http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net Tribe.net. Local Connections http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/2ea4a40b-d406-4127-a785-5ebe6f4b1e83#dd77781e-5c7c-480a-ba93-eb5fe2fcf5d2 THe Kat Von D book looks a bit like an altered book..it is very pretty..... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:05:35 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/2ea4a40b-d406-4127-a785-5ebe6f4b1e83#dd77781e-5c7c-480a-ba93-eb5fe2fcf5d2 Marta 2009-06-28T05:05:35Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/2ea4a40b-d406-4127-a785-5ebe6f4b1e83#8585f164-598b-43bb-9875-720ea53cb992 What books about Altered Books (or about any kind of art) are inspiring you lately? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:59:42 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/2ea4a40b-d406-4127-a785-5ebe6f4b1e83#8585f164-598b-43bb-9875-720ea53cb992 Khrysso Heart 2009-06-28T04:59:42Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#c317fab0-e2dd-4796-a8f1-9baf443cadf7 Khrysso That's a great idea. So here i am checking in. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:05:19 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#c317fab0-e2dd-4796-a8f1-9baf443cadf7 d2a 2009-06-28T00:05:19Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#5bcd0c39-c995-4821-bcc0-3e03a0a2a409 I'm trying to encourage Tribemembers to contribute toward re-energizing Tribe by contributing just one comment to one tribe a day and see where that leads us. Maybe we can revive inspiration in all kinds of quarters within the Tribe universe? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:34:51 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#5bcd0c39-c995-4821-bcc0-3e03a0a2a409 Khrysso Heart 2009-06-22T18:34:51Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/10f272aa-9b35-4522-87b5-7f0975093da7#2dffc8ca-6518-4bb4-b2d0-582a08217c83 ok - so it has been quite awhile now - how did this project turn out? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:43 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/10f272aa-9b35-4522-87b5-7f0975093da7#2dffc8ca-6518-4bb4-b2d0-582a08217c83 Jill 2009-06-22T14:34:43Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#0dcfa4c4-a7a5-4342-ba4c-120014077610 great ideas! I haven't been checking in for awhile - but you all are inspiring me! Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:32:23 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#0dcfa4c4-a7a5-4342-ba4c-120014077610 Jill 2009-06-22T14:32:23Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#ba16d80c-2ff7-420b-ae29-45e9e24f3584 No...no that's not my technique...sorry. Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:45:43 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#ba16d80c-2ff7-420b-ae29-45e9e24f3584 $item.owner.firstName 2008-12-26T02:45:43Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#520e4405-d7ad-4901-a980-491869939c35 Breathtaking! That's you're work? It's wonderful! Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:43:03 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#520e4405-d7ad-4901-a980-491869939c35 Khrysso Heart 2008-12-25T17:43:03Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#66345640-4d6a-4058-bacf-69e90f2a40dc How about little drawers on the side of the book? Use small matchboxes and glue your last pages to accommodate the thickness of the match boxes. Cut out with an exacto to accommodate the match boxes. You can paint the matchbox front and place a small bead in the center for a handle. Inside the drawers you can place smaller words...that express your feelings. I put fabric on the inside that reflected my youngest daughter's taste. Inside the drawers I placed words like "little girl shine", "you run free", and "imagine sing dance". You can stretch this out further by making tiny origami or putting tiny gifts int he drawers along with the words. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:05:01 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#66345640-4d6a-4058-bacf-69e90f2a40dc $item.owner.firstName 2008-12-07T11:05:01Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#8408c07e-eb45-4c0d-9930-550c446679db Oh sorry...forgot to illustrate technique...I used PVA over the words, chose a circle shape, as I have seen others use square...then used black gesso. Another technique I've used is to color the pages with different crayon colors and black it out and then use a sharp implement such as an exacto, scalpel, anything sharp to peel away the black and produce that stained glass effect? Have also used black gesso on the page and then done collage on top with quotes or words around the edge of the page. Take a look at this technique: http://www.aisling.net/gallery/journals/declutter03/35-36.htm Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:40:02 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#8408c07e-eb45-4c0d-9930-550c446679db $item.owner.firstName 2008-12-06T00:40:02Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#c2b81cae-471b-483e-8003-9b060418ac61 What a clever idea! What a challenge! What a lot of time involved! I bow and scrape in your general direction... I was just joking when I coined the phrase "blackout-resist poetry," but actually, you could do some kind of wax-resist or PVA (Elmer's)-glue-resist over the words and then brush or pounce or spill or spatter the page with ink or paint or something else opaque... Hmmm... Thanks for the inspiration! I once again bow and... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:50:41 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#c2b81cae-471b-483e-8003-9b060418ac61 Khrysso Heart 2008-12-02T17:50:41Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#e074c6e3-50b3-4532-88c2-aff6c0c5072e Yeah I have done this with putting a little gift in the middle and I have also made a little envelope or one that pops open like a flower and put a poem or a small stone whatever completes your theme. The poem I usually make out of words that were circled on one of the removed pages. (first I go and circle the words I want and then black out the rest of the page, where it only shows now the word I chose) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:51:38 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#e074c6e3-50b3-4532-88c2-aff6c0c5072e $item.owner.firstName 2008-11-28T22:51:38Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#7e925d16-40a7-457f-8446-6ee4fc71e5b4 I sometimes glue the pages together (thick book) and use an exacto knife to cut out a box in the interior. You can leave a few of the pages at the beginning unglued and loose to paint or decorate. Then you can put a surprise or gift inside...that completes the theme of your book, or you can decorate the book to match the "contents"... