Holiday Goodness Giveaway: Playing with Books, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, and a ton of Westcott scissors, craft knives and multi purpose trimmers

Yes, you read the title right! Craftside has partnered up with Westcott to bring you 2 fabulous giveaway packages in this Craftside Holiday Goodness Giveaway ! You have 2 chances to win. To be entered to win this first prize package, including the book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life! and an amazing assortment of Westcott cutting implements that include all sorts of sizes and shapes of scissors, craft knives and multi purpose trimmers, leave a comment in today's post here at Craftside.

Answer the question: What would you like to see us post more about here?

And to be entered to win the second fabulous prize package that includes the book  Playing with Books: Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book and another amazing collection of Westcott cutting implements that include all sorts of sizes and shapes of scissors, craft knives and multi purpose trimmers, pop on over to the Westcott Facebook page and "LIKE" them. Leave a comment there and you are in the running!

The fine print:

You have one week to be entered here and there, all comments must be in by midnight ET Wednesday December 15, 2010.

You may enter once at each location.

Open to US residents only; winners must provide a physical address (no PO Boxes).

Be sure to keep coming back here because there will be lots more super-fabulous giveaways (and our usual fun inside peeks into new books) you will want to get yourself in the running for!

And speaking of inside peeks, I can't let this post go by with our one!

I thought this sewn paper ornament from the book Playing with Books: Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book would be fitting for this holiday season.

Click on the images from Playing with Books: Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book to enlarge and read how to sew a recycled book ornament.

 
More about:

Playing with Books:

Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book

By

Jason Thompson

In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery that contains thought-provoking and beautiful works that transform books into art.

The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts into unique, upcycled objects. The book combines in equal measure bookbinding, woodworking, paper crafting, origami, and textile and decorative arts techniques, along with a healthy dose of experimentation and fun.The beautiful high-end presentation and stunning photography make this book a delightful, must-have volume for any book-loving artist or art-loving book collector.

Jason Thompson is the founder and president of Rag & Bone Bindery, and author of Making Journals By Hand (Rockport Publishing 2001). He is highly regarded as a book designer with integrity who creates unique handbound books and other fine bindings, as well as a popular blogger who writes about bookbinding, book arts, artist books, and paper craft.

To see more inside peeks into Playing with Books, pop on over to this post at Jason's blog.

And more about:

365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life!

By

Noah Scalin

The concept of Noah Scalin’s "365 method" is simple but inspired: Choose a theme or medium, then make something every day for a year. Noah made 365 skull-themed projects... now he invites you to choose your obsession and get creative! The book offers 365 project prompts to kick start your creativity, plus plenty of room for journaling, sketching, and jotting down ideas. Learn how to choose your subject and document your work, and see examples from other artists and crafters who took the 365 challenge. In addition, master new techniques to incorporate into your projects, including quilling, clay-making, paper pop-up engineering, and more. Share your progress with other 365-ers at www.MakeSomething365.com. With 365: A Daily Creativity Journal you’ll get charged up, get messy, and get inspired, and you’ll see how making something every day can change your creative process—and change your life forever!

In 2007, artist Noah Scalin came up with an ingenious idea: he cut a skull out of orange paper and posted it on his blog with the note, “I’m making a skull image every day for a year.” His year-long art project became an award-winning internet sensation that resulted in the book Skulls, as well as landing him in the New York Times and on the Martha Stewart Show. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

www.noahscalin.com

www.skulladay.blogspot.com

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Comments

[Pat Upton]

I love all that you currently blog about now! That being said, I always love to see tutorials! Happy holidays!

[Bonney]

I hate to be dull but I think you do a find job of talking about things that are interesting already. I always enjoy reading this blog!

[Alicia]

Ah, I need this book in my life! You blog is new to me, but looks through the most recent posts, I'd love to see some repurposed gift wrapping! I'm giving lots of handmade gifts this year and want to avoid paper wrapping if I can!

[mary]

I love it when we can see things that you've crafted!

[Becky Conley]

I could SO use some new tools! great give away!! 'Tis the season, check out my blog giveaway www.beckyconley.blogspot.com

[Mandy]

love tutorials and would love to win! how about tatting or macrame?

[Lesia]

I'd like to see more hand sewing tutorials. I love all your crafty goodness.

[Janel]

This kind of post is the kind of things I like - and no, I don't mean because it has a giveaway. :) I love making and altering books or notebooks.

[b]

I love it all now! MOre crafts! Keep em coming!

[carolyn]

I love all of the great tutorials i guess i would most like to see more recycled type crafts and sewing crafts