Showing posts with label making books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label making books. Show all posts

Thursday, May 16, 2013

In the search of being fluid...

As promised I have a couple of pages of the new 
everyday ephemera book I recently made, I hope you
are inspired on making yours!

Now my favorite part is to fill the pages with color,
images and writing!  It`s so tiny it fills up fast but
it`s perfect for those lazy days I just want to go quick
and easy!



I love this page, I will share with you this tiny list i wrote, it
is in Spanish but I will translate for you!

Como cuidar el corazon:
How to take care of the heart:
Be happy, enjoy what I have,
smile a lot, trust
Cook and eat healthy delicious food
Enjoy life with my loved ones
Love life
Watch the sunset

Now, this is a small list but if you are inspired by it,
please add your own idea and make it as long as you 
feel like! What makes your heart feel happy and loved?



Now this are some art journal pages on my beloved Moleskine,
this are not sold over my country so I have to order them and 
pay even more for the sipping to my country, sometimes it`s 
hard to know about this things `cause once you know them,
you have to have them!






We went to the botanical park and loved it, great plants,
great smell and we got to visit the butterfly house were
they are flying free around you and you get to see them up close!

All this was again in Chapultepec, I think is the largest park we have in the
city  `cause we never get to visit it all, only small sections each time we go!











Spread,
let go,
arise,
 renew,
hope,
trust,
dare!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Altered books gallery


 This gallery if from an altered book were I used an 
encyclopedia, is really big and It`s still unfinished but I have
a few favorite pages to share...


I am still working on the Altered books Online workshop 
and it`s a lot of work but I am also enjoying it a lot for it`s 
something I really like, altering books, making books, 
Journals and have plenty of great surfices to work freely!!




Hello there!  I am working hard but also really happy to be able to do this!
You can see one of the projects in the class there! Just a little sneak a peek, I don`t
want to ruin the surprise!


I finally got a new sewing machine, I am in love and I keep searching
for new projects to use it! Of course I included a sewing project in the 
altered books workshop! Couldn`t resist but it`s fun and easy!



In this page I used one of my photos of me as a model, I liked it and so 
I made my dream of being a fairy come true here! 


In this page I used the inspiration of the Native Americans which I love!
I even used sawdust in the bottom of the page to recreate the feel of this
magical places!

That`s why I love altered books, some how my mind and heart feel free to add 
anything I can think of, or almost! ;D


I will let you know more bout the workshop later on of course
which will open sometime in September!

I hope you are having a great time as well!
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Friday, June 29, 2012

Altering books!


Hello my sweets! I hope you are having a good time over this 
summer, maybe you`ll take a brake and make some art!

I am not on vacation at all, I have been very bussy working
and still am, I have been thinking for quite some time to create an
altered books online workshop, I have shared many things about
 it and I think it`s time for me to make it happen, so I am working on
 it just now!
 I love making tiny books, they are the same time consuming
and effort than a large one, sometimes even harder but they are adorable! 


Making the videos is a lot of work and so I have been very bussy and
this shooting session has been very difficult, everything has happend! Lol!
Meowings from my kitty, claxons out loud outside my house, forgetting how
something is called in English!!! Just to name a few!


But this is something I like to do so I keep going!  


So I am altering books!  A fascinating surfice tha allows so much freedom
and somehow I am never worried about how it will turn out and when I don`t
it usually ends up great!  It`s funy!  I wish I could be like that in other areas as well!

I want to share about this wonderful  world of altering books which
is fascinating and addictive! I`ll bring the news about it  soon so if you are
in to this, please make sure to stay tuned!

Hugs and smooches to you!  
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