Keepin' Busy

Indeed.

Rebound old poetry book made into a journal. See details and buying information here.

Bound old French perfume cards into a coptic book.

First Leather Longstitch ever!

Gang's all here.

Parcheesi Board Now Has a Box

Hi everyone,

This was a big undertaking. Made a box for the parcheesi board. I'll explain the details as we move on with the pictures. This was my first box ever!


This is the box closed. I used an Indian paper, made from recycled saris for the cover. Parcheesi is mounted on a contrasting Indian paper, also made from recycled saris, which matches the boxe's interior. "Parcheesi" is printed on Luxe Cream. The Indian Paper is because Parcheesi is based on the traditional Indian game of Pachisi, also known as Ludo in Britain.

The box top has a border, and "Parcheesi" is sunk into the box. This detail photo helps to show it.

The box open looks like this. It's a drop spine box, so the spine flattens out, like a book. I inserted a ribbon to hel with lifting the board out, since it is quite heavy. I also created six compartments - four for the pieces of Parcheesi, one for the die, and one for the chalk (if you guys remember the other side of this is a chalk board).

View of the box without the board in it. Half of the ribbon is attached to the box, so its primary purpose really is just to lift the game.

Detail view of the compartments. I inserted ribbon to help list the die out, since they do kind of sink into their compartment. I did the same for the chalk. I may have tiny hands that are able to get these things out, but I know not everyone does.

So who's ready to play?

Reuse and recycle! Mother's Day Gifts

Hi guys. Remember that boyfriend birthday beer bottle banner I made a few weeks ago? Wow, that was alliterative. Anyway, today I just randomly pulled out some strawberry paper to show a customer how the silhouette machine at Paper Source works, and pulled up the beer template. Once I saw the cut outs, I knew I was inspired! The flowers are just recycled Cavallini calendars that I cut out using a scissors. The lettering is hand done by me!

I'm thinking these would make some great mother's day gifts. Let me know if you want one!

Practicing my calligraphy

I just think the practice pages look so nice! At this rate I'll never move on to full work. But I wanted to show you guys that I really am trying to learn. Really.

Rebound Goethe's Werke

So I found these old book covers at an antique shop and couldn't help but think how they'd make a great book. This has been a project I've been putting off for a while. It just felt so good to finally get it done. Coptic bound with rose and cream Ingres papers, this is a really nice journal. Hope everyone likes it!

Edit: Interested parties may purchase here.

Boyfriend Surprise Party Decorations

So I decided to throw a surprise belated birthday party for Matt. His real birthday coincides with Easter weekend, so no one could make it and it had to be the next weekend. For decorations I made a baner that looks like beer bottles (since he brews his own beer). 

I used the silhouette machine at my work to create each bottle, so all the sizing was correct. They are cut out of Paper Source Chocolate Cover weight 8 1/2 x 11". I then colored the bottles with white (for the glass glares) and gold (for the caps) pens to give them some cute, realistic details. The final touch was adding the labels, which are Paper Bag 2.5" circles. The original Tennyson Alice in Wonderland illustration of the late rabbit ties together the belated theme. Sorry my wall is kind of boring if not for the bottles.

Great Gift!

Now wouldn't you like to have a present like this? Wrapped for the ever so handsome Matt. Happy Birthday! Blurred out some words so he/I won't be embarrassed.