jenn Mason gives clear instructions and clever examples for housing the written word, images, and ephemera in nine pockets, nine pullout tricks and nine 3D hiding places. Add them to books, cards, books and scrapbooks for unique surprises. 8.5”x11”, 160 pp., 100 color illus., Pb.

Pockets, Pullouts and Hiding Places (POCKET)

Origami Dollar Bills

Origami Dollar Bills: Another Way to Impress People with Your Money! By Duy Nguyen. Horsehoe crabs, Jedi knights, dragons and American eagles - all from a dollar bill! Amaze and amuse your friends and kids or let them amaze you. Detailed illustrations of every fold for these creatures using 1-3 dollar bills. 8”x 4”, 80 color pages, hb spiral.

Origami Dollar Bills (ORIDLR)

Origami Flowers

Origami Flowers by Soonboke Smith. All the fundamental folds and forms, advice on choosing paper and lavish bouquets of paper flowers made with simple techniques. Easy to make poppies, purple stars, peonies, irises, lilies, daisies, anemones, carnations, morning glories, and tulips fill baskets, pots and vases – artfully echoing real blossoms. Required materials include only origami papers, a glue stick and scissors. 8.5” x 10”, 128 pp., hb. Full color.

Origami Flowers (ORIFLW)

Money Folding 101

Quick & easy ways to fold money for practical gifts that are fun to give and receive. Bracelets, hearts (add a fortune), butterflies, roses, pinwheels, stars, shirts & ties, fortune cookies, party hats and more! 8.5”x11”, 34 pp., pb. Full color.

Money Folding 101 (MONEYF)

Kirigami Kit

Kirigami Kit: Discover the Ancient Art of Paper Folding & Cutting. Use the 20 page instruction book and 58 sheets of Origami paper (solid colors, rainbow swirl & opalescent) to make shiny snowflakes, flowers, clouds, trees and lots more! 30+ patterns!

Kirigami Kit (KIRKIT)

Decorative Origami Boxes

Decorative Origami Boxes by Rick Beech. Forget the gift wrap; these easy boxes are handmade gifts themselves! Use some of that terrific paper you’ve been stashing away to create a keepsake. 8.25” x 11”, 64 pp., pb. Ships in November.

Decorative Origami Boxes (ORIGBX)

Christmas Origami Book & Gift Set

Christmas Origami Book & Gift Set by Duy Nguyen & Soonboke Smith. Basic folds and 80 pages of charming season ideas to try! 9.5”x11”, full color 80 page book & 50 sheets holiday origami paper & one completed miniature tree.

Christmas Origami Book & Gift Set (CHRISO)

TEA-BAG FOLDING

Each of these two books is 8.5”x11”, 34 pp., pb. Full color.

Tea-Bag Sampler: 30+ Fantastic Folds. Use real tea bags wrappers, 1” or 2” origami paper or the papers in the book below to make the wonderful stars, flowers and love knots. These clever, easy to make forms will make “knock their socks off” cards, books and photo frames. Four tea bag paper designs are included for you to cut and use. A creative Dutch woman invented tea bag folding using simple origami folds when she needed a birthday card after shops had closed!

TEASAM Tea-Bag Sampler, $11.99

TEAPPR $6.90 Tea-Bag Papers. Twenty each of sixteen tea bag folding paper designs.

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TEA-BAG FOLDING

Cards That Pop-Up, Flip & Slide by Michael Jacobs

Here's Michael Jacobs doing what he does best! Learn how to make clever, one of a kind, interactive cards using simple tools and a variety of papers from handmade to recycled and how to jazz up projects using inks, collage, colored pencils and more. Envelopes, too! 8.5"x11", 96 pp., full color, pb.

Cards That Pop-Up, Flip & Slide by Michael Jacobs (CPOPUP)