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:12:05 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#7e925d16-40a7-457f-8446-6ee4fc71e5b4 J Timothy 2008-10-28T08:12:05Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#df66c15e-afc8-47d0-8fce-9c1ea2b8a83f I'm thinking about making an altered book as a gift for my boyfriend, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to make in meaningful and not cheezy. I am really afraid it is just going to turn into page upon page of cheez. Anyone ever made an altered book as a gift? Non-cheezy page ideas would be appreciated. :) Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:37:49 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/4476563f-1084-47a5-b7b7-bcf4d9465dde#df66c15e-afc8-47d0-8fce-9c1ea2b8a83f $item.owner.firstName 2008-08-09T01:37:49Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#eb1370c5-70c6-4eac-9aaa-254bc8727fbf Wow! That is an amazing idea! Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:21:29 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#eb1370c5-70c6-4eac-9aaa-254bc8727fbf $item.owner.firstName 2008-04-12T13:21:29Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#ced9180a-5c6d-4a42-9b62-b20ca2cdc936 OH it's been too long since I was here. But great question! The most recent technique I used was using an old watch band (without watch face). After face piece removed I attached one half of band to cover of book and second half to back cover. Eventually I was able to "buckle" the book closed. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:41:26 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#ced9180a-5c6d-4a42-9b62-b20ca2cdc936 Amy 2008-04-11T15:41:26Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#fbfecdfc-2519-4f49-ba11-5e535b7d4bcc It depends on the book of course, but they are stretchy like bra straps so they have some give. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:30:39 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#fbfecdfc-2519-4f49-ba11-5e535b7d4bcc Marta 2008-04-10T12:30:39Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#06ea12c4-db85-4dd4-819d-1e21d759c23b Great ideas. I hadn't even thought about drilling the covers. But that's exactly what I was thinking about the ribbon- that I'd have to put a new endsheet to secure it. I had to Google the book bra! They look so small. Do they fit all the way around the book? They're funny. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:27:44 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#06ea12c4-db85-4dd4-819d-1e21d759c23b $item.owner.firstName 2008-04-09T17:27:44Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#83086313-66d5-4cd5-a8c2-2effba82807a I've done the door knob too. I love it, but it makes putting it on a shelf hard :) When I do my books I always add a new endsheet (the piece of paper on the inside that holds the cover to the pages. Because I put a new one down, I can put ribbon all the way to the spine and then glue the paper down. It secures it nicely. You can use anything from hemp to ribbons. I have also drilled a hole in the cover on both front and back. You can string something through the back, and attach a stringed "loop" in the front. Then when you close it, you pull it through the loop and tie. The craft store also had what they called a "Book Bra" that I loved. It had a label on it that said "book bra" but it was a 2 inch stretch elastic with bra hooks on it.....cracked me up. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:18:59 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#83086313-66d5-4cd5-a8c2-2effba82807a Marta 2008-04-09T15:18:59Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#d5469ec6-fbb6-4406-b3c4-f691f7a3f8b0 Hi everyone! I'm new to altered books and just beginning my first one. It is going to be quite thick, so I wanted to get advice on closures you've tried. I'm thinking of making a ribbon closure attached to the front and back covers, but I'm worried it won't be sturdy enough. Although this isn't a closure, I think this doorknob idea http://www.paperclipping.com/2007/08/24/featured-project-dedra-longs-altered-book/ is soooo neat. Please share your ideas with the newbie. Thanks. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:02:11 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/51bcd7a0-f242-4dd5-b48e-83ebc7c6394e#d5469ec6-fbb6-4406-b3c4-f691f7a3f8b0 $item.owner.firstName 2008-04-09T15:02:11Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#f527c677-a691-4f9c-8783-22fae97bed5f I just finished one and will post picts. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:50:31 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#f527c677-a691-4f9c-8783-22fae97bed5f Lark 2007-11-30T01:50:31Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#46348770-3c01-468e-9fab-a991e52a9a78 definitely coptic will lay flat, very good choice Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:34:31 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#46348770-3c01-468e-9fab-a991e52a9a78 Katie 2007-11-26T00:34:31Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#5d818352-91fe-4393-a782-e399f3aafb79 Thank you Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:51:29 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#5d818352-91fe-4393-a782-e399f3aafb79 Monique 2007-11-13T21:51:29Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#bbf8a0af-3cd1-4c4d-bf37-7fe70ff7dc5e Coptic is beautiful and will lay flat. Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:56:08 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/657077c8-4d90-4241-9e84-bd558ea06207#bbf8a0af-3cd1-4c4d-bf37-7fe70ff7dc5e Lark 2007-11-10T21:56:08Z http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/0e4f1f2c-23d5-4982-8e08-95069b1a72b0#e2b18c88-a59e-4660-86f4-ad64b5f83121 So what is it? Matthew the angel, Mark the Lion, Luke the Ox and John the Eagle. Kinda like the Sons of Horus--human, jackel, baboon and hawk. Drawing from teh same middle eastern traditions remains a possibility. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:32:11 GMT http://AlteredBooks.tribe.net/thread/0e4f1f2c-23d5-4982-8e08-95069b1a72b0#e2b18c88-a59e-4660-86f4-ad64b5f83121 Crypto 2007-11-07T18:32:11Z