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Purple has always been my to-go color so when I laid my eyes on this book, I was enchanted. The color of the pages is absolutely amazing! And silver and black are a perfect match with purple. Such a  beautiful book cover.  💜

I’m not that interested in the book itself but maybe I’ll read it just to enjoy the prettiness.

(The original title of the book is “Goth girl and the ghost of a mouse”.)

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These tiny books are super cute! ❤

Happy Miniature Monday!

Here are multiple mini’s from Borrower’s Press.  We’ve featured some of their books before, but I couldn’t resist another post–they are so adorable and all so different!  For a list of titles and descriptions of these books and more from Borrower’s, click here.  

Multiple titles and authors. Borrower’s Press.  The Charlotte Smith Miniature Collection

See all Miniature Monday posts here

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Well said. :)

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These places are amazing! I'd love to visit all of them. ❤

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I'm back! Again.

Well, it's been almost two years since my last post. Yeah, I'm the worst blogger ever.  :D  But now I thought I'd give it a yet another try. I'll probably fail again but there's also a possibility that I won't. So, we'll see. Maybe the third time's a charm? ;)

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World record attempt Book Domino Chain Reaction (by WayneSablesProject)

This is really cool!!!  :)

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Public Librarian

This is more or less true.  ;)

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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.

~ Laura Bush ~ 

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I know this blog has been dead for over a year now. I have no good excuse to why I lost my interest. Anyway, I'll try to revive it now. Hopefully I'll be better this time.  ;) 

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Jozsef Tari has been collecting miniature books since 1972, and is now the proud owner of over 4,500 literary works, including the world’s smallest book (2.9 x 3.2 mm).

“A printer by trade, Tari has always been fascinated by the written word, and in 1972 he began collecting miniature books. Most of the items in his collection are in Hungarian, but he also has quite a few from the US, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Indonesia and Japan. Ironically, he only has a few books from the countries neighboring Hungary. As far as topics are concerned, Jozsef Tari is interested in everything from religion to sports, literature and even cooking, but he only collects books that are 76 mm in size, or smaller. His collection features books that are over 100 years old, but his most prized miniature is the world’s smallest book – it measures only 2.9 x 3.2 millimeters and fits into a nutshell.

Apart from the 4,500 books in his collection, Tari also has 15 kinds of miniature newspapers, including the smallest in the world, which measures only 19 x 26 mm.” 

(However I do believe there is a new world’s smallest book! I wonder if Tari will be adding it to his already amazing collection…)

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I have too much time on my hands. 

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Being nice to the librarian means the difference between the right answer and the wrong one.

Everybody should remember this.  ;)

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And this is how you actually make a kusudama flower.  :)

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I came across this book while I was working in a library. It's a very interesting book that can give you a lot of inspriration about how to use old books. Or, if you're not a crafting enthusiast, you can always just look at the pretty pictures. And try to figure out how someone is able to do all that. ;)

I'm not that crafty myself but I wanted to try something so I decided to make kusudama flowers because they looked fairly easy. I must admit I had difficulties in the beginning when I tried to figure out how to fold the paper... BUT, when I learned it, it wasn't difficult at all. I just needed a bit of patience. In the end, I was very happy with the result. :)

You can use kusudama flowers for example as decorations or place cards at the dinner table.

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Kirjan uusi elämä: tee kirjan kansista ja sivuista kauniita esineitä by Jason Thompson (translated into Finnish by Mirja Muurinen)

[The original title: Playing with books. The art of upcycling, deconstructing, and reimagining the book]

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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

~ Henry Ward Beecher ~