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    Sweet package and more flowers

    August 13, 2011 - By 
    Quite a while ago, after posting my Travels handmade book, Margaret asked me if I had an postcards from Switzerland for my collection. 
    Since I didn’t, we decided to do a little trade of items from our areas. 
    Just look at all the fun items she sent!
    I’m really looking forward to using the pretty napkins.
    And this postcard is an awesome addition to my collection! 
    It’s very Scandinavian looking…love that! 
    Have I mentioned that I’m 100% Norwegian!?!
    Thank you so much Margaret!

    I also wanted to share a couple more bottle cap flowers I made the other day.

    They are a fun addition to my garden.


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    Travels postcard book

    July 13, 2011 - By 

    This spring I got back into swapping postcards on Swapbot.  Of course, they have other things to swap but I’ve had the most fun with postcards.

    Who doesn’t love getting mail, right?!

    So what do you do with a big stack of postcards to make them a little more fun…

    You make a book!

    This one was a great size and had the perfect title.

    I made 3 tiny signatures and attached them to the cover with a pamphlet stitch. I used a dry adhesive tape runner on the front side of each of the postcards to “tip” them into the book.

    These postcards came from all over the globe…

    Such as South Africa

     New Zealand

     Slovakia

    And as close as the next state.

    Years ago, before starting this blog, I made my first book to hold my postcards.

    Kind of a cheesy title….

    But I was happy with the the way a bound the signatures as well as attached envelopes to hold some extras.  Good thing too…the pockets are filled to the brim now.