Glue books

Hi there. Can you tell by my title that I don't know what to call my little project? ;) Warning: I am about to ramble (I believe in the UK it's "waffle.") There is more glued collage scrap art at the end. Scroll down now if you wish. Now back to the full-length program..... Do you have one of these? Or maybe even one of these little miniature ones? Yep, me too. In fact, I have, ummmmm, several. So I got myself one of these on Etsy: It's a grand little vintage train case, complete with satin…

Big Random Glue Book! So fun!!

What's a gluebook, how to make one, and why you should give it a try!

Well, I am not getting into my craft room nearly as much as I would like, and when I'm in there, I'm cleaning! Luckily, I still have my vintage train trunk full of scraps that I take with me in the car. I tend to work with nature themes a lot, and so the next few pages I decided to try to combine a bunch of this sort of image. For this layout, I also happened upon a few scraps that fit together beautifully - completely serendipitously. It's so fun when you find the perfect combination in…

An En Masse Glue Book is a collection of images cut out on different themes. It is super easy to start one, and very satisfying. I'll show you how to get started here.

Over the years, my creative practices become simpler and simpler - sometimes to the point of sometimes just picking one image from a magazine a day, and meditating upon what it means to me. The Simplicity of Gluebooks Have you heard of gluebooks? I have been making gluebooks for over...

Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it. -Steve Pressfield Glue-booking, collage, right brain planning ......

Making your own book at home couldn't be easier with this DIY Hot Glue Book Binding technique. I have a video showing how easily this books come together!

Ten years after my first article on Gluebooks, here's my take on how the changed my art, my work, and my life.

I'm a firm believer in learning from example. I totally love the idea of copying a style or technique until you learn from it, and your own style emerges. Since we are in the middle of the current postcard swap on "home", I had been looking for some inspiration to get me motivated for crea