Step-by-step instructions explain how to use simple techniques to transform any book into a work of art, including projects for writing poems using words from a book, turning a book into a purse, decorating a book with paint and beads, designing a pop-up book, and more.

Includes index.

What is an altered book? -- Draw over it -- Circle poems -- Stamping -- Making faces -- Landscape -- Collage -- Spiral jump -- Do-it-yourself sticker -- List mania -- Accordion books -- Cover up -- Photo collage -- Doors -- Poetree -- Windows to your world -- Nature journal -- A book within a book within a book -- Ribbon weave -- Penny painting -- In stitches -- Favorite found objects -- Three-dimmensional cover -- Inspiration from the page -- Passing notes -- Calendar book -- Travel journal collage -- Travel journal landscape -- Got game? -- Picture frame -- Pop-ups -- Best friends collage -- Secret box -- Shape your book -- Book drawers -- Shadow box -- Book purse -- Book time -- Cover relief -- Hollow down.