Holiday Gift Idea: Give an Altered Coffee Tin Containing a Food Item

Who says that art can't be practical?  This holiday season, give a gift of an altered tin or jar in which you have tucked away a food surprise.  This altered coffee tin is described in full detail, including a  video demonstration, at the link given.  The page has a recipe for gingerbread pancake mix, which can be included in the tin.  Obviously, any food item will work well, and the tag contains cooking instructions or other sentiments you may wish to express.

New Site with Tons of Creative Commons Images

Altered book artists, as well as various other collage or mixed media artists are usually thrilled to find images that are in the public domain or that are licensed for our use under the creative commons.

The Altered Book web site has a list of web sites containing copyright free images

I have just added a new addition to the list This site has been up only since July, and already is has more than 48,000 images that can be used freely for commercial or non-commercial purposes. That site is called Ookaboo and the link is on the page mentioned above