Hygeia Journal
Goddess of Health
$10.99 Sale Price $6.99

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Collage Supplies:
Blank Books and Boxes

I've split the books page into blank books (this page) and how-to & clip art books/CDs.

These board books, misc. blank books, journals, metal tins and cigar boxes, are a good base to start a collage project.

Click on any photo to see a larger picture.

 

 
Large House Board Books

Book board covers and cream-colored cardstock pages (10 pages). Quite large (see the pop-up pics; 11-1/2" tall).

$5.49*


 

 
 

 
 
Oval Accordion Book Set

Accordion book in an oval box.

Box size measures: 5-3/4" x 4-1/4" x 1-1/2". Accordion fold out measures: 3.5" x 25-1/2". Each panel in fold out measures 4.5" x 3.5".

$4.99


 
Bacchus

"B is for Bacchus Board Book"
using some of the Mythology Collage Sheets.
 

Blank Board Books
 

These are great! They have blank (unvarnished) white pages. (I don't know if you've painted or collaged onto kids' board books, but they're usually so shiny you have to sand *and* gesso them before anything will stick.) These blank ones are just white pages — but still heavy pages about matte-board thickness — so you don't have to prep them. They can be cut with a scroll saw (or the scroll saw attachment to a dremel).

Look at these cool samples made with these books:

 

 
8" x 8" Blank Board Books

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5" x 5" Blank Board Books

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6" x 8-3/8" Blank Board Books

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Misc. Blank Books

 

 
Ruler Book Kit

Punched cream-colored cardstock pages, chipboard covers (front cover with a faux vintage yardstick attached), instructions and screw posts. Chipboard cover is scored so you can open the front cover. Approx. 5" x 4".

$6.49*

 

 
Polka Dot Accordion Book

4-1/2" x 4-1/2". Green cover with yellow dots (has yellow/orange pages inside). Or blue cover with pink dots (has ivory pages inside).

Here's a photo showing the inside pages.

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Maison Book Kit

Blank book with hardbound slipcase "envelope" to house it (top flap closes with a magnetic catch). Includes four 6"x6" paper sheets and 3 sheets of stickers (some are dimensional). Pages are blank; the diamond pattern shown in the photo is the patterned endpaper.

Here is a another photo. More maison papers and stickers are available.

$9.95

 

 
Swatch Book

Unfinished book with a corner screw post, with raw book board covers (2-1/2 x 7"). 12 heavy cardstock ivory pages. Comes with 2 extra screw posts (in larger lengths) in case your book gets too fat.

Here is a finished sample using this book. And another sample book. And here's a lovely mermaid-themed swatchbook by Lenna Andrews.

$3.95

 
Journals with Illustrated Covers

The journals are 5" x 8" with a wire-o binding. They have 80 blank pages inside. The front cover is printed on a glossy, heavy cover stock. The back cover is heavy-duty black plastic.

Beside the designs below, more are available at CafePress:

Children's Book Illustrations
(Mother Goose, Aesop's Fables, Beauty and the Beast, Puss in Boots, ABCs, etc.)

Myth and Playing Cards
(Perseus, Persephone, Antique Playing Cards, Vintage Phrenology Cover, Erato, Hygeia, etc.)

Art Deco Illustrations
(Fashion Illustrations, Pierrot, Vintage Movie Magazine Cover, etc.)


Playing Cards Journal
Antique French Playing Cards
$10.99 Sale Price $6.99


Art Deco Society of California Journal
More info here
$14.99 Sale Price $6.99

 


 
Retro Notebooks

These are adorable. Reproductions of French notebooks with rounded corners. 6.5" x 8.5". Heavy covers are matte-coated stock (so they have a wonderful, buttery feel). Two of the covers have gloss coating on just the images. Four designs (each with 20 blank, unlined pages inside unless otherwise noted):

  • Teal (Art Nouveau woman). is sold out.
  • L'ideal (chamois with line drawing of flowers (irises?) — lined pages inside)
  • Light green (L'Incomparable)
  • Orange (école)
  • Black (puppy with paintbrush)
  • Chamois (woman with quill)

Here's a photo showing four (and with less flash glare on the notebooks with a gloss varnish). And a photo of the backs.

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Metal Tins
 

Heart-Shaped Tins

The clear insert/window in the top is plastic, not glass. Approx. 2-1/4" tall & 1" deep. See the larger photo for a ruler.

$1.29

 

 
Rectangular Tins with Hinged Lids
2 sizes.. Larger ones are like Altoids tins and would make nice little nicho shrines. (And some great ideas are in this book.) Smaller ones are curved.

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Sets of 9 Tins (in Another Hinged Tin)

The clear inserts/windows in the tops are plastic, not glass. Approx. 4" x 4" x 7/8" deep. See the larger photo for a ruler.

$6.99

 

 
Mini Lunch Box

Matte white (easy to glue or paint). Well made (riveted sides and handles). 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 2-1/4".

$3.99*

Square Tins with Clear Tops
The larger one is 3" x 3" x 2" tall; the smaller one is 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.5" tall. The clear insert in the top is plastic, not glass. Another photo of the large tin with a rubber stamp is here.

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Jeweler's Case
An aluminum jeweler's case (meant to hold small parts) with ten tins.

Each tin is 1-1/4" in diameter. The lids have a glass top. The box (case) is 2-3/4" x 6-1/2" x 7/8"

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Wooden Cigar Boxes

 

 
Wooden Cigar Boxes

Wooden cigar boxes covered with paper.

Photo at left shows two of these boxes decorated with some of the miniature Art Deco luggage labels.

Vintage Cigar Box Trim also available.

$4.49*

Sizes vary but are approx. 6" x 9"

Inspiration


The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

 


Crafting Personal
Shrines

 


Bent, Bound And Stitched: Collage, Cards And Jewelry With A Twist
 


In This House:
A Collection of
Altered Art
Imagery and
Collage Techniques

 


Altered Board
Book Basics &
Beyond

 


Making
Memory Boxes

 


The Decorated
Journal: Creating
Beautifully
Expressive
Journal Pages

 


Bookworks:
Books, Memory &
Photo Albums,
Journals,
and Diaries
Made by Hand

 


Altered
Book Collage

 


Making
Shadow Boxes
and Shrines