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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.

  • Around home - Blog - Outdoors

    First harvest

    July 12, 2011 - By 

    The weather has taken a turn for the better so I took my coffee outside this morning.

    We decided it was time to start harvesting some from the garden. It’s nice to have little hands to help in the garden.

    Have a great day!!

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    Round Robin pages

    July 9, 2011 - By 

    This is the second to last book in the round robin for me. The theme was “questions of love”.
    I’m not exactly sure I hit what Jana was looking for in the most literal sense but I’m happy with my results.

    I’ve titled this spread Secret Embrace

    The image is from the cover of an off romance novel.
    This is a tribute to Gina Wise…she did some really fun arches for last years ABC 7th anniversary swap with this same technique.

    This one is titled Ecstasy

    The image is from a late ’60s hairdressing guide. I loved the expression, so it drove the direction of the page.