I made these things. Some of them are for you.Tumblr (3.0; @finkymadethis)http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be4b50c642e7e1da81b3dd0f93135db7/tumblr_ml5q72rTva1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A new fold. (the endpaper was stamped “Property of US Navy”)</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/47798655523http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/47798655523Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:30:38 -0400litbook art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2ffaf489167fe2a86f3c00ca3d5cbd2/tumblr_mkzrs6h8Kk1r8c0lao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33cbe5e71df0b833351916cb8f625e16/tumblr_mkzrs6h8Kk1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/102e3aed55b72a2661aa59b713481a85/tumblr_mkzrs6h8Kk1r8c0lao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a4b0e4e51286c687b687c29fef4e53c/tumblr_mkzrs6h8Kk1r8c0lao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Valuable advice here, including the “techniques of telephoning”, as outlined in 1934. I think there’s a Virgo out there who needs this one. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/128875291/secretarial-practice-folded-book-art" title="Finky Made This etsy shop" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/128875291/secretarial-practice-folded-book-art" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/listing/128875291/secretarial-practice-folded-book-art</a></a></p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/47539696285http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/47539696285Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:19:18 -0400book artlit crafts booksvirgo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/beeb6c5284fdaa6377dcb0d57cc579c4/tumblr_mjyxagbX1H1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Art show in my own house.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45841892394http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45841892394Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:47:04 -0400book artlit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f35e84169091e7c030e16cf9503ea63b/tumblr_mjnq71oMF51r8c0lao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f5f69c465c65d2b407ff9097529c19b/tumblr_mjnq71oMF51r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91183e82eb12c15048f5803e6781bc0d/tumblr_mjnq71oMF51r8c0lao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c433de382fe5b4badc8b0416ec9364f5/tumblr_mjnq71oMF51r8c0lao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The queen, the moon, the stars, Marianne of France: all hanging out in Finky Made This right now. Visit them: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis?section_id=13152107" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis?section_id=13152107</a></p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45347191245http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45347191245Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:40:13 -0400StampsQueenFranceAstronomy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf556474b3bdf08f5948f521879a68ca/tumblr_mjk404qoc71r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e204d369a1fdb68869b5794e80f3324/tumblr_mjk404qoc71r8c0lao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>New things in Finky Made This! Are you as superstitious as I am? I always find myself knock on wood, so now I can bring my own luck with me. They are LUCK TO GO rings. All unique. Come see them: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis?section_id=13258463" title="Luck to Go rings on Etsy" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis?section_id=13258463" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis?section_id=13258463</a></a></p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45195994874http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/45195994874Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:48:04 -0400luck<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d607db53f42848673c7d2e5a49550c9f/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec3de2782442bbc4acf693efb9b8fcf0/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd9b7f86cddf60797087b70ab042d2e2/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5814dbea31b04119e0b584b44a464a31/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d66fd2ba6f3463b9e18ce3bee0cc4c86/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/698024fc086ac36c642d324d8967ae60/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6e2ae7ea2269c524d0f63fe3958fb23/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0cfcd238cfe926f5461125ba5b8acae/tumblr_miofxhsXLE1r8c0lao8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Finky was busy this week! Some new things: astronomy textbook garland, love songs necklace, vintage stamp pendants, folded bird books. And there’s something new and LUCKY coming. Stay tuned.</p> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis</a></p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/43802714636http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/43802714636Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:24:06 -0500book artlitcrafts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/199244e661bd2cb792ce1116552e30a4/tumblr_mgs06kJP5m1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/590ba10e8d73230c1f229ff4b192ca35/tumblr_mgs06kJP5m1r8c0lao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a01b7039f6e4ea7282588f78ec23a945/tumblr_mgs06kJP5m1r8c0lao7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e15a8a9c60a5366e02566a1d3a75b114/tumblr_mgs06kJP5m1r8c0lao8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>La Femme</em>, folded. Written by J. Michelet and published by Hachette in 1860. (Hachette is still a very well-known publisher!)</p> <p>I love finding inscriptions like these in the books. And now they are all tucked away like a secret.</p> <p>On the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120778451/la-femme-folded-book-art" title="Finky Made This etsy shop" target="_blank">Etsy shop now</a>.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/40764483414http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/40764483414Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:25:00 -0500litcraftsbook artparisfrance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ead7b7b6875e145cbec65005955e207/tumblr_mez548RvqC1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Wind in the Willows! Folded for my friend Lee.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/37833159233http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/37833159233Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:48:08 -0500book artlitcrafts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6cea75e08a0a19189c6ce61da3a58bec/tumblr_memxzokPAD1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>London necklace, made from an old map and stamps of the Queen. Teeny tiny Elizabeth faces.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/37367943117http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/37367943117Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:43:00 -0500book artlondon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mecx69iCXF1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Craftacular!  Here’s my table. </p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/36952289438http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/36952289438Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:49:00 -0500book art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebhlpFh4a1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blooming book. </p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/36895490290http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/36895490290Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:15:00 -0500book artlit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhpts5f1z1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A musical ribbon of snippets from “Faust”</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/35714483727http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/35714483727Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:25:00 -0500musicbook art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdhrujb001r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdhrujb001r8c0lao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdhrujb001r8c0lao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The book is called <em>The Turned-Into’s</em>.</p> <p>I turned a book into a necklace.</p> <p>Stay tuned, it will be in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis" title="Finky Made This" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a> soon.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/32872654912http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/32872654912Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:33:30 -0400lit crafts books<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam4f89auj1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Winnie the Pooh, folded with leaf garland.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31873836371http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31873836371Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:49:56 -0400litbookscrafts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mad1eun6YD1r8bc3no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/31547282221/friday-ereader-here-is-our-friday-ereader-this" target="_blank">unypl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Friday eReader</strong></p> <p>Here is our Friday eReader. This week he’s holding on. It was another nice week at the UNYPL. I’ll be away next week until Wednesday, and will post again then. For the duration, I’m reading Vladimir Nabokov’s first novel, “<a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/31458554774/mary-by-vladimir-nabokov-borrow-i-read" target="_blank">Mary</a>”. <a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/31458554774/mary-by-vladimir-nabokov-borrow-i-read" target="_blank">Photographing him</a> made me curious. </p> <p>For some book related art, here is a little Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis" target="_blank">Finky Made This</a> (via <a href="http://littlebrownandcompany.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Little Brown and Co</a>.)</p> <p>Have a nice weekend!</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UndergroundNYPL" target="_blank">UNYPL on Facebook</a><br/><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/UNYPL" target="_blank">UNYPL on Twitter</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Hey, that’s me! Well, not the man. (though he is very handsome) It’s my book art listed below it. Thank you.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31754854558http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31754854558Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:25:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maac6hEFiw1r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My workspace! And I finally have my Finky Made This <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FinkyMadeThis" title="Finky Made This" target="_blank">shop</a> open. Come and visit.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31456440457http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/31456440457Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:06:17 -0400litcraftsbooks<p>I love that is so forgiving— as long as you don’t cut it, you can fold and refold and fold again.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/30535760573http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/30535760573Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:55:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5u0ut49C21r8c0lao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I folded this on Sunday morning, listening to a Buddhist podcast. It’s <em>Light in August</em>, and I loved every page.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/25386977371http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/25386977371Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:25:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39k4epVRW1r8c0lao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Bookended.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/22083224382http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/22083224382Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:05:00 -0400lit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19k8oj2NF1r8c0lao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Musical book. This is an older volume called The Decline of Pleasure, lined with the score to Pirates of Penzance.</p>http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/19712064978http://finkymadethis.tumblr.com/post/19712064978Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:00:24 -0400