"Revised and combined edition of The decorated page and The decorated journal."

This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about the wealth of contemporary supplies, from papers and adhesives to paints, pens, and pastels. See how to create the actual journal from scratch, including a quick-to-complete Three Minute Pamphlet. Use the tips for customizing a store-bought book that could use a little flair. Build layered pages, take advantage of the creative potential of transparencies, and more.

Shows how to design and create custom-made journals, along with suggestions on how they can enhance memories and personal experiences.

Includes booklet entitled: Choose your own bookbinding adventure.

"Diehn opens up a new dimension--the artist’s vision of visual memories. Consider this a superscript above all other entries.”--Booklist. "Encourages those who hesitate to start in on the pristine pages of a nicely bound blank book.... Lively and interesting illustrations make this a good selection for public library collections.”--Library Journal.

The authors of the popular Nature Crafts for Kids present a new book with 50 hands-on science projects for kids. All in full-color, the book brilliantly shows an entire year's worth of things to bring out the artist and the scientist in the 8-to-12 set. Accompanying many projects are easy-to-understand sidebars that explain the scientific principles and facts the projects are demonstrating.

More than 150 nature crafts, including: wind vanes, beach baskets, bird feeders, scented soap, barometers, egg shell mosaics, etc.