Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

“Don’t judge a book by its cover workshop” was a great success with budding young artists turning old books into works of art. 

Imagination was the limit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collage added some colour to old pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books were redesigned with creative flair.

Craft it up @ the Library

  For all you artsy and crafty types out there craving some inspiration, look no further than the arts and craft section at the Tea Tree Gully Library.
 
Why not make some awesome vintage style bags and ribbon rosettes with Emma Brennan’s book “Making vintage bags”?

  

Cover that boring old diary or note book with some fun fabric, as inspired by Rebecca Yaker’s “One-metre wonders”

 

Make a felt friend to adorn a tea towel with Nelly Pailoux’s quirky book “Felties”

 

 

Sew yourself a one in a million skirt with Francesca DenHartog’s “Sew what! skirts”

Come on crafters of Tea Tree Gully! Give it a go, borrow a book and see where inspiration takes you.

Getting up to something crafty!

Library Technical Services staff have recently undertaken a complex project to re-arrange and re-classify our extensive collection of craft books. Previously, the ever-popular collection was somewhat jumbled. Patron (and staff) feedback indicated that it was time for a change.

Sorting through and organising the great variety of crafty pursuits out there made the task all the more difficult. Among the old favourites such as quilting, applique and scrapbooking we were amazed to find books on such esoteric practices as tea-bag folding, scarecrow-making and candle-wicking.

And yet, such re-classification projects are part and parcel of modern library services, in which our challenge is to bring order to complex information to make it convenient, easy and pleasurable for patrons to find what they want! We think the project was a great success.

So, next time you wish to mache some paper, crochet a cardie or ori some gami, our inspirational Craft Collection will be waiting for you!