This week I thought I would share an altered book that I just finished…well, it’s mostly finished. Altered books are old books that have been discarded, but not destroyed…instead, they have been reclaimed, then restored to a new use and purpose…my favorite alterations to books are Pockets for storing tags, cards, or pictures… let me show you what I mean… this children’s book got a coat of paint and a layering of recycled wrapping paper and a few flowers cut from an old calendar.
The pages have been folded and decopagued to form a set of pockets…each spread has a happy Pink theme…this one is dedicated to Joy… another to Reading…
The pockets are filled with tags also decorated with recycled ME calendar pages and stickers…sort of Pink and Green at the same time.
At least three different reclaimed wrapping papers supply backgrounds
and I’ve added stickers like the butterfly and flowers…
and hearts…the books are such fun to do…this one will end up in my Etsy shop when all the tags are finished.
I love the sentiment on the last page…see what I mean about a Pink attitude?
and now swim on over the Beverly’s How Sweet the Sound to see who’s joining in the Pink posts today…http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Thanks for stopping by.
9 comments:
SO cool! I love all the color and ME is always a happy sight!
I have books ABOUT altered books and I think it might be time to make one. Great post! Happy Pink!
What a cute and happy little book! So sweet! Happy PS!
Your altered book is just great. I especially like the pocket pages - well done!
Hi Laverne, What a wonderful book you have created. It is a great way to pay homage to Mary, a favorite of all of ours! I really miss her magazine. I loved your comments on my blog about the fly fishing group - I would be fine with the sewer line but not ok with taking fish off a line! We should start a group of ladies who get together in their altered trailers and create art together. That would make it worth the icky of the sewer! Happy Pink Saturday! ~Marti
That is a great idea. I have not seen this done before. Blogging is a learning experience for me.
I LOVE ME...and I am crazy about how you repurposed her calendars and that old book to create such wonderful items!
I have saved ALL of my old ME desk calendar pages over the years....not because of my hoarding issues, but because I can't bear to part of her little works of art and wonderful sayings that go with them. I have reused many of them to make cards!
Hope you had a great PSat!!! I spent my day running in my 5th 5K and celebrating the Gr. Girl's 5th BDay!!! It was a Hello Kitty party this year....I didn't realize there was SO MUCH H. Kitty stuff around until now!! :)
L, Dana
Great job - there are so many great ideas on these blogs! Thanks for visiting mine!
-Shelley
I Love your altered book!!! So bright and Colorful. I still want to learn your folding the pages technique to make the pockets! I just got back from Paper Cowgirl & can't wait to tell ya about it!
cool
nice blog following :)
love the design
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