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- Daisy Padded Book Bag - This purse is a fashionable way to keep your books protected from dust or from having their pages torn and bended. The purse is made out of linen on the outside with a daisy embroidered pattern, making the book bag sturdy. In contrast, the inside is made out of cotton to ensure that the materials used are gentle on your book. A button with elastic is also used to close your sleeve. The book bag has enough space to fit other essentials such as your bookmarks and your kindle/ e-reader. Ideal to keep your books safe whilst travelling and commuting. N.B.! Print is at the front only. - Sizes - S: height 23cm, width 22cm M: height 25cm, width 22cm L: height 28cm, width 23cm (Used in the pictures above and the book references can be found below.) - Book examples related to the sizes - S- Ideal for regular sized paperbacks and hardcovers. Example: the hardcover version of ‘A Court of Frost and Starlight’ by Sarah J. Maas which is 300 pages long. M- Ideal for large paperbacks and smaller hardcover ones. Example: the paperback version of ‘Tower of Dawn’ by Sarah J. Maas which is 735 pages long. L- Ideal for both large paperbacks and hardcovers. Example: the hardcover version of ‘A Court of Wings and Ruins’ by Sarah J. Maas which is 821 pages long. This is to give you a more correct interpretation of the type of books the sleeve is able to fit. - Care Instructions - Washable, reusable and can be ironed. - Delivery - Every order is sent with Royal Mail 1st class to ensure prompt arrival. All international orders are sent with ‘Standard’ delivery which has no tracking. Delivery upgrades are available during checkout, should you wish your package to be tracked.

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2017 Topic 11: Books (big, small, binding) Samantha Braund Well hello everyone, Darcy here to welcome you to a new topic. this time we are exploring book making, be that a simple one sheet folded book or bound signatures. We will look at bindings, pages and covers. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 10: Light to Dark Challenge... The winner is: Laury 55 from Blog de Laury Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] Over 2,000 years ago, in India, palm leaves were used to create books. These had religious content, the method was surprisingly ordered with the pages even being numbered. the pages were rolled up and tied with twine. The move from rolls to bound leaves took about 400 years, at which point the bindings became both protective and decorative. Around the year 400 we see leather tooling making an appearance on covers, metal took another 150 years to be introduced. At this time the covers were made from wood, by 1508 these were replaced by pasteboard in France. England followed suit around 1520. Mark Rowney Nowadays there are a plethora of books about making and binding books, full of techniques and inspiration, but the first was written between 1741 and 1753. It covered everything from cost and techniques to apprentice regulations. It was fully comprehensive and filled 4 volumes. I wonder if any copies still exist? By the 1800's books were hugely popular, and although the pages were printed by machine the covers were still handmade. This is when cloth covers made an appearance, and later in the century the first dust jackets appeared. France Papillon So by making books and journals you are joining in with an ancient and very traditional activity. The materials and techniques available to you now are endless, combine those with the inspiration available all around us, especially online, means you can make some truly stunning books. So, first up we have covers. I love this one made from scrabble boards. Made by Sara Hindmarch, she calls this 'hackbooking' by this she means combining traditional techniques with recycled and found objects. How about a simple leather cover, leather scraps can be bought cheaply and make excellent covers. What I loved about this book was the way the key is used as a closure, very clever. Megan Winn This fabulous cover is handpainted, it looks like it is on something substantial, the Paperartsy greyboards or heavy smoothy would make perfect painted covers. DJ Pettitt Of course you could do a fabric cover too, painted fabric, embroidered or like this one a gorgeous felted cover. Gillian Chapman Once you have your covers, you might want to think about the pages inside. What will they be? paper, fabric, acetate? will they all be different sizes? maybe you will add fold outs or pockets, perhaps the paper will be plain, inked, lined. The insides are really dependent on how you intend to use the book. A great way to create pages is to use origami folding techniques, often a book can be formed with just one large sheet of paper. the folds range from simple to complicated and can create very interesting effects and layouts when you open the book. Karen Elaine Here is an example of a book made from one large sheet of paper, watch while Teesha Moore shows you her 16 page journal. Below is video 1 and here is video 2. Concertina books are one of the easiest styles, however they are probably one of the ones with the most visual impact as the folds can be opened out and the viewer can see almost every page all at once. Geninne This book shows how eclectic the insides can be, different papers have been used, glassine bags and tags and envelopes. shabbysoul This one has a beautifully elaborate fold out interior, so much to look at, a real treat as it unfolds. Kirsten Horel Books can be many shapes, not just the regular flat ones that you think of, what about star books, these look especially lovely at Christmas. follow the linked name for a full step by step on this book. Shelly Hickox How much fun do these look, what a perfect place to hide a mini book. Richard and Sophie Meier If you do go for the regular book shape, back, front and pages then you will need a cool binding method, and there are some very cool ones. far too many to show you here. The most popular binding is stitching, but even within that category there are hundreds of different ways to stitch. This one employs a cross stitch, simple but perfectly executed. Owl and Lion These spines show a variety of long stitch patterns. Sphinge Of course you don't need to use thread, how about using ribbons instead. this Japanese stab stitch binding done with ribbon is so delicate, it would be perfect for a wedding album. Bari Zaki A very popular stitch technique is called 'Coptic stitch', here is a very good and clear video showing just how to do this stitch. Once you have your binding done, why not go ahead and add charms, buttons, beads and other wonderful dangly bits. they could just be your favourite random bits or you could theme them to the contents of the book. Paige Evans There is no maximum or minimum size for books, but I have to confess to loving these dinky little mini books, how adorable, and of course you need very little paper to make them. why not try making a teeny book from your leftovers. Traci Jones If you cannot bear to leave your creations at home then turn your book into a bracelet, what a talking point this would be! Lyske Gais and Lia Duinker This is a subject that I love, and I hope that you will too. I am excited to see what kind of books that you make, be they big or small, painted, stitched or folded. Have a fabulous 2 weeks making your journals and remember to link up and show us. Of course once you make your journal then you can do some great PaperArtsy type pages inside. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! ~ Darcy We hope that you learn something interesting from our blog. Our bloggers deeply appreciate your comments so much, so please take time to let them know you've been inspired! Why not join our challenge by blogging your interpretation of the current topic and link it here? The current topic link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, August 20th, 2017, and the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. All links go in the draw to win a £50 voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. Challenge Guidelines The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. We encourage you to play with us and explore your personal creative style. Please mention which PA blog post inspired you and and why (link directly to that post). Please don't link to the home page of your blog because then no-one can track back to easily find the original post. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday August 20th (London Time) Prize: The winner will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] NEW Challenge/ winner: Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

