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Red Door

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:17:30 GMT

Red Door Price: $445.00 Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 (inches) This red leather journal has fine papers bound into it including random sheets of rag paper which have been vividly printed with serigraph prints, plus white acid-free sheets. Antique clear glass with texture and streaks is mounted in the cover as a window. The door panels have all been handcarved and embossed under the suede red leather. The interior view of the cover showcases a smooth gold deerskin trim around the window. The door hardware is created from copper sheet metal and wire. A keyhole has been mounted atop a stylized copper doorplate. The copper handle has been hand hammered into shape and is securely wired to the cover to make it functional. Silver beads accent the design. Green handmade paper with leaf segments lines the inner covers as endsheets and can be seen through the window. Includes green and red handstitched headbands.

Triangular Book with Pen

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:14:10 GMT

Triangular book with pen $195.00 5 x 3 x 3 (inches) Turquoise deerskin triangular book with pen and ballchain attachment. A Diesel truck engine part is wired to the cover which serves as a pen holder. The pen contains a standard ink cartridge for simple refills if needed. Handmade Kozo Fiber paper lines the interior covers.

Snapping Turtle

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:11:18 GMT

'Snapping' Turtle $175.00 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/8 (inches) This Turtle journal snaps shut utilizing a large snap attached to the extended binding cords. The turtle is hardcarved and embossed under smooth brown leather. Suede teal accents the curve of the design while smooth orange leather covers the remainder of the book. A copper swirl is hand hammered and wired onto the turtle shell. Handmade paper lines the inner covers as endpapers and a leather orange page marker is included. Handstitched headbands are teal and orange. Interior pages are off white and acid-free.

Stained Glass Entry

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:08:36 GMT

Stained Glass Entry www.leatherbooks.info $1,100.00 9 1/4 x 13 x 1 3/4 (inches) Interest in architecture and doors has culminated into this vibrant orange leaded stained glass entry door piece. Four stained glass windows have been imbedded into the covers of these siamese twin journals. Yellow stained glass highlites the arch of the back cover. The door hardware I created from copper sheet metal and wire which has been cut and hammered into shape and wired firmed through the cover for full functionality when opening the doors. Keyholes have been created as well as thumb latches. At the lower tip of the door plate are silver tube accents. The large windows are edged in a verdigris copper strip above them. I instigated the green patina with ketchup, lemon juice, and salt. Suspended from this decorative copper edging are four assemblages of silver, nickel and pewter beads. Six 4 level panels have been carved and embossed below the glass windows. Upon opening the doors you will see yellow handmade paper as coversheets with swirls ripped from orange handmade paper applied to the lower edge. (Feel free to request photos of the interior, back cover, and close ups) The pages bound into the book are acid-free and include an assortment of rag papers which have been printed with abstract orangish, plus black and white serigraphs. Random orange pages are found throughout as well. The back cover sheet is seen when both books are flipped completely open. That back coversheet is constructed from a highly textured green crinkled handmade paper with backing fibers which protrude from the edges of the pages. Atop this paper is a swirl formed from hand ripping and shaping it from dark green handmade paper. A bit of this decorative accent can be viewed between the pages of the two books when both front covers are opened. On the back of the book is a raised swirl embossed under the suede orange leather. The headbands are handstitched consisting of leather cords wrapped in yellow and orange thread.

Askew Blue

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:02:26 GMT

Askew Blue $385.00 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/8 (inches) None of the pages bound into this journal are square. Angled blue tinted acid-free pages have been bound into this askew shaped journal featuring a multilevel galvanized steel mosaic on the cover. As an accent, copper sheeting has been textured, flame burnished and highlited with 3 copper diesel truck engine parts. The platform which the copper is mounted to is wrapped individually in blue suede leather and then wired onto the cover. The main body of the cover is stretched in smooth black cowhide, while the edges are suede black leather for textural contrast. The leather binding cords, which the pages are stitched around, are angled as well. A stripe of blue suede leather runs up the center of the back cover. Exposed on the inner cover edges are the copper coated textured handmade paper coversheets. Handstitched headbands are light and dark blue cotton tread around leather cords.

Ladybug and Toad Scrapbook Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:58:20 GMT

This custom scrapbook was commissioned in Chicago by a daughter whose nickname is Ladybug, and it was presented to her mother whose nickname is Toad. A toad is handcarved and embossed under green suede cowhide while the ladybug is individually wrapped in red deerskin with a black cowhide leather head and branded spots. The ladybug is wired firmly onto the cover and accented with wire feet and a silver wire trail behind it. Three inches of white, off-white, red and green acid-free pages are bound around three leather cords. Acid-free photo corners were provided for attachment of photos to each page. Reinforcing fabric lines the inner hinges for a durable heirloom quality scrapbook. Green and white handmade paper lines the covers as endsheets. The headbands are handstitched. 9 x 12 x 3 inches $645.00

