The holidays loom.  You’re on a tight budget, but you’re crafty.  Hope is on the horizon (or perhaps more appropriately, the book shelf)!  Check out this awesome new release from Lark Books, Eco Books: Inventive Projects from the Recycling Bin an inventive tome of bookbinding projects using things you’d usually toss in the trash or recycle bin.  Craft journals and the like for friends and family using everything from discarded office supplies to used coffee filers and egg crates (no joke)!  Projects range in difficulty and I’ve found the instructions to be clear and easy to follow.  There’s even a few projects in there from yours truly- including my ever popular game board journals.  The Lark Books site even has a free project pdf for the Java Journal up on their site now- check it out, who can beat free?!

For more in-depth learning (and to prepare for holiday seasons for years to come), why not join me at the Atlanta Printmaker’s Studio this January/ February for my popular Book Arts Class?  I’ll be teaching 5 different book structures, including Japanese stab-bound (great for photo albums) and a variety of hard and exposed spine formats.  Classes meet Sunday afternoons and total up to 24 hours of instruction- more than enough to start you down the addictive path of bookbinding, a skill comes in handy whether you’re an artist/ crafter looking to take your skill to the next level or a a novice hoping to pick up a fun new crafty skill.  All skill levels are welcome, but this class is best geared towards beginners looking to learn the basics and work their way up to making some pretty awesome books!  Register now at the APS website, and I’ll see you in January!

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Thanks everyone who voted in the BEST Zombie Award over at the BEST blog- it was a tough fight with so many awesome entries, but I managed to retain my title!  Check out the BEST Blog here for a wonderful write-up on my Vampire Diary.  Best of all, I get to share the “horrors” (ahem, pardon the pun) or rather honors this year with Rhonda on MyHandBoundBooks and her super cool (and super creepy) “Trapped Inside a Haunted House” tunnel book!

You may well ask, Sara Hindmarch, you just won the BEST Zombie Award two years running- what are you going to do next?  Well, here’s a hint.  And here’s another one!  Keep your eyes here for more info soon!

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Looking to learn how to make your own books, or brush up on your bookbinding skills? Join me at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio for 24 hours of bookbinding fun! Okay- 24 hours spread over 8, 3 hour sessions, Wednesday nights January 7 - February 25. In this BookArts Class I’ll be covering basic techniques and materials as well as more in-depth tutorials on specific book forms. Each student will complete five structures to take home: pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab-bound, cased in codex, exposed/ sewn-spine coptic and chain-stitch over ribbon. Details and registration forms are at the APS website . Hope to see you there!

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Looking to learn how to make your own books, or brush up on your bookbinding skills? Join me at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio for 24 hours of bookbinding fun! Okay- 24 hours spread over 8, 3 hour sessions, Wednesday nights March 12 - April 30th. In this BookArts Class I’ll be covering basic techniques and materials as well as more in-depth tutorials on specific book forms. Each student will complete five structures to take home: pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab-bound, cased in codex, exposed/ sewn-spine coptic and chain-stitch over ribbon. Details and registration forms are at the APS website . Hope to see you there!

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