Everything You Need to Know About Preparing an Altered Book: Altered Book Basics

Preparing an altered book correctly is essential for getting your best results in your layouts. Today I break down how to identify the best book for altering, where to find it, how to tear out pages, and gluing pages together for secure, flat canvasses to create your altered book on. This is a lot of video: consider it a master class in altered book prep. Here is a link to my altered books playlist here on Youtube with flip throughs and how-tos.    • Altered Books   My online classes are at this link: https://kelly-s-school-b1d1.thinkific... I sell vintage ephemera boxes. Find out more here: https://bookandpaperarts.com/french-e...

Altered Book Basics: The 9 most commonly asked questions about preparing and making an altered book
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Altered Book Basics: The 9 most commonly asked questions about preparing and making an altered book

Altered Book Basics: What I Wish I Knew Then
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Altered Book Basics: What I Wish I Knew Then

What Is an Altered Book? Watch This Before You Start One. #papercraft #junkjournal
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What Is an Altered Book? Watch This Before You Start One. #papercraft #junkjournal

From Tiny Paper Scraps to Tiny Journals: How to Make Handmade Books With Scraps
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From Tiny Paper Scraps to Tiny Journals: How to Make Handmade Books With Scraps

ALTERED BOOK IDEA! The Paper Outpost! EASY TECHNIQUES For Beginners!
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ALTERED BOOK IDEA! The Paper Outpost! EASY TECHNIQUES For Beginners!

Altered book. Part 1- Prepping our book
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Altered book. Part 1- Prepping our book

Ways to Keep a Commonplace Book
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Ways to Keep a Commonplace Book

Tutorial - Altered Book Journal Preparation
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Tutorial - Altered Book Journal Preparation

Altered Book - Not Made a Journal Before - Try This - Great for Beginners
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Altered Book - Not Made a Journal Before - Try This - Great for Beginners

How to start an Altered Book - preparing your pages using an old book
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How to start an Altered Book - preparing your pages using an old book

How to Make Handmade Journals Look Professional | Bookbinding Materials, Folding, Sewing & Finishing
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How to Make Handmade Journals Look Professional | Bookbinding Materials, Folding, Sewing & Finishing

Starting a New Altered Book #2 Technique #1... Torn pockets,  gesso, underpants, gelatos and more
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Starting a New Altered Book #2 Technique #1... Torn pockets, gesso, underpants, gelatos and more

What to Do With Torn Out Book Pages | 12+ Must-Try Junk Journal Ideas (Tags, Pockets and More)
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What to Do With Torn Out Book Pages | 12+ Must-Try Junk Journal Ideas (Tags, Pockets and More)

Turn Book Page Scraps into Cluster Strips for Junk Journals
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Turn Book Page Scraps into Cluster Strips for Junk Journals

How to Glue Perfect Flat Pages and Images That Stay Flat
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How to Glue Perfect Flat Pages and Images That Stay Flat

How to start an Altered Book Junk Journal DIY tutorial - Part 1
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How to start an Altered Book Junk Journal DIY tutorial - Part 1

Slipknot Binding - No Sew Binding for Handmade Book
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Slipknot Binding - No Sew Binding for Handmade Book

How to Make an Altered Book - Joie De Fi & 49Dragonflies Challenge Pt 1
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How to Make an Altered Book - Joie De Fi & 49Dragonflies Challenge Pt 1

Altered Book Tutorial - Preparing Your Book for Altering
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Altered Book Tutorial - Preparing Your Book for Altering

How To Make an Old Book into a Junk Journal | Easy Book Altering Tutorial for Beginners
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How To Make an Old Book into a Junk Journal | Easy Book Altering Tutorial for Beginners