Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Books: First Attempt


In the comments to my last post, a few people asked how I was planning to fill all the empty shelves in my bookcases. Realizing this was a sensible question, I decided to try my hand at making miniature books. These are my first attempts.
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I plan to eventually use many different materials and make lots of different sizes of books, so I should have a lot of variety on these shelves. I'll probably buy some, too. I have a lot of shelves to fill!
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8 comments:

  1. AraJune 3, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    They look really good! I love that you did the patterned paper on the inside covers... it just gives it that extra oomph! -ara

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  2. UnknownJune 3, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    My goodness . . . they're beautiful. Pretty darn good for your first attempt! Will you show us how you made them? I have some shevles to fill too! LOL!!

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  3. ElizaJune 3, 2009 at 3:06 PM

    Wow! My first attempts at books didn't look anywhere near that good! If you just want blank books, sometimes it's worth buying those inexpensive books with awful leather covers (you can get a dozen for about $2), ripping the covers off, and giving them better bindings. It gives you the same results as the old tried and true method of cutting down and covering a note pad, but without most of the hassle.

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  4. Amanda S.June 3, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    Very nice! I think your readers need to know how much you enjoy making miniature accessories; that you're building the house just so you can make the tiny stuff to go in it. Right? Otherwise, I think you're going to get lots of quicker-making ideas. Unless maybe you are interested in those as well. I agree with another poster, just how exactly did these go together?

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  5. Sans!June 3, 2009 at 8:57 PM

    Yes, show us how you make them. The covers are awesome! Knowing what a perfectionist you are, you are likely to move to only readable books and books that are only available during that era..lol. Like me. I only made 20 but will need close to 1000. So will you, looking at the extent of your library.

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  6. Texas BelleJune 3, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    Thanks so much everyone! Okay, I'll try to do a post showing how I made them. And Sans already knows me too well, lol! I have indeed been thinking about how I can make them with readable text!

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  7. Linda CarswellJune 4, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    I love your books, they look fabulous!!

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  8. Linda CarswellJune 24, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    I so love these books, they certainly look 'really' real!

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