Book Arts

The realm of book arts offers the mixed-media artist many opportunities for creative expression. At CreateMixedMedia.com, we’ve pooled together some great tutorials to help you get started with your own ideas about how to make a book, whether you want to try making your own Plexiglas book covers or try your hand at burnished metal, or you’re interested in journal making, or even what to put on the first page of your art journal. You’ll find some great resources here to get you started, from book binding techniques, to altering a book, to decorating what’s inside.

The realm of book arts offers the mixed-media artist many opportunities for creative expression. At CreateMixedMedia.com, we’ve pooled together some great tutorials to help you get started with your own ideas about how to make a book, whether you want to try making your own Plexiglas book covers or try your hand at burnished metal, or you’re interested in journal making, or even what to put on the first page of your art journal. You’ll find some great resources here to get you started, from book binding techniques, to altering a book, to decorating what’s inside.

Book Arts by TJ Goerlitz

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Mixed-media artist TJ Goerlitz shares her observations about book arts and book artists including their relationship to the materials and dedication to the craft.

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Craft Month 2013: Book of Haiku from Layered Impressions

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In our final Craft Month 2013 project, this one from Katie Kendrick’s Layered Impressions, you’ll create a book of haiku perfect for all your thoughts about spring.

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Craft Month 2013: Create a Book Project from Solder Technique Studio

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In this download from Solder Technique Studio, you’ll create a book or journal to hold all of your favorite thoughts about Craft Month 2013! And there might be a bonus project in there for you!

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How to Make a Plexiglas Journal

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Tonia shares how you, too, can make your own book or journal with Plexiglas covers and tabbed pages.

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Guest Post: Diana Trout Shares Her Technique for Making Papercloth

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In this Guest Post, Diana Trout shares her technique for making Papercloth, a sturdy paper you can use in amazing ways, including making book covers.

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Create a Simplicity Journal

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In this excerpt from The Elemental Journal by Tammy Kushnir, you’ll learn how to make a simple fabric journal that you can use to record your reflections.

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Create Burnished Metal: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Using ordinary every day household items in new and completely unexpected ways? Vicki Boutin is a master at that, and in this tutorial she’ll show you how to use aluminum foil to create an album cover that’s thoroughly unique!

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Claybord Book Tutorial

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Claybord paintings make unique book covers when with combined with simple binder rings and a few power tools—Don’t let the power tools scare you off! This project couldn’t be easier, and you’ll love the the personal, functional and flexible results of your efforts!

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Creating Your First Journal Page

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In these techniques, Journal Spilling author Diana Trout helps you to overcome the reluctance that may preclude you from putting pen to paper. In addition to offering prompt ideas (like a single big, powerful word at the top of a page), she encourages you to decorate the page and offers ideas for techniques to color, design and illustrate the pages of your life.

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Pamphlet Stitch How To with Diana Trout

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Here’s another great how to video from Diana Trout. In this video, she shows you how to do a simple pamphlet stitch, the first step to making your own simple books.

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