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Some are closeouts. Some are sale books. Sale prices limited to stock on hand. Some quantities are very limited. Order early to avoid being disappointed. No backorders at these prices.
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B3094. 101 Celtic Illuminated Letters/Davis
101 Celtic Illuminated Letters By Courtney Davis. 224pp. 6.5x6". Paper $14.99. Sale
These 101 illuminated designs each reflect the history of Celtic design from the earliest examples to Davis's modern interpretations. Perfect for using on personal art.
B3095. 101 Celtic Spirals. Buy both and save.
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B3095. 101 Celtic Spirals/Davis
101 Celtic Spirals by Courtney Davis. 224pp. 6.5x6". Paper $14.99. Sale
These 101 designs are printed in full color, each accompanied by a black and white version perfect for scanning or photocopying for use on personal art, design, or craft projects.
B3094. 101 Celtic Illuminated Initials. Buy both and save.
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B2668. Altered Art: Tech for Altered Bks
Altered Art: Techniques for Creating Altered Books, Boxes, Cards & More by Terry Taylor. 144pp. 8.5x10". Hardcover $19.95
Choose an object - a cigar box, playing cards, an old album cover - and use it as a creative starting point to make beautiful and entirely new items to display and use: that’s - altered art - and it’s the fastest-growing trend in the craft world today. Here is the first book to explore the full range of its possibilities, from turning a vintage board game into a nostalgic wall hanging to creating whimsical art dolls from children’s blocks. Take a look at the artistic traditions that inspired this movement, and see how to use the crafter’s familiar tools, materials, and processes in entirely new ways. Paint, collage, pierce, sew, and cut the pages of an old book. Change an ordinary candy tin into a charming decorative storage case with paper scraps, metal grommets, and paint.
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B2723. Altered Board Book Basics/Smiley
Altered Board Book: Basics & Beyond
By Jan Bode Smiley. 48pp. 2005. 10"x8". Paper $12.95
Instead of using paper for pages, board books use binders
board. This book provides instruction on backgrounds: textures, painted, paper and fabric. As well as creating niches for objects. Includes gallery of accordion and codex forms. The techniques can be used to alter printed children’s books and to decorate blank books you construct or purchase readymade.
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B2597. Altered Books, Collaborative Journals...
Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking
By Holly Harrison. 2003. Paper. Retail Price $21.99.
Explores the creative processes behind "altered books" -- when artists make their own distinctive mark on an already published work -- and "collaborative journals" -- in which many artists come together to create a unique single work. Readers will learn how to alter books through collage, paint, layering, sewing and more. Filled with easy, how-to projects
and beautiful gallery photos.
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B2726. Altered Book Collage
Altered Book Collage
By Barbara Matthiessen. 2005. 144pp. 9"x10.5". Hardcover $19.95
After an introduction to altered books and a presentation of techniques, this book presents scores of examples of covers and interior pages. Brief instructions are given for each of the pages displayed. The great variety is sure
inspire you. Full color throughout.
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B2748. Altered Books 102
B2748. Altered Books 102: Beyond the Basics. 8.5x11". 50pp. Paper $16.99. SALE
Paper Engineering (pop-ups, sliders, tabs), Windows, Edge Decorating, Transfers, Walnut Ink, Transparent Sheets, and more.
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B2639. Altered Books Workshop/Brazelton
Altered Books Workshop.
By Bev Brazelton. 2004. 128pp. 8.5"x11". Paper 19.95
Through 18 step-by-step demonstrations and 65 variation ideas, Bev Brazleton teaches basic, intermediate and creative techniques for crafting unique altered books. Techniques include: adding tags, cutting shadowboxes, glazing, adding texture, collaging covers, designing with words, hanging embellishments, and adding fibers and beads. Full color throughout.
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B2742. Altered Shapes: Books, Journals,
B2742. Altered Shapes: Books, Journals, Pages. 2005. 50pp. Paper $15.99. Sale
Shows you how to take a hard cover book and cut it into a new shape: a letter of the alphabet, a heart shape, a crown, a cross, and many more ideas. Includes templates, instructions and plenty of full color photos of finished books. Present work of six altered book artists. These projects work best if you have access to a band/jig saw, but can be done with hand tools.
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B3078. American Watermarks 1690-1835
American Watermarks 1690-1835 by Thomas L. Gravell, George Miller, Elizabeth A. Walsh. 2002. Enlarged 2nd edition . 363pp. 8.75"x11.25". Hardcover $85.00
ON SALE
This enlarged edition adds 300 new watermarks to over the 700 in the first edition. The watermarks include a beaver, birds, eagles in many forms, crowns, an anchor or two, stars, wheat, and the initials or name of the paper mill. In all, 1,057 watermarks have now been computer enhanced and triple-indexed for better identification and includes. For those dealing with undated early American historical documents and autographs, the book is invaluable. Those interested in watermarks and handmade paper will be fascinated by the variety and the number of mills. All photos in b&w.
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