A Bitty Book
{Altered Composition Book Cover}
3.25 x 4.5"
"A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark"
- Dante Alighieri
I was out with a girlfriend recently when she pulled out the tiniest little composition book you ever did see. Well okay, maybe you have seen one before, but I had not and I loved it! It was just like the old-school black & white books that come to mind, but only colorful. And itty-bity. And I knew right then what my next project would be. . . .
As luck would have it, an accidentally-on-purpose trip to the dollar store (where I had heard such tiny things live) shortly thereafter found me beaming over 3 little books bundled together. SO cute. And at 33 cents each, a guilt-free substrate to alter.
I took my little books and some limited supplies with me during an outing with the family last week. And in case you wanted to see it, I took a ton of process shots along the way. Ready? Okay, go:
Protect composition book with wax paper and painters tape
Apply several coats of gesso and then sand for a smooth surface
Sketch girl and spray with workable fixative
Begin defining her features with watercolor and acrylic paints
Add heavier acrylic, gouache paints and black ink.
Final details include oil pastels, shimmer ink and plenty pops of white
And there you have it! A little bitty book. And now that she's done, I can't wait to try my hand at more. . . .
Happy Friday, Happy Weekend and Happy PPF!
To Love & Art,
Kristin xo
35 comments:
Wow I love this face. Well done.
Nicole/Beadwright
Okay, STUNNING!! LOVE your beautiful journal face!! Can't wait to see more!!
Hugs Giggles
Wonderful project! Hugs, Valerie
fab journal!
I want one! This is so cuuuute. Interesting to see the process too.
Happy PPF!
This is so sweet, I must give it a try too. :)
WOW... this little book looks amazing!!
Superbe ! Félicitations Kristin.
Passe un bon week-end :)
Wow! What great little books to work on. It turned out great.
That little book has just become a mighty book with your wonderful art on it! Happy PPF!
sweet little book!
Lovely book cover you've made. And it must be so inspiring to work in that book later on. Good ideas are a thrill to work through.
This is so cute!!!Love those cute lil books :) I have made (handmade) some and decorated it, waiting to be posted in my blog :)
A bargain which you altered beautifully!
Love!
Karen x
Oh my word, that's so sweet! I love it Kristin. And at that price..what a bargain!
Yes! I have been altering these little gems for some years now-even did a project write up for ARTchix Studio. I posted a pic of one not long ago that I recently covered. They are quite addicting-and it's so much nicer to carry around an artsy notebook.Of course they make great little gifts too. Your painting on it is delightful!! I know you will be making lots more of these:):)
Wow! this is gorgeous. The cover looks awesome.Thanks for sharing the step by step pictures.
Susan
Fantastic face on your little book. I love how you made the lips have a little sparkle.
Ooooh, how sweet ....! I want a book like that. Imagine all the things you can do with it, give as little surprise gifts, put one in every handbag you own, oh, I'd sure make good use of these. Might have to make a trip too, although I've never seen tiny sewn notebooks like this around here ....
I love journals and you've made a beautiful cover x
Cute and fun! I love journals and notebooks. I also use hardback book covers (books I don't like - pages removed) as substrates. They make such a nice surface for collaging.
What a great idea! So cute and they would make a great Xmas present too. Darling face on the book you did. Now I am ready to go check out the dollar store! Happy PPF, Rasz #67
SO darling!! And I always love your process shots.
Am in Lurve with your teeny tiny books, need to try this! Thanks for the tutorial, so helpful to a beginner drawer like me, mwah:-) xxx
ABsolutely gorgeous and I love that it's so teeny! :o)xxx
ooooo. now I want to make one too.
Your portrait is stunning. This is very well done. Thank you for sharing and causing such inspiration!
LOVE it! Happy PPF and have a wonderfull and creative sunday! - Irma
How fun, just love the color.
This is amazing and so much fun!! The colours are fab!!
I love little books and I love yours, thanks for the step-by-step.
It's sooo cute. Wish we had composition books here too!
such a nice blog thanks to sharing us Send Flowers To Agra
looked so cute i like it
Lovely art. I love this
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