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A couple weeks ago I ran across this tutorial on dyeing eggs using veggies. I just had to try it for myself.
I used turmeric and yellow onion skins for the orange eggs and red cabbage to make the blue eggs.
As soon as I get more eggs, I’m trying some other colors.
This has been a work in progress for quite some time now. The first thing I did was rip a bunch of random pages out. Then took a corner rounding punchto each page. I selected pages to paint leaving 1-3 unpainted pages between. My next step was to punch holes for the stitching. The 
stitching was done mostly while sitting and waiting for my kiddos during their activities.
I learned a new background technique on ABC_alteredbookclub and have completely fallen in love with it. It uses acrylic paint and baking soda. I believe it is a Claudine Hellmuth technique originally. I have asked my friend who presented the tutorial permission to link to it…I know she is busy so I will update ASAP.
UPDATE: Tutorial link
I used this technique for the covers of my Art Journal.
Next I plan to start filling the painted backgrounds with…well I haven’t completely decided… It likely will be what strikes me at the time. I know I won’t be doing the pages in order…just randomly picking what suits my mood or subject best at the time.
This whole project was inpired by Ingrid Dijnkers awesome Art Journals.
So this is a VERY long time in coming. I had said a few days to my Yahoo group ABC altered book club.
First I made beads according to this tutorial.
1)Put dried bead on dowel. pencil, skewer, whatever it will fit snuggly.
2)Roll bead on a clear embossing ink pad such as Versamark.
3)Dip inked bead in UTEE.
4)Heat with heat gun.
5)Repeat steps 2 and 3.
6)Roll/dip in embossing powdwers, glitters, and PearlEx mixture.
7)Heat again…repeat if desired.
I generally work on one half of the bead at a time…let it cool then turn around and do the other side. I have 4-5 beads going at a time.
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