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I grew up in a home where music was important. We all took piano lessons and other instruments. We sang in choir. We sang together as a family on Sunday nights. Then, I married Chris who also has a love for music. We really hope to pass on our musicality to our children. Early in our marriage, [...] It’s the last day of 2011! Crazy. I spent most of the day Thursday packing up our Christmas decorations. I always have trouble with my berry garlands — the berries get all stuck together and smashed when I store them — and I have a lot of garlands. But then I had an idea (all by myself without [...] Three cheers for Tuesday! Today’s tutorial is a traditional bookbinding stitch that is used for sewing together single sheets of paper (as opposed to signatures). So before I get started, let me assure you that this is a very handy stitch to know. Think of all the school projects you can now start sewing together instead of [...] A few of you asked me how I made this paper flower (they were on the garland I posted about earlier this week). It’s just a paper version of my fabric flower tutorial. You can find it here. Instead of sewing the pieces together, I used [...] It’s Tuesday! From here on out to the end of the year, I will have a tutorial every Tuesday. Ready. Go. We have a narrow window next to our front door (most houses around here do). Not a fan. The obvious solution would be to hang a curtain. But that would have required me to buy fabric and [...] I guess photo books may not technically be “handmade”… but I still put them in that category. Photo books make great gifts for all occasions. My mom has made a couple in recent years that my boys just love to look at. First up: Spiral Bound pages measuring 9″ by 12″ My mom printed 4″ by 6″ [...]
(The boys trying on the scarfs they made for all their grandparents. Cooper was so excited he got to use the scissors for a project.) December was a blur. A happy, fun, wonderful blur. Here’s one reason: I believe in handmade gifts. Not just for Christmas, but all the time. This year, though, I [...] Last week I saw this idea and this idea. Which inspired me to make this: Cool, huh. I cut out a bunch of leaves from an old textbook and brown kraft paper. Max joined in the fun and helped me paint the leaves. Before he got started, we talked about what color autumn leaves are (in Houston most [...]  |
 Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm an artist, bookmaker and mother of three boys. This is where I showcase my custom wedding guest books, introduce new Book Bound Bindery products and share bits of inspiration. Enjoy! (c) 2009-2012. All content and images are Sarah Nielsen's (unless otherwise noted). Please use with permission and give credit where credit is due.
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