Wednesday, February 29, 2012

mini book with tags

Joined a bookmaking class in a yahoo group--as if I need
to be encouraged to make books!



That dreamy face and background stamp are from the Years Ago
set available at Blockheads.



This one is an X book with pockets--it's only a little more than
2 1/2 inches square.



You can see I filled the pockets with tags and sewing bits,
trimmed with vintage crocheted edging,



silky seam binding, and those sewing stamps, aren't they
perfect for this?



The vintage looking light bulb shaped pins and all the fun tags
are from Altered Pages . . .



Okay, I know the honey bee and flower don't quite go with the theme,
but it's "sew sweet," yes?



It was sew much fun to make! Ooooh, you are sew right, those
puns--uncalled for--sorry about that, couldn't help myself . . .

:)

PS. There have been a few questions about the sewing set--the spool
of thread and thimble are my favorites from it, but there are three
pairs of fancy scissors plus more. You can see it HERE.

30 comments:

Karen McAlpine said...

Sew sweet indeed!! I love the way you have used the sewing stamp set. The spools along the bottom of the page is soo cute! Love it!

SusanLotus said...

Great artwork! :)

Sandy said...

Wow your book is amazing.
Really really beautiful.

Netty said...

Beautiful book, love it. x

Karen Letchworth said...

Oh Trisha, I just love the vintage feel of this. It looks like something I would set to display on my antique sewing machine. Very cool.
Blessings,
Karen

Brenda Brown said...

Sewing - my most favourite theme. this is a fabulous book and I love all the little sewing elements you have included Trisha. Hope all is well with you.
hugs {brenda} xox

Ann said...

darling!!!
this book makes me think of my Mom!!!I have so many memories of her at her old Singer! She taught home economics before she and my dad adopted my twin and i ..she could make anything!!
thanks for sharing this lovely book..it brought sweet memories to my heart!

1CardCreator said...

This is lovely, gorgeous details.

Leigh S-B - The Sharpie Domino Queen said...

Absolutely wonderful! I'm a huge fan of mini books and this one is right up my alley ;0) Welcome to Blockheads DTeam, it's going to be awesome playing with you!

Debbie said...

Love the book! Very pretty!

Tristan Robin said...

oh, you did a terrific job - what a lovely little piece!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Fabulous- I love this sew much....you really knocked this one out of the park!

Sharon said...

Tirsha this is fantastic - I just love the sewing theme - perfect!!

Ali Manning said...

You did an amazing job with this book - it's wonderful!

Aimeslee Winans said...

Oh, Trish, I am so glad you will be taking this class! I did the first booklet and then lost my direction or drive to do more. But I relate to your creations a lot, so hehe, please be prepared to be CASEd! Your little book is wonderful! xoxo

Jacqueline said...

Your book turned out absolutely beautiful Trisha! Thank you for telling us about your blog update. Look forward to learning more with you during the workshop.

Warmly,
~Jacqueline
Artists of the Round Table
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ArtistsOfTheRoundTable/

Lynn Stevens said...

What a sweet sewing book Trisha, yes the honey bee is SEW sweet, you hand me in stitches! LOL
hugs Lynn

Shelley said...

Giggling over the puns, thanks for the smile, lol. Love the book, it really is fantastic!

Colleen Dietrich said...

This is really pretty, Trisha! You added so many fantastic details. It's a pleasure to just stare at and drool!

Unknown said...

Hello Trisha!!!

I think the book is such a sweet and creative project! Jampacked with goodness and spring feel! :D Lovely!
Thank you for dropping in by the way!

Hugs,

Terry said...

Love the vintage feel in your mini book and of course anything sewing related! Adding the tags is a great design element! Wonderful!

Marjie Kemper said...

I can see why you love it! So many elements and wonderful stamping all throughout. Beautiful!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Good morning! YOU WON MY GIVEWAWAY! Write me an email with your address soon! And congrats! HUGS! Diane ♥

trisha too said...

Wow, Diane, that DID make it a good morning!

:-)

Anonymous said...

So gorgeous! My mom's an avid sewer and she would just adore this beautiful book!

Leslie said...

I love this one, too! Such awesome detail and each page is "just sew"!! Bahahaha! That is a great stamp set! Great job!

trisha too said...

Lynn and Leslie, you get bonus points for joining me in this last round of ridiculous puns!!

Shame on us . . .

;)

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Wow, that's a fantastic project, so many wonderful details.

Carol Salisbury said...

Love this little book! All the little sewing pieces are great!

jan metcalf said...

Sew sweet! Love the row of spools!