Creating Books & Boxes: Fun and Unique Approaches to Handmade Structures (Paper Art Workbooks)

Loved it!

It is an excellent introduction to book arts and box-making craft, and yet it contains information that are helpful to readers with more advanced skills. I have taken several classes from this author, and this book helps me to remember all the important techniques/principles that I learned from his classes: gluing, sewing, cutting, and figuring out the sizes of the paper/chipboard needed to create a specific book or a box. There are 11 book projects - four are of accordian type, one is of photo frame type, and the rest are bound type. And there are four box projects - one is three sided and the rest are four-sided, some with dividers. One of them requires no glue. Each project in this book contains a list of formulas and materials, thus making it easier for me to plan. The directions and diagrams are very readable and easy to follow. The surface treatment section is a nice and brief introduction to altering the appearance of the paper surface - four different techniques are presented. The gallery section contains many beautiful examples of how the basic techniques covered are used in different ways by various artists. It is truly a very informative, instructive, and inspiring book.

Some really great boxes and books to make with good instructions on how to make. I am fairly new to bookmaking/binding but this just another way to display my art and calligraphy. I like the process of selecting my materials and actually making instead of purchasing box, or books for art.

This is a pretty good book for ideas on creating boxes and books. Good instructions and visuals. Most of the projects seem easy to make and there are some very creative ideas. This book gives some good, general insight into the book-binding process. The pictures of the finished projects look pretty good, and after looking at the process for making them, it makes me wonder if I could get them to turn out as well, but it appears with patience, practice, and being accurate, these are the keys to a successful project.

I am impressed by the clear, detailed instructions that the author of this book provides. I was looking for help with box making, which I found, but I was also attracted to the possibilities for making books. I foresee getting into book making soon, the advice looked so good. Detailed illustrations really help.

Wonderful book. Just what I wanted

If you want to learn about making unique- looking bookbinding and making designer boxes this is a very nice book. It has nice full color pictures, along with clear instructions.

Wonderful book. I can see why so many like it. Personally, it's still too sophisticated for me.

Very quick delivery, great book.