Altered Art Circus: Techniques For Journals, Pa... Apr 2026

Methods for building handmade journals or "altering" existing vintage books into art journals using tea-staining, layering, and hand-stitched bindings.

The book serves as a "step-by-step big top" of whimsical, circus-inspired projects. It blends Victorian-era aesthetics with modern mixed-media techniques to create "magical" artifacts like character journals, paper dolls, and altered ephemera. Altered Art Circus: Techniques for Journals, Pa...

is a popular instructional book and creative guide by artist Lisa Kettell , focusing on "Altered Art" techniques for journals, paper crafts, and mixed media projects. Core Overview and mixed media projects. Core Overview