Re-Bound page request from reader Janel and Spring
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post from Craftside on 15 March 2010 08:24:00 AM. © Craftside

Reader Janel requested page 22 of Re-Bound but that was just the first page of the directions on how to make a journal with a recycled hot water bottle so I thought I'd go up a page and show you the cool full page photo of this neat idea! For the full how-to on making a journal from a hot water bottle, grab yourself a copy of:

Re-Bound
Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials
By
Jeannine Stein

Re-Bound shows readers how to take every day materials from around the house, flea markets and thrift stores, and hardware and office supply stores, and turn them into fabulous books. Instead of saying, What can I make a book out of, readers will be thinking, What can't I make a book out of? In Re-Bound, a vintage souvenir wallet becomes a photo album. Last year's trendy sweater becomes a takealong journal. Even potato chip bags get a second life as a handy pocket notebook. This fun pursuit is economical as well as ecological. A variety of attractive, uncomplicated bindings, how-to instructions, and step-outs bring each project to life.

Jeannine Stein (Los Angeles, CA) has been making books for more than 15 years, exploring bindings,
mediums, and techniques. She has studied with notable book artists Daniel Essig, Keith Smith, Kitty
Maryatt, and Charlene Matthews. Her work has been featured in such Quarry titles as Pockets, Pullouts,
and Hiding Places, Beyond Scrapbooks, and 100 Ideas for Stationery, Cards, and Invitations. Her projects have also been appeared in magazines, including Home Companion, Romantic Country, and Stamper's Sampler.

OK now onto the linkie love for the week!

The Artful Crafter
Looking for canning jar art ideas and supplies? Let Eileen help you out with resources and tips.

Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery
How to sew a recycled tank and t-shirt dress inspired by one of the projects from the book Twinkle Sews by Wenlan Chia.

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi wants to know: which of your New Year's resolutions are you actually going to keep?

Farm Girl Roots, City Girl Style
The cardmaking station is pulled together in Linda's sewing and craft room. Now she's looking forward to making some cards!

Crafty Princess Diaries
Tammy has another book review. This one looks at Pretty Little Presents, a book about stitching up small gift items.

About Family Crafts
If you are planning a slumber party, check out this list of crafts projects that will help the time fly.

Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter
Had your eyes checked lately? Madge did...and was she surprised to find out she needs glasses!

Question time.

If you made a Crafting New Year's Resolution, how have you done on it?

One of my New Year's resolutions was to back up all my photos on my computer. I did in fact do that although it was a very long and complicated process being that the first attempt at buying a memory stick off Ebay ended up in my money being returned to me by Ebay because the seller disappeared and the external hard drive bought at Costco involved an upgrade of my computer's hub and then reformatting to mac all with the help of the fine tech support folks in India. OK well then I guess you did get the whole long gory story but hey ...mission accomplished!

My other New Year's resolution was to get better at cleaning up after I finished a project. I have made tiny strides on that one. My best little tip here is I put a little trash receptacle at the work station that was the worst offender of mess accumulation. Funny how that helps because before the trash can was across the room! Who wanted to get up mid project just to throw a little scrap of something away?

Leave your answer or a page of a book request and you are entered to win a free book!