Treasure Book Making

Crafting Handmade Sustainable Journals (Create Diary DIYs and Papercrafts without Bookbinding Tools)

Natasa Marinkovic (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2023
Yellow Pear Press (Verlag)
978-1-68481-211-0 (ISBN)

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Divine Diary DIYs for the Innovative CrafterWith journal making projects, book binding techniques, and journal prompts, this Treasure Book Making guide has everything you need. Get ready to create personal journals by hand easily—without any extra book-binding tools!An affordable craft. Hobbies tend to require a big investment, but Author Natasa Marinkovic, creator of popular YouTube channel Treasure Books, focuses on upcycling the available materials around us. Learn how to make beautiful journals—without purchasing book-binding tools, use what you have! With the things you have at home, create projects that are both useful and beautiful.

Fall into the world of book binding. This junk-journaling-how-to gives readers all of the details on how to make a book through step-by-step creative projects that will save you space and get rid of house clutter. This diary DIY is the ultimate space for your creativity to bloom and grow!

Inside, you'll find:

Illustrations and tips to jumpstart your creativity on DIY books
Easy-to-follow instructions to structure and make a book for journaling and scrap keeping
Lists of accessible materials to use—such as cereal boxes, scraps of paper, and everyday items like buttons and more

If you enjoyed learning how to craft a book in Making Handmade Books, Hand Bookbinding, or journaling books like My Soul Pages, you’ll love Treasure Book Making.

Natasa Marinkovic double majored in Sociology and Behavioral Studies—and then took a completely different route and received a Diploma in Beauty Therapy. For 10 years, she became the sole owner and operator of a successful beauty salon. During those years, she also devoted herself to her passion of journal making, book binding, teaching, and most of all, creating something out of nothing—or rather—turning trash into treasure. Her YouTube channel, Treasure Books, currently has over 200 videos (many of which are tutorials) has grown quickly in a reasonably short amount of time. Because of the success of this venture, she now devotes herself to Treasure Books full time. Natasa resides in Melbourne, Australia.

Introduction

Part 1: What Is This All About?

Why Sustainable Handmade Books?

Repurposing “Junk”

Terminology

Why and How to Use a Junk Journal?

Part 2: Getting Started

Materials to Gather

Book Making Basics

Making Book Covers

Preparing Signatures

Binding

Embellishing

Part 3: Projects to Make

Hardcover Books

Project Idea #1 Using an Old Book
Project Idea #2 Using Packaging Boxes
Project Idea #3 Faux Leather Look Book

Envelope Books

Project Idea #4 Large Envelope Journal
Project Idea #5 Junk Mail Envelope Junk Journal
Project Idea #6 Easy Envelope Junk Journal

Removable Page Journal

Project Idea #7 Twine Binding Flow Book

Softcover Books

Project Idea #8 Paper Bag Journal
Project Idea #9 Fabric Cover Journal

Booklets, Notebooks and Other Project Ideas

Project Idea #10 Tissue Box Journal
Project Idea #11 Repurposed Wallet Notebook
Project Idea #12 Repurposed Handbag Journal
Project Idea #13 Catalogue Art Journal
Project Idea #14 Scrappy Staggered Booklets

Other Project Ideas

Empty Pen Barrels
Cereal Box Liners
Three Tier Junk Journal
Altered Book of Pockets

Part 4: Where to From Here?

How to Find Your Style?
FAQ
Journaling Prompts

Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	17.07.2023
Zusatzinfo	color photographs throughout
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-68481-211-9 / 1684812119
ISBN-13	978-1-68481-211-0 / 9781684812110
Zustand	Neuware