In some cases she had the flowers and vines trail down the side of the window for a small distance . In so doing, she not only used up some of the wallpaper, but subtly gave a coordinated look to the adjoining rooms and filled up some unattractive empty space. Roselene mentioned that she thinks this is a good way to obtain a stenciled effect without the expense or talent required for stenciling. Another item in the shoebox today was a copy of an e-mail that had been sent to me referring to a tip I'd given on the show some time ago. I had mentioned that I usually cover the top and bottom edges of the book jacket with clear tape when I buy a new book to keep it from becoming tattered and torn.
Many books become valuable for many reasons.
Apparently anything that scars either the book or the jacket lowers it's potential dramatically, including embossing your name in it, unless, of course, you are very famous. Heidi also mentioned that in the library they use Mylar covers for their books.