Thanks to everyone who braved the sweltering heat on Saturday to come out to ICE and support handmade art! It was not an easy day to be out and about, dedication from shoppers and art lovers like yourselves make it all worth while.

I’m in the process of listing books on Etsy that I have left over from the show, there’s a lot of them so check back often (I have a slow connection, I’ll probably be listing books in batches over the next week or so). I’m also in the process of getting books into some local boutiques, so keep your eyes here for more information on that.

If you’d like to contact me about custom orders or just to chat, you can find my e-mail address under the “custom-order books” link at the top left of the page. If you’re interested in my photography, please check out the flickr badge in the right sidebar- it will take you to photography by me and my husband Will Hindmarch.

Thanks again everyone, stay cool!

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 It’s lucky number 7 for the Indie Craft Experience, come down to Centennial Olympic Park on Saturday June 7th to experience the best “Indie Craft” Festival in Atlanta! There will be over 100 vendors, live music, craft workshops, swag bags and a whole lot of fun. The festival runs from 11am -6pm, rain or shine. It’s easy to get the park (and save some gas!) via Marta, just take the train to Peachtree Center (one stop north of 5 Points). Visit their handy trip planner to plan out your route. Hope to see you there!

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Issue 3 of the wonderful, community built travel magazine Everywhere features one of my photographs! A picture I took of the boy (husband Will*) in front of the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park is featured in the current issue’s “Public Art” section. If you’re not familiar with Everywhere do stop by the site and check out the current issue free on their blog. Be sure to browse the wealth of travel info. and images available on the site from your fellow travelers. And if you’re feeling inspired, why not sign on and start your own travelogue?

*Not only is Will featured in the photo, he also wrote the fabulous published caption

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SALE EXTENDED, now running through Monday, May 26th 

The Bookbinding Etsy Street Team is playing a little game this weekend (Friday, May 16th to Sunday, May 18th Monday, May 26th), and we’d like you to play along!
We have several participating shops who will be giving out discounts to anyone who posts a comment on this blog entry with a link to their favorite book that they found while doing an Etsy search using our new team tag, “bookbindingteam“.

Once you have posted your comment, you may purchase an item from any of the following shops on the list below, making sure to mention that you are participating in the shop hop and have posted on the team blog, and the shop owners will give you their discount!

Participating shop members will mention in their shop announcement that they are in the shop hop and what discount they will offering, so you don’t forget while searching through all of those fabulous books on Etsy!

Participating BEST Shops:
flurrsprite: 15% off
ladyartisan: 15% off
myhandboundbooks: 15% off
thecraftykitten: 10% off
yellowcraftychick: 10% off
thisisbexx: 15% off
spacedogstudios: free s&h to u.s.
annahawthorne: free s&h + free mini book
repaper: 10% off
dameling: 10% off

Have fun!!!

(reposted from Bookbinding Etsy Street Team blog)

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Thanks to everyone who came out to Athens yesterday, it was a lovely (if hot and humid day)! If you’ve stopped by because you picked up my card, please feel free to drop me a line- check out the “order custom-books” link at the top of the page for a link to my e-mail. If you’re interested a book you saw, but don’t see it on my Etsy page don’t worry, I still have lots of books and photographs left that I haven’t loaded to the site yet. Drop me a line and let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll check if it’s still in stock.

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Mark your calendars for Saturday May 10th, you’ll want to be in Athens, GA for the Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa! 

With graduations and Mother’s Day (May 11) just around the corner, the Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa will be the perfect opportunity to do some shopping and buy handmade for everyone on your list.  This unique shopping experience in Athen’s vibrant downtown will feature over 45 vendors and musical entertainment.  Hope to see you there, 10am-7pm on the corner of Clayton and Pulaski streets in downtown Athens, GA!

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April 22nd is Earth Day!  Part of Re:Paper’s mission is reuse and redirect paper that would otherwise be junked, and turn it into beautiful works of art.  All of my books feature at least recycled text papers (acid free, post consumer waste), any may feature recycled paper covers from old games, calendars, maps and other sources.  Here are some quick tips from my studio to help you conserve paper every day of the year…

•  Buy an accordion file and save beautiful bits of paper that you come across (from magazines, calendars, wrapping papers, even your crafting scraps).  Use these treasures to make collages, cards or other crafty projects to gift or keep.
• Like the idea of keeping scraps but think you’ll never get around to using them?  Save them up and gift them to kid you know (along with some glue, glitter, pens and other “crafty” necessities) as an art kit.
•  Save one sided sheets of paper bound for the recycling bin.  At the end of the week, cut them in half and “bind” with a binder clip to make a handy scrap pad (and remember to recycle those scraps!)
• If you have recycling at work but just hate to get up constantly to place every little scrap in the bin, try placing a little “recycle bin” at your desk (I use and empty file box top).  Toss used paper in as you go, empty into the big recycle bin at the end of the week.
• Visit Catalog Choice to opt out of catalogues still showing up for old roommates, boyfriends and other previous inhabitants.  The service is free!

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I’m working on a series of travel journals at the moment (half text paper, half drawing paper with pocket covers)- all have “sewn over tape” bindings using ribbon. I’m really loving the sewn binding pattern and while this will be hidden behind a hard spine (I pull the tapes through and tie to spine to hold the text block on) I think I’ll be doing exposed spines on my next round. I’m teaching this format to my students tomorrow night too- looking forward to seeing how they all adapt it to their personal styles.

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I’m playing with a new app, a tumblr page. Right now my attempts to customize the pages is crashing Safari, so it’s pretty basic- but keep your eyes pointed here for pictures, thoughts and other random bits of Sara.

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