tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053795014051064062024-03-13T09:27:09.719+02:00re-bookedBooks - Read, re-read ...re-designed, altered and craftedDenise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-78929428675026844992015-05-13T10:22:00.001+02:002015-05-13T10:22:19.191+02:00Crafted Book VaseA <a href="http://freshlyfound.com/crafted-book-vase/" target="_blank">new tutorial </a>out on making Folded Book Vases. The folded pages create lovely gaps for placing dried or artificial flowers. Purely waterless vase! <br />
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Bibliogami from <a href="http://freshlyfound.com/" target="_blank">Freshly Found. </a><a href="http://freshlyfound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Book-vase-b-P4241576-1261-1024x768.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-77940313295713586642015-05-13T10:14:00.000+02:002015-05-13T10:14:17.576+02:00Book Folding Lessons and Video Tips<div style="text-align: left;">
Follow <a href="http://lacarriere.dk/kreativeworkshops/" target="_blank">Gitte Lacarriere</a> for news on upcoming creative workshops. If you are not able to head to Denmark for the book folding lessons, watch her <a href="http://lacarriere.dk/gratis-video-tips-til-dig/" target="_blank">video tips</a></div>
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-11398051148956312542015-02-05T13:42:00.000+02:002015-02-05T13:42:00.049+02:00Beautiful Book Gift Bags<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Instructions to make these stylish gift wrappers by Helena Schaeder Söderberg on her beautiful <a href="http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/2014/09/12/oldbookgiftbags/" target="_blank">Craft and Creativity Blog </a></span><img alt="Old book turned into gift bags - by Craft & Creativity" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9429" height="752" src="http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/oldbookgiftbag1.jpg" width="550" />Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-72128584344500324372015-02-03T13:37:00.000+02:002015-02-03T13:37:00.132+02:00Bling Book Butterfly <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.interior-revolution.com/altered-books-blingin-butterfly/" target="_blank">Interior Revolution</a> have a portfolio full of altered books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This Bejewelled butterfly is part of a delightful selection.</span>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-61425349935278723992015-01-31T13:01:00.000+02:002015-01-31T13:01:00.230+02:00Honeycomb Book<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Simple honeycomb Cutout Pattern by <a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/8d/b8/35/8db835e5a2253169f7d5e1792944ad04.jpg" target="_blank">Debbie West. </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> A differnet spin on Honeycomb Paper ornaments. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Incredibly intricate work of<a href="http://briandettmer.com/art/" target="_blank"> Brian Dettmer.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How to give an old book a new life as your personal journal. <a href="http://itsalisa.com/2013/06/08/how-to-turn-an-old-book-into-a-new-journal/" target="_blank"> Its Alisa</a> has visual instructions for you to follow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">An in depth tutorial on how to make this textured 3D star from book paper by <a href="http://houserevivals.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-star-design-from-vintage-bookpages.html" target="_blank">House Revivals. </a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They focus on creative ideas on a low budget, and this one from a few years back, is no exception. </span></div>
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Read a bit more about them and coloured page edges on the <a href="http://freshlyfound.blogspot.com/2014/09/colourful-book-collection.html" target="_blank">Freshly Found Blog</a><br />
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Print-it-yourself typographical poster. Created from a variety of vintage book papers. The gentle shades from off-white through to dark cream show the different aged papers.<br />
Avaialble as a PDF to print yourself from the <a href="http://www.freshlyfound.com/node/289583" target="_blank">Freshly Found Online Store. </a>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-82486443800523201672014-08-26T20:20:00.004+02:002014-08-26T20:20:51.723+02:00Beautiful Book Lamps by Bomdesign<div style="text-align: center;">
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-65821554366801479692014-08-21T13:22:00.000+02:002014-08-26T21:24:55.987+02:00Rare Notions - Paper Jewelry<br />
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Precise and gentle - Book paper jewelry. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/51175000/jpg/_51175777_phionarichards-paper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/51175000/jpg/_51175777_phionarichards-paper.jpg" height="263" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 63px;" width="400" /></a></div>
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-5715706354650979862014-08-18T13:12:00.000+02:002014-08-18T13:12:00.026+02:00Rare Notions - Book Sculpture <div style="text-align: left;">
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-60504117514594132432014-08-15T13:00:00.000+02:002014-08-15T13:00:04.942+02:00Circular Pieces - Jonathan WhitfillMore work by<a href="http://jonathanwhitfill.com/" target="_blank"> Jonathan Whitfill. </a> I love the fact that these works are not obviously created from books. It takes a few seconds before you notice that they are entirely created from this medium.<br />
