Altered Books Alternatives

April 10, 2007 |

[-just for fun alterations-]

You may think you know what altered books are all about, especially if you’ve taken a close look at Karen Hatzigeorgiou’s tutorial. However, here are some other possibilities you may not have thought of.

idea for a birdhouse made of books from landscape designer, Maureen Shaughnessy

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birdhouse sketch
“book birdhouse sketch” © 2005 - 2007 maureen shaughnessy
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Sherry Ramsey made this lamp base out of books from a library sale:

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book lamp
book lamp © 2005 - 2007 sherry d. ramsey
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If you like these, you’ll love Jim Rosenau’s creations. He makes whimsical and literal BOOK-shelves. These are book shelves (as well as other furniture) made of books: This into That gallery

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these photos are © by the artists/photographers - all rights reserved

Originally published in the January 2006 issue of The Practically Creative Quarterly, theme: alterations
edited for re-publication

also posted in: Creative Cross-pollination , Crackles! , Alterations , Inspiration , The Original PCQ, 05-06 , Creations , Contributors , Craft

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