Mini Scrapbook

Sara Hindmarch is a real hack artist.

Those are her own words. This project is an example of, what Sara and some of her bookbinding buds like to call, hackbooking.

Hackbooking refers to the practice of using tools traditionally associated with other crafts, such as scrapbooking, printmaking and sewing, for bookbinding.

This Atlanta, Georgia, artist is very involved with her local craft scene. “With organizations like the Indie Craft Experience and all of the local galleries and neighborhood festivals, there are a ton of opportunities to buy and sell handmade here,” she says. “You can find opportunities anywhere—check to see if you have a local chapter of the Craft Mafia or build an Etsy shop. Once you plug into the community you’ll find support all around you!”

When Sara’s not hackbooking, she’s a photographer who dreams of transferring images onto traditional Japanese Washi papers. Sound interesting? Be sure to check her Web site and Etsy shop for these creative treasures.

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Jungles of Brooklyn

“Say, baby, where’d you get those killer beads? You MUST have been traveling all through the Congo to find such precious treasures.”

“Actually, those beads were made right here, in the jungles of Brooklyn.”

Gina Rosencrantz has had that conversation a lot over the past 20 years. “When I do craft shows or trade shows, there are always people that assume I import my work from South America or some exotic place,” she says. In reality, Gina hand paints everything and the designs are her own brand of free form.

To see more of Gina’s collection, check out her Etsy shop. On it you’ll find colorful and hand painted home accents, body accents and supplies. You will undoubtably notice that Gina loves color and is inspired by ethnic designs. Her wildest item? The beaded bracelet shown below, which she considers a “conglomeration of many techniques.”