Altered Book Class - Week 2

Happy Friday! It is snowing today! It is so beautiful!

Yesterday was warm, dry and 60 degrees for our altered book class. We had so much fun. I remembered to bring my camera. I took lots of pictures of everyone's books and smiling faces.

We learned how to carve windows in the book pages to embed objects, sew pages together with ribbons and beads and create transfers with xerox copies and contact paper or packaging tape.

The examples below are some beautiful pages from one of Bobbie's many amazing books.

We had so much fun! I cannot wait to work on my book some more this week. I was able to carve out a deep window and mount a pug charm I bought on Etsy. I also transfered one of my carved pug images. I cannot wait to put the finishing touches on these pages. I will keep posting pictures as I create them.

Here is my book so far. I think It will probably have a pug theme. No big surprises there. :)

Here is Melanie's book. She has a sea theme running through this book called Gifts from the sea. She mounted shells in her book and painted with sand paint to create a beach in her book! I have never heard of sand paint, but our wonderful teacher, Bobbie has everything!

Here is Briggs working on her book.

Here is Sam working on her book ...

and Bobbie's kitty, Patrick, enjoying our company and his favorite chair.