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This product is one of my handcrafted leather Book Strap Carrier. Vintage 19th century school book carier. Take your book right over your shoulder with this vintage and Rustic Bookstrap. Made with Full Grain leather, not only does this durable Bookstrap make an excellent way to carry your book, but it is also built to last a lifetime. Simply place your book in the book strap and tighten it to secure your book, and you are ready to go. Let everyone know you’re well read and stylish every day. This is hand-stitched using the traditional saddle stitch technique known for its strength and durability. I am using burning leather edges technique and seal with natural beeswax for waterproof. The smallest book that fits securely in the construction is about 22 cm. (If you want to customize a smaller book let me know). The width is adjustable to fit different book widths. Wide range of colours available to decide which color suits you the most. The item is made to order and is usually ready to dispatch in 2-3 days. Item Details(in the photo): • 100% Handmade (no machine used) • Dimensions (Central Holder) : Approx (wide) 5 cm (1.97 inches) x (lenght) 30 cm (11.81 inches). • Dimensions (3xStraps (total) ): - (1 x)(adjustable): Approx (wide) 4 cm (1.57 inches) x (lenght) 110 - 130 cm (43.30 - 51.18 inches). - (2x)(adjustable): Approx (wide) 3 cm (1.18 inches) x (lenght) 90 cm (35.50 inches). • Metal buckles. • Leather thickness: Approx 3 mm (0,12 inches). • Material: Vegetable Tan Leather, high grain. • 1.0 mm (0,04 in) wax nylon thread. • Colours may vary slightly from screen to screen. • There is the possibility of stamping your initials or your name. I use the Arial font in 6 mm uppercase fonts. You can choose the dhl express listing, if you want faster delivery of your order. The books shown in the photo is not included. There are 3 different options for sending a package. The first choice (standard) is made with the state post office (EL.TA.). The second option (DHL GLOBALMAIL), is done through the DHL company. The third option (express) is made through the DHL company, using the company's express service. The delivery times, under normal conditions, depending on your choice, are generally as follows: (EL.TA): - EUROPE: 6-9 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 6-10 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 12-16 DAYS. - CANADA: 11-15 DAYS. - USA: 11-15 DAYS. (DHL GLOBALMAIL): - EUROPE: 3-6 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 3-7 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 6-12 DAYS. - CANADA: 5-10 DAYS. - USA: 5-10 DAYS. (DHL EXPRESS): - EUROPE: 1-2 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 2-3 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 3-5 DAYS. - CANADA: 3-5 DAYS. - USA: 3-5 DAYS.

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Since The Art of the Hut project was first formed I've been gathering inspiration from various artists and visualizing all the drawings of huts I will be doing this coming summer. Studying paintings and drawings that I admire helps me with things like what works in perspective, composition, and focal points. The great artist Richard Schmidt is one of my main inspirations and I admire all of his work, and at the moment particularly his paintings of buildings. He says so much with each brushstroke and he keeps his focal point clear and the painting unconfusing which is hard when it comes to buildings. Here are some more sketches of buildings which inspire me found on Google images. Here's some sketchbook inspiration from YouTube: Both watercolour paintings, I might take a few watercolours with me and keep a watercolour sketchbook while we are on the trip. Speaking of sketchbooks I have ideas of making a few of my own. I love all kinds of sketchbooks, but it is hard to find the perfect one. I may get close to what I want by making my own, using the Coptic binding technique which will allow me to open it up flat. And I also have some inspiration for covers from Pintrest.

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Hi there my friends…happy Thankful Thursday …a little bit different than the others…but I thought that you would enjoy a little bit more to look at…so today we are going to take a peek at the beauty of decorating with books…there are many pages of creativity on this subject and here are a few…keep turning […]

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The groundbreaking history of the class system that upended our comforting myths about America as the land of equal opportunity and social mobility. We acknowledge racial injustice as an ugly stain on our nations history. With Isenbergs landmark book, we will have to face the truth about the enduring, malevolent nature of class as well.