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Advent Collage
From your About.com Guide, make an advent collage with these printable templates and magazine pictures.

Alphabet Collage
Instructions for making simple Alphabet collages using a printable template.

Altered 104 - Altered Everything
I think this may be my favorite Altered Art book so far. Just when you think you have seen it all as far as giving new life to older objects, this book brings you fresh, new ideas.

Altered Board Book Basics and Beyond
Read all about this great book from CT Publishing, Altered Board Book Basics and Beyond, and discover how you can make creative scrapbooks, altered books, and artful journals.

Altered Books 102
This wonderful book is full of ideas for pop-ups, suspensions, peek-a-doors, secret windows, pages, and transfers. Beside all of this, you can find out information about which glues to use, how to collect collage materials, utilize computer prints, and much more.

Altered Books 103
The projects pictured in this book will take your breath away. The focus of this book is 'Altered Deco'. It defines a Deco as a miniture book of art, then goes on to explain it is handmade piece of art created from a variety of materials.

Altered Paint Can
See a picture of a paint can transformed into a candy pail, submitted by Amanda Teel.

Altered Style Scrapbooks
This exciting book will bring out the artist in you. Lend a heritage look to scrapbooks and framed artwork with today's hottest altered styles and techniques. This new approach has captured the fancy of scrapbook enthusiasts around the country. It uses simple collage techniques, lots of embellishments, and even simple found objects.

Book Safe - Altered Book
You can turn an ordinary, hardcovered book into a safe to hide your valuables and little treasures. Not only are these books a useful addition to your own book shlelf, it also makes a great gift!

Cd Case Book
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Con-Tact Paper Collage
This craft is featured in chapter 4 of the About.com Guide to Family Crafts book.

The Ephemera Book
If you love vintage images, collage, and altered art that captures the glamour of yesteryear, this book of authentic collectibles is a visual feast for the eyes! There are forty-four pages of copyright-free antique photographs, labels, postcards, advertising, cigar bands, playing cards, ticket stubs, stamps, and old handwritten letters.

Favorite Things Collage
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Four Seasons Collage
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Gettin Started in Altered Style
What a terrific idea... a twelve page starter book for anyone who is thinking about getting into altered art. Learn all the important techniques such as how and where to start, which adhesives to use, basic supplies needed, how to use transparencies, how to make pockets, windows, tags, and much more!

Harvest Basket Collage
Make this harvest craft using old magazines.

Holiday Collage Papers
All beautiful, but I especially like the paper titled Halloween Postcards and Angels Tapestry prints.

Leaf Collage Craft
From your About.com guide, an easy craft using mainly your imagination.

Meat Tray Collage
Instructions to make a collage using a styrofoam meat tray.

Pick a Color Collage
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Pick a Place Collage
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Pizza Collage
Make yourself a fancy pizza collage picture using a paper bag and old magazines.

Poetry Magnets
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Punny Collage Valentine
Instructions for making a fun Valentine's Day card out of paper and magazines.

Ready-to-Go! Blank Board Books
These blank board books come in a multitude of sizes, shapes, and colors. Cut, stamp, glue, paint, draw and embellish to your heart's delight.

Scrap Your Stuff Book
Read my review of this great book titled 'Scrap Your Stuff: Keepsake Scrapbooking to Capture Special Memories'.

Scrapbook Cubes
Scrapbook cubes are wooden blocks that are decorated just like scrapbook pages. You can find these blocks at your local scrapbook store or follow these step by step instructions to make them yourself.

Thanksgiving Collage
From your About.com guide, a simple project using a paper plate and magazines.

Tin of Quotes
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Altered CD Mini Book
Transform old CDs into a little book!

Altered Paint Can For Halloween Treats
Here is a fun Halloween treat pail made using an empty paint can, paper, tape and ribbons.

Altered Recipe Box
Transform a recipe box into a unique scrapbook.

Black and White Poetic Collage
Make this beautiful black and white collage with some striking details.

Book Purse
Turn a hard-covered book into a purse.

CD Pins
Make elegant pins using pieces of CDs.

Valentine Kisses Tin
A quick, easy and unique altered art gift idea for Valentine's Day.