Things are going rather well at the moment. I just added more books and brooches to Etsy.
I decided to make a more artsy book for Rhonda, as she knows how to make a durable book herself. This is definitely not durable: the covers are laminated tissue paper. There are about 20 layers glued together with wheat paste. The crows are stenciled to layer number three. Spine is reindeer vellum. In all three books, pages are gray, recycled paper. Size approx. 5.5"x5.5" (14x14cm).
To inspire Shirley to try some more basic bookbinding I made her a case bound book with fancy end papers. Book is covered with dark brown linen.
For Kirsty I made a coptic bound book. This book may get to travel far! The covers are light brown linen with a dark brown tree stenciled on the front cover.
Have a nice weekend!
6 comments:
Your books are very beautiful. I love the first one for the layered tissue paper cover. A gorgeous idea!
amazing and beautiful cooks! everyone must feel so lucky to be receiving them. I especially love the stitching on the last one, how it goes over onto the covers... SO beautiful
Thanks once again, Kaija. I do very blessed to have received such a treasure and have just blogged about it.
Your books are beautiful, I especially like how you have made each book to suit its recipient. They are lucky to receive them :)
hi, I love the kirsty coptic bound book in brown linen with the tree. looked at your etsy site but alas, it isn't there anymore. cheers for such artistry!
Oh, but it is there