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Here's a happy student (isn't she so cute?!) from my Snow College class this past Autumn Semester. She made that accordion with pockets book and brought it back the following week half way filled. Made me feel guilty about not writing in my journal!

My smile is as big as hers right now. I'm so excited to hear that my class is full for the Focus on Book Arts conference. Hooray! So, I'll definitely be heading up to Portland at the end of June.

The Snow College Class starts in a few weeks (March 17th) so register now! To learn more about that class visit this previous blog post.

I'm also starting up classes again at PROVO ART & FRAME in Provo, UT on March 22nd and continuing through the summer every other Tuesday. If there is a book style or technique you would like to learn please contact me or request it in the comments and we'll set up the class for you!


I'm also putting on an ETSY Workshop on March 26th. Information below, feel free to ask questions!

I also get to teach a book arts class tonight with the Relief Society Sisters in my area. I love teaching others what I love to do!

Add Style To Your Tape Bound Books -An Inside Peek

These handmade books are all in a sewn onto tapes style. You can see that a sewn onto tapes book is a typical hardbound book which can have a rounded spine or a straight hardback spine. The tape is a long strip of material that is sewn across the spine of a text block. The material, which is typically linen tape, is then glued to the cover of the book before the endpapers are placed on. Traditionally, these tapes can either be seen on the inside of the book, or more often, are hidden with built up paper on the inside cover so you can not see the tapes on the inside of the cover. Instead of hiding the tapes, I created designs in the front covers of these books below. I also didn't use traditional linen tape, I used linen book cloth because I can cut it to various widths and the book cloth I used was a bit thicker which allowed for the design to really stand out.

Tying Scarfs

This is me and Kacie during our first photo shoot for Pearl Jane, our clothing and accessories shop on Etsy.  We took turns tying the scarves on each other and after half a dozen scarves, we were pros at tying them on (almost). I can't wait until spring. I'll wear these little scarflettes all the time. They aren't the best for outside wear during freezing cold February though. We have other scarves for that, as you can see below.

The universal sign for cool

This is my friend Tiffany and I on top of Mt. Timpanogos giving the Universal Sign for Cool.

I hope she's having a Happy Birthday today!

Raised and Inset Book Hinges

These book hinges were done a few years ago but I still love them. I believe this book ended up being a sign in book at an art show out in PA. The hinges are raised and the fleur de lis is inset into the hinges. It took quite a bit of time to tool those tiny designs but I was pleased with the end result.