#handcrafted books

[uwmspeccoll]

Unfolding Oz

Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s original classic, The Wizard of Oz in Pictures is a delightful, tiny accordion book created by book artists Peter and Donna Thomas and printed in 2001 in an edition of 26 lettered and 75 numbered copies in Santa Cruz, California. The couple have worked collaboratively since 1977, creating over 500 handcrafted books. The Wizard of Oz in Pictures was commissioned for the International Wizard of Oz Club, and is reproduced from a one-of-a-kind of the same name by Donna Thomas that used her own handwritten text and watercolor illustrations. Donna Thomas writes:

It tells the story in one continuous illustration (follow the Yellow Brick Road!) that is folded as an eight-panel accordion. I chose to use our nested accordion binding to complement the theme of movement in the story, from the flying house to the flying monkeys, and the cloth binding material was inspired by Dorothy's gingham dress.

Our copy is an artists' proof and is a gift of the artists. You can view nearly all of Peter and Donna Thomas's artists books in our online catalogue raisonné of their work.

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-Melissa, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[lustwithoutlore]

Barbara: What did you get Dick for his birthday?

Jason: I got him a Glutemaster

Barbara: Really? Me too!

Stephanie: I also got him a Glutemaster.

Duke, gesturing to himself and Tim: Looks like we had the same idea.

Jason, sighing: Kill me. Please tell me you didn’t get Dick a Glutemaster as well.

Cass: I got him… a Glutemaster 🥰

Later-

Dick, surrounded by Glutemasters: THIS IS THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!

[eman-cosplay]

MORE HICCUP COSPLAYYYY !!!!!!!!!

[minimewtreasures]

Photographer: Farnoosh

[knittingempress]

So ever since the news Murtagh and Thorn were getting thier own book I’ve been morphing back into the feral 13 year old baby fangirl with her first book boyfriend.

Only this time, I’m 31 with the yarn skills to make a cardigan to snuggle in when I binge it! It’s so big and so cozy and 😍🥰. I am OBSESSED with it!

The cardigan was knit flat seamlessly from the bottom up with increases to make the wing silhouette. The fronts and back were worked separately with short row shoulder shaping and joined with Kitchener Stitch. Stitches were then picked up for the buttonband and sleeve cuffs.

The pattern is mine, but I haven’t released it because it’s only written in one size and not tech edited. I haven’t done much size grading but if there’s a lot of interest I’ll consider it! Yarn is Knit Picks Swish Bulky on US 10.5/6.5mm needles.

[sanktalinn]

The dance of death by Hans Holbein

Bound by me

[alexlibris-bookart]

Just finished brown leather journal with a hand carved the Tree of Life. Crafted with care, it's a timeless piece ready to hold your thoughts and dreams.

[d3cayingdolly]

you can take everything from me, even mere concepts, but you'll never get my books

[spookybatbindery]

Finished the spooky skulls and bats! I love the exposed binding of coptic stitch. This is upcycled paper from a sketchbook that fell apart.

[towns-end-bindery]

SoCal Renegade Bindery

📚10/22/2023📚

At today’s SoCal @renegadepublishing meet up, I shared my Little Prince rebind with many other incredibly skilled binders who in turned shared their gorgeous handmade books. We all got lunch together before going to the International Printers Fair in Carson.

#bookbinding #thelittleprince #bookbinder #bookstagram #classicbooks #rebinding #antoinedesaintexupery #papercrafts #bookart #renegadebookbinding #renegadepub #renegadepublishing

[puffins-studio]

Journal 3 🌲🌈

This was what I made my twin for his birthday. I didn’t know what to make him as usually he ask for a curtain thing and my default for him is gravity falls as he love the show. I send him wonder twins gifs and he demanded gravity falls gifs instead

I feel like it very Mabel of me to make this especially in 2 days

I know the binding is a bit off on the back but I really didn’t want to re do the whole thing as I didn’t know how long it would have taken and it hand made so it adds character

I literally pulled out all the notebooks and sketchbooks and took pages out of all of them to make this. It have different paper of different weights, even watercolor paper and I added a think broad so he could pain in the book. I added a pocket for tracing paper and a rebinded a line page booklet so it matches

And if you were wondering this was the wrapping paper I used haha

[ID: a 3D prop of the Gravity falls 3rd Journal . The inside is a sketchbook. With the ribbon and tassels. The last picture the book wrapped in butterflies paperID]

[mergatroidster]

the prince has a sword lesson this evening at the Twig library & atrium.

[capriciouscapricornjewellery]

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

✿ Instagram ✿

[gallium-spoon]

I need to take up knitting or jewelry making or something so I can listen to podcasts

I gotta have something to do with my hands or I can't focus. Only times I've been able to listen to podcasts is when I'm stuck in the car (only as a passenger, can't listen if I'm the one driving) or back when I worked for my aunt packaging first aide kits.

[minimewtreasures]

Family Craft Studio blog | Free Pattern

Crochet Drawstring Book Pouch Pattern

[sammy0is0autistic]

OKAY SO YOU ALL NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH ME

so I was attending a two day conference (MUN,I'm a MUNer) and at the end of the conference we had prom

So on the first day every one was chill since most of them were couples and a few singles like me thought we'll figure it out later

Okay so the next day our committee session ended at 1 pm and prom was at 5 pm so we thought of finding a prom partner but I was too awkward to ask someone straight away so I thought I'll dance with two of my friends who accompanied me,

Later at lunch I was sitting and eating peacefully minding my own business,I asked my friends to bring my ice cream,as they went

A few minutes later a group of 6-7 men dressed up almost in all black formals with height almost every girl would wish for(they were prolly 6fts)

approached me,I flinched for a moment and got scared thinking they're here to beat the hell outta me but noooooo

one of the guys said"hey, would you go on prom with my friend,he found you cute?"

The butterfliesss oh god(but I wanted to be chased so I said)

I replied"uhh I don't even know him properly"

He legit threw his friend on the floor and plucked out a flower from the vase and gave it to his friend

Then his friend let's take him as🍎

then 🍎 while knelt on the floor with a flower on his hand asked me if I would be his prom

I obviously said yess

then his friends pushed him so tight next to me

While my friends were watching me with teasing smile they shouted "PRIVACY PRIVACY"

and ran out taking 2 of my friends to set them up also

They went for almost like 10 mins

🍎 and I exchanged out insta IDs and

He I asked my what's my favourite color

I replied"green"(I know weird but okay)

Then later when his friends came they all made a circle and asked me to close my eyes as 🍎was legit changing

One of 🍎's friends was wearing a green coat

So he exchanged the coat and then again sat beside me and asked "would you now to the prom with me?"

OMGGGGGGG I WAS BLUSHING SO BAD I MEAN DUDE LEGIT WORE MY FAVOURITE COLOUR

i blushed and nodded

We passed by many times and he even winked at me many times that day

Later at the time of prom

When he came to take me to the dance floor(DUDE WAS 15 mins late)

we barely danced on love story for a min and the lights went off the music was shut and they said to empty the premises

I thought I had a chance with him anymore nvm

Later I thought of texting him

He left me on seen

I cursed dude so bad on text and blocked him

I MEAN STARTING WAS SO GOOD AND IT ENDED LIKE SHIT☹️

I really want to date someone fr