Days 31 to 33 - August 8

Today I got busy and made three books. My posting has been sporadic at best, and I know that I won't be able to make a book tomorrow, and perhaps until Sunday. So, stay tuned. If you've been watching the blog you'll have lots of structures to wade through for a while. Enjoy!

Book 31: "well heeled" single sheet with interlocking cover
{paper} text-weight with columns
{binding} from Woven and Interlocking Book Structures, this is "well heeled;" it is a single sheet that is folded and cut. the cover wraps around and interlocks to create a double-thickness cover

The directions called for a 10 x 20 inch sheet for this book. But, my supply of large paper is almost non-existent. So, I halved the directions and came up with this miniature version. The origami paper were scraps that I had been collecting. A bit of color never hurt anyone, right?!









































Book 32: concertina with triangular tabs (dracula's ketchup and mustard book)
{paper} spine: cream colored paper; pages: cover-weight yellow paper; covers: cover-weight red paper
{binding} a simple concertina with small tabs cut out of the spine; glued pages and cover

This structure is another creative gift from the great Lisa Beth. She brought over a great example of this book during our part on the 2nd. I remembered it, and popped out this one. The colors are bright, reminding me of hot dogs. And, the small tabs look a bit like fangs. Thus, Dracula's ketchup and mustard book.












































Book 33: flag book
{paper} cream and parchment color text-weight paper; cover: 4/2 C off-set printed (of my design)
{binding} concertina spine with glued-on flags

This is, again, a structure I've wanted to try for a while. I cut a limited number of flags and then devised the page/gluing structure. It's pretty interesting, and would lend itself to myriad variations.