LIZZIE LIKES

Best Blogs and Wondrous Websites

A list of blogs and websites I like.  Why not explore and meet some new people?

Business Advice & Information

• Handmade Lives - Helping UK Craftspeople Make a Living (Dixie Nichols)
• Jenny Hyde - Mentor, Writer, Advocate (Jenny Hyde) 

Bookbinding

• Altered Book Lover - Altered Book Tutorials and other things (Bleubeard & Elizabeth)
• Artist Books - Online forum for Book Arts
• Badger and Chirp - Karleigh Jae and Daniel Heywood, Bookbinders
• Bibliosophy - Bookbinder and Crafter
• Big Jump Press - Sarah Bryant, Letterpress & Bookbinding
• Bookbinder's Chronicle - Bookbinding and Restoration, MHR
• Bookbinding Etsy Street Team 
• BooksbyStephen
• Buechertiger - Hilke Kurzke's Bookbinding Blog (and other projects) 
• CaiLun Info - Paper and Bookmaking Blog
• Casa Do Artista - Fabriano Handmade Paper (Video via Facebook page) 
• Comfortable Shoes - Leslie Herger, Book Binder and Artist
• Geraldine Newfry - Book Binder and Artist
• Leijonstedt - Mia Leijonstedt's Handmade Books
• Lili's Bookbinding Blog - Bookbinder and Artist - Beautiful work 
• LizzieMade's Etsy Shop - My handmade books for sale
• London Centre for Book Arts - Blog and Website
• Losing Her Marbles - Nancy Langford, Book Binder and Paper Marbler
• Making Handmade Books - The Blog of Alisa Golden, fabulous bookbinder and writer 
• My Pen Brush and Pencil - Printmaking and Book Arts from Alison and Dinah
• My Handbound Books- Rhonda Miller, Bookbinder and Paper Marbler
• Parkside Harmony - Erica, another wonderful Bookbinder
• Red Pumpkin Studio - Jennifer, Bookbinder, Artist
• TJBookarts - Bookbinding Tutorials on the Web
• They are Giants - a Film by Koert Davidse, 2010
• Thoughts & Images - Mia Leijonstadt, Bookbinder & Artist
• Tulibri - Handbound books, by Astrid Haas
• ah buchkunst - Artist Books and sculpture, by Astrid Haas
• Useful Books - Cindy Leaders, handmade journals
• Why Not Eight - Sara, various crafts and arty projects -all fabulous! 
• Windy Weather Bindery  
• Yehuda Miklaf - Bookbinder

 Printmaking 

• Art Can Be Fun - Mariann Johansen-Ellis' Printmaking and Courses in Spain
• Curiously Drawn Blog - Mark Mason, Woodblock Print Artist
• Dave Lefner - Reduction Linocut Artist
• Ink Meets Paper - Aardvark Press & McManus & Morgan Paper (via Etsy Blog)
• Lino Cut Boy's World - Printmaker, Linoprint artist
• Liz Toole - Printmaking Artist
• Mariann Johansen-Ellis  - Printmaker and Artist 
• Praeterita - Philip Hartigan
• So I was thinking...  Lori Dean Dyment Artist Printmaker Illustrator

Other Artists and Paper Crafters

• A Dyin Art - Wonderful Art, Jewellery and Sculpture by Sue
• ArtGirl - All Kinds of Interesting Art and Stuff
• Beads Buttons & Birds - Papercrafts and Ribbons, lovely projects by Laura
• Danny Phillips - Mixed Media Artist
• Elly Mackay - Paper Theater and paper Arts
• Felt Me Up Designs - Felt Designs and needlefelting stuff
• Folding Trees - Papercrafts and Tutorials
• Gingerlillytea Photography - Keri-Anne Pink's Photography portfolio
• Heaven's Ocean - David & Emma, watercolour & mixed media, Isle of Skye  
• Hope it Rains
• John W Golden - Creator of Excellent Art
• Kettles Yard Online - blog of Kettles Yard, Cambridge, UK
• Kirsty Wiseman - Papercrafts and Photography, with Real Life thrown in!
• La Fuji Mama - Yummy recipes & food ideas
• Leather is Better - Kathy Fowler, Leather artist
• Liberty Cottage - Papercrafters' essential companion!
• Lolly Chops - Papercrafts, needlecrafts, general goodies
• Making Notes on Paper - Inspiration & Life, from Julie Kirk
• Nicholas Wilton - Art2Life Workshops & Blog
• Nano Lopez - Master Sculptor (You-Tube video)
• Pam Smallcomb - Children's Author and Amazing Toymaker
• OddSoxRox - The maker of the best Grumps in the world
• Scrap Paper Scissors - Papermaze's Blog
• Scrappy Sticky Inky Mess - Mary Anne Walters
• Shimelle - Papercrafts, Scrapbooking
• Sue Brown Printmaker - Sue's printmaking adventures, plus classes at The Yard Artspace
• Sweet Days with Elle & Mia - Keri-Anne Pink, photographer, lovely person (and my niece)!
• The Nerd Nest - Scrapbooking, Family Life and Funky, Arty, Living!
• Tummy Mountain - My Favourite Blog - EVER!
• Words from Fiona's Brain - Zombie-making, Free Machine Embroidered Adventures 
• Yeah Write - "Journaling, scrapbooking and other -ing verbs"

Paper Marbling

•  Letter by Letter - Barb Skoog, ("Marbler, Writer, Traveller and Lover of all things Food")
• My Handbound Books - Rhonda Miller, bookbinder and marbler

Other Stuff

• Cats - Covered in Cat Hair - Robin Olson - Cat Writer and Rescuer
• Food - Love Lactose Free Life  - Emma Louise, mine of info for allergy/intolerance sufferers