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E-book ISBN: B007IIXZ0O
Print ISBN-13: 978-0615613291
Print ISBN-10: 0615613292

If you haven’t read my paranormal young adult…

Niki just sent me to this very cool site featuring a bunch of geeky pumpkins. My favorites are the Death Star Pumpkin
and the Pac Man Pumpkins.Fun! Thanks Niki!

A little searching on the web is turning up all kinds of great things made of old books. Why so much searching? I have a million ideas for things I want to make from my very large pile of very damaged books - not all of them lend themselves to the small size of the pendants - but I don't want to duplicate what anyone else is doing. And it's FUN!

So here's my latest find. Her name is Caitlin and she makes purses out of old hardcover books. I covet this Nancy Drew bag.

My grandmother used to buy me a new Nancy Drew book every time she came to visit and I still have a soft spot for those little hardbacks. I have no idea where mine are though - probably sold at a rummage sale where I hope they made someone's day. I still remember the absolute delight of finding an entire box of Tintin books at a garage sale.

For those who need a somewhat roomier bag, check out this Shakespeare. Nice, eh? Very classy.

Thanks to Greg over at The Fabricationist for pointing me to another artist cutting up books with amazing results. Look at these!

Explanation of Book Dissections- In this work I begin with an existing book and seal its edges, creating an enclosed vessel full of unearthed potential. I cut into the cover of the book and dissect through it from the front. I work with knives, tweezers and other surgical tools to carve one page at a time, exposing each page while cutting around ideas and images of interest. Nothing inside the books is relocated or implanted, only removed. Images and ideas are revealed to expose a book’s hidden, fragmented memory. The completed pieces expose new relationships of a book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception.

The next three Chicken Soup with Rice pendants are up on Etsy. I have four more to make from this book but I'm waiting on delivery of more glass. I hope to have them finished and up by this weekend.

Speaking of cutting up books - check out these works by a real master. . .

The artist is Thomas Allen and he does amazing work. This one with the ship is called Swell. The one below is Bookend.

Stacked (hee hee)

Uplift. Look at that wonderful shadow!Teeter

And my favorite. . .Stress.