Wedding Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:55:38 GMT

This wedding album features an inset brushed aluminum 'M'. A raised border has been placed around the 'M' and four Nickel plated beads have been wired through the cover to highlite the corners of this shape. Since this album is for a Scottish wedding, the Tartan fabric from the bride has been applied as the coversheet inside the front cover while Tartan fabric from the groom lines the back as the coversheet. A silver ring on each cover connects soft leather ties to the book as a closing devise. The pages are acid-free and mostly white & off-white with occasional green and red sheets which accent the colors of the Tartan fabric coversheets and handstitched headbands. 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 3 inches $795.00

Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:52:09 GMT

A commemorative 100th Anniversary Album for Harley-Davidson. The metal emblem is wired into the coverboard and surrounded by a handcarved and embossed winged 100th Anniversay logo. Acid-free black pages are sewn around leather cords which are laced through the cover boards. The cover hinges also have double reinforced fabric for extra strength. Handmade orange paper has been appied to the inner covers as endsheets. Orange and black headbands were handstitched into the spine ends to tie into the color scheme. Black acid-free photo corners were provided to mount photos into this archival album. 18 x 9 x 2 1/2 inches $955.00

Leaves Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:48:22 GMT

Leaves Album Price: $585.00 Dimensions: 10 x 13 x 2 1/2 (inches) Handbound Leather album with handcarved Maple, Oak & Birch leaves. Suede burgundy leather is embossed into the crevices of the leaves. Silver beads are wired through the cover as accents. Hammered aluminum wires separated the black and grayish leather and highlite the cover edges. Multiple colored pages are acid-free and hand ripped for a deckled edge. Green handmade coversheets line the interior covers. Handstitched headbands. Acid-free photo mounts are provided.

Harley-Davidson Scrapbook Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:27:48 GMT

Harley Davidson Album with Window Price: $765.00 Dimensions: 18 x 12 x 2 1/2 without levers (18" tall when including lever) (inches) The cover design of this album/scrapbook includes genuine Harley-Davidson parts. Chrome levers are securely wired onto the cover to function as handles when opening it. A window framed with a clutch plate shows orange handmade paper coversheets. Your first photo can be mounted to the coversheet to be viewed through the window. The glass has a clear antique finish with subtle streaks which creates a slight adstraction to the image below. Each letter is individually handcarved and the leather has been slowly embossed around the forms. A Harley-Davidson roller bearing is mounted for the "O". Aluminum wire has been attached to the edge of the back cover. Pages are a mixture of white and off white acid-free sheets including a few orange pages. The pages are bound around 3 leather cords. The headbands are orange and black. Smooth black cowhide is utilized with an accent stripe of black suede on the back cover. Comes with acid-free photo mounts. (Additional views or close-ups available upon request.)

Stained Glass Swirl

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:21:00 GMT

Stained Glass Swirl Album $615.00 Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 13 x 3 (inches) Rich gold deerskin, orange lambskin and red cowhide highlite the stained glass swirl of this scrapbook album. Complimentary gold, red and orange acid-free pages are bound into the book while raindrop papers are applied as coversheets. These coversheets showcase a red paper fused with a top layer of thin orange containing small holes to expose the red beneath. Two red glass beads are wired onto the cover between the swirl. Inside the cover the glass swirl is edged with suede orange cowhide. Flame burnished copper wire accents the curves of the cover as well as forms the page marker placed through the book with orange lambskin. Diesel truck engine parts are also contained on the page marker. The back cover combines orange and red leather including a folded portion of leather forming a small flap. Comes with acid-free photo mounts.

1906 House Album

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:44:04 GMT

Brick House Album with Stained Glass Sku: a0020 Price: $2,500.00 Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 3 3/4 (inches) (A Custom Designed Album or Guest book can be requested in your home's style.) Handbound Leather Album designed after a 1906 style brick home. Stained Glass windows are inset between the coverboards. The functioning blue deerskin door is embellished with an oval stained glass window, copper frame, and leather & copper hinges. An antique 1906 window hardware screw has been attached as the doorknob. Other features include: Suede purple steps, copper window sill plates, carved three-dimensional brick and shingle accents, brushed aluminum frieze board, verdi-gris crown molding (aged green with lemon juice, ketchup & salt), coiled aluminum wire as highlites within the peaks of the dormer and porch, verdi gris copper doorknob plate with keyhole, suede brown brick tone leather, smooth purple leather as dormer and porch peak highlites, smooth green leather shingles, suede blue interior back cover. The coversheets are a thickly textured handmade paper which can be seen through the windows. Interior pages are thick white archival papers and measure 17" x 13". Acid-free photo mounts are provides with the album.

Industrial Journal

marcia engeltjes — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:33:40 GMT

Handbound black leather journal with diesel truck engine parts and gears. Handmade paper coversheets. Acid-free interior papers. Aluminum accent. Soft leather tie closure.

sea turtle album with copper swirl

marcia engeltjes — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 04:10:56 GMT

Custom requested turtle album with 3-D carved sea turtle in greens and golds. Handmade paper coversheets. Acid-free pages. Handstitched headbands. Deerskin, cowhide, copper. 9 x 6 x 2 $265

Blue Carved Forms

marcia engeltjes — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:55:49 GMT

Handbound leather book with carved forms and steel washers. 10 x 13 x 1 1/2 $365.