If you're looking for a charming project to make use of your scraps, check out these 5 fun and free mini book tutorials!

DIY Journals, Ideas For Making A Handmade Journal with Cover Art Tutorial, Binding Tips, Easy Craft Ideas With Step By Step Instructions for Making From Scratch

A punching trough is a tool that helps you line up your book signatures for bookbinding. I've heard people refer to it as a punching…

I know it can be hard to decide where to begin, so to make it easy on you, I've compiled a list of my top 10 free bookbinding tutorials.

Making paper by hand at home can be a pretty simple process. It's also a fantastic way to use up your old receipts, scrap papers, junk mail, and copy paper that you were about to throw in the recycling bin, and instead create a thing of glorious handmade beauty. Have those&n

I'll present several ways to bind single pages & sheets of paper into a book or portfolio for artists, photographers, hobbyists and more.

Want to learn how to age paper in 5 minutes? You'll learn how to stain/ color paper with tea & coffee. Gorgeous vintage paper every time!

Every few weeks or so I get an itch to make a handmade book, and this time my efforts are being fueled by something special: our new Bookbinding Collection.

I love making books out of single sheets of paper! This two directional accordion folded book is featured in the brand new book Playing with Paper: Illuminating, Engineering, and Reimagining Paper Art and it's completely cute! I bet it would...

I know it can be hard to decide where to begin, so to make it easy on you, I've compiled a list of my top 10 free bookbinding tutorials.

To craft books and binders, a book binding press is a must. Unfortunately, they cost A LOT. The good news is you can make one yourself with this easy DIY!

I know it can be hard to decide where to begin, so to make it easy on you, I've compiled a list of my top 10 free bookbinding tutorials.

See how to make fun folded books with pages just ready for you to add your art! No sewing or stitching required with this handmade book technique!

Many book paper crafts can be done with old book pages. The possibilities are nearly endless, from the paper flower, and chandeliers to towel papers. This bundle of ideas is perfect for all our book lovers out there. It's fascinating to us how the pages of a book can be utilized to produce so many different things. The ideas below will undoubtedly inspire you to make some creative patterns that may be used in various locations across your home.

Make handmade paper on the cheap! You may have seen our tutorial on making blender paper from junk mail and scrap papers . Well, here's instructions on how to make a mould and deckle -- it's an essential piece of equipment for the hand papermaking process. Of course, if you’re a

Learn how to age paper following 5 tried and tested methods and ways of combining them to get 8 different aged paper effects.

See how to make fun folded books with pages just ready for you to add your art! No sewing or stitching required with this handmade book technique!

Earlier today I posted ‘Open your eyes’ and featured the text I wrote in a small book that we handed out at an event I was speaking at yesterday. A few people have asked if they could h…

Paper has been manipulated for ages (think origami) but there are a surprising number of techniques that artists and craftspeople have employed to coerce paper into incredible shapes and forms. And paper is the real hero here, because of it’s amazing properties. Before I get started, I want to mention an artist who manipulates paper to a tee: Jocelyn Chateauvert. Look her up – you won’t be disappointed! Feel free to pin this image to share this resource with the wider paper community. Some of these books were written awhile ago, but they still have great content! Let me know if you have a favorite book about maniuplating paper, and I’ll consider adding it to the next Best-of-List. And by the way, click here to […]

If you're looking for a book structure that requires minimal materials (and time!), this envelope book tutorial might be the perfect fit.

Do you like to make your own mini albums from scratch? If you’re looking for some new ways to make books, check out this comprehensive listing of over 10 book binding techniques. You’ll…

Learn how to make a book that stretches. All you need is three pieces of square paper, and a few special folds! Stretch books have many uses and your students will love them.

These creative uses for old books will inspire you to repurpose old books into art. Beautiful book crafts are created from pages, covers, and whole books.

A step by step guide on how to make book cloth to cover a handmade book or journal, with tips and tricks to make it super easy!

I’ve had a lot of interest in my bookmaking hobby so I figured I’d share an easy guide on how to get started! Like most hobbies there’s a small upfront investment to gather all of your supplies and materials. Fortunately, bookmaking is a relatively affordable hobby so there’s not too much that you have to […]

I have been wanting to learn some new book structures recently. I feel that I have become very reliant on the Secret Belgian Binding techni...

Want to make your own gorgeous, crafty, hand-bound work of literary art? It's easy! Check out these free handmade book patterns.

DIY Paper-Cut Tunnel Book: I like challenges. AND I like to make things, especially if they are from what would probably be thrown out. So that gave me this idea. Why not make a 3-dimensional book/sculpture?! It doesn't use much and can be a sort of therapy.

A five-minute book page project that's so cool, the video was a hit on Pinterest. You'll wonder, "why didn't I think of that?"

Do you have a problem? A problem with having too much patterned paper? I know, it isn’t much of a ‘problem’ is it? I mean let’s face it, if you are a papercrafter it kind of goes with the territory, having lots of lovely patterned paper hanging about! But still it is better to use […]

DIY Paper-Cut Tunnel Book: I like challenges. AND I like to make things, especially if they are from what would probably be thrown out. So that gave me this idea. Why not make a 3-dimensional book/sculpture?! It doesn't use much and can be a sort of therapy.

For years, until she retired, I worked with an enthusiastic classroom teacher named Anna who loved seeing her students make books. Instead of teaching bookmaking skills she created a bookmaking cor…

Make your own DIY paper bag book with this easy paper bag craft. Best of all are the pockets in this DIY book for stashing treasures!

If a hand made leather journal or sketchbook is an essential part of the creative adventurer's gear, then a tiny leather book necklace is its ideal sidekick. It is always handy when you need it, and its pages are ready to be filled with the littlest notes and sketches, memoirs of your adventures, or