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-21002453500819464092014-08-13T06:00:00.000+02:002014-08-13T06:00:04.330+02:00Rainbow Book Creator - Jonathan Whitfill<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://jonathanwhitfill.com/shredder2/index.html" target="_blank">Jonathan Whitfill</a> - creator of clever circular and other book installations. <br /> </div>
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-47135858580618904532014-08-11T06:00:00.000+02:002014-08-26T21:24:03.526+02:00Nicholas Jones - Book Sculptor<div style="text-align: center;">
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Beautiful Book Sculpture by <a href="http://www.bibliopath.org/" target="_blank">Nicholas Jones </a></div>
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-4734331686996703612014-08-09T12:19:00.002+02:002014-08-09T13:33:55.153+02:00The Fine Art of Cracking Spines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/books/the-fine-art-of-cracking-old-spines/2009/08/20/1250362165157.html" target="_blank">great article</a> from a few years ago - on book artists and crafters by Ray Edgar: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jgvD9gVy__3L1ql6k7UQIz4XWjF6re5QpSe60w8mAjDQ8O7W3S7j1I-5w9634hxNl4GOx3eDGkXwsQT8V2aVYAU1TtnL39-Owy1r786HtOwnZtWEU9Iqg6CCD8eql2z8WnSY3HyUktU7/s1600/Folded+Books+P1212203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jgvD9gVy__3L1ql6k7UQIz4XWjF6re5QpSe60w8mAjDQ8O7W3S7j1I-5w9634hxNl4GOx3eDGkXwsQT8V2aVYAU1TtnL39-Owy1r786HtOwnZtWEU9Iqg6CCD8eql2z8WnSY3HyUktU7/s1600/Folded+Books+P1212203.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Artists on the lookout for new materials are prepared to
judge a book by its cover, writes Ray Edgar.</b><br />
FOR anyone who has flinched at a dog-eared page, winced at the
crack of a book's spine, or despaired at its ''defacement'' with
marginalia and signatures, the thought of applying a scalpel to a
book is probably abhorrent.<br />
But in the digital age, as artists and designers question the
role of this traditional form, the once-venerated book is simply
another material to create with. Artists including American Brian
Dettmer and Australian Nicholas Jones dissect books to reveal new
meaning in the content...<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/books/the-fine-art-of-cracking-old-spines/2009/08/20/1250362165157.html" target="_blank"> read the rest here</a>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-44459514969912254932014-06-25T08:53:00.000+02:002014-06-25T08:53:56.719+02:00Jennifer Collier<div style="text-align: left;">
Beautiful, diverse and inspiring paper work by <a href="http://www.jennifercollier.co.uk/statement.htm" target="_blank">Jennifer Collier</a> </div>
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<i>"My practice focuses on creating work from paper; by bonding, waxing,
trapping and stitching I produce unusual paper ‘fabrics’, which are used
to explore the ‘remaking’ of household objects.
The papers are treated as if cloth, with the main technique employed
being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles.
The papers themselves serve as both the inspiration and the media for my
work, with the narrative of the books and papers suggesting the forms.
I tend to find items then investigate a way in which they can be reused
and transformed; giving new life to things that would otherwise go
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Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-88653095021403145802014-06-09T06:00:00.000+02:002014-06-09T06:00:04.458+02:00White Washed ProteasWhite-washed Book paper Proteas on the <a href="http://freshlyfound.blogspot.com/2014/05/white-washed-proteas.html" target="_blank">Freshly Found Blog</a><br />
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Via <a href="http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/05/31/a-typface-created-from-carved-out-japanese-books/" target="_blank">Spoon and Tomago</a>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-87263331747246565392014-04-08T18:58:00.000+02:002014-04-08T18:58:00.693+02:00Restored - for Real <h1>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">'Thousands of books, documents and historical treaties were damaged in
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This truly is giving new life to old print. A group of Conservators have been doing the seemingly impossible job of restoring ancient handwritten documents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Serious business! <a href="http://www.dw.de/restorers-rescue-windows-to-the-past/a-17472224" target="_blank">Read about it at DW</a></span>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-37092427190402339722014-03-14T08:24:00.002+02:002014-03-14T08:25:17.932+02:00Dyed Book Paper Roses<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dyed Book paper roses - Gorgeous Gentian. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Article on the <a href="http://freshlyfound.blogspot.com/2014/03/gentian-roses.html" target="_blank">Freshly Found Blog</a></span>Denise Kigganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09052704511710456758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405379501405106406.post-23038698668446617532014-03-13T21:10:00.000+02:002014-03-13T21:10:00.241+02:00Book Heart Decorations<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A very infortmative tutorial on how to make these delightful 3-D book hearts</span><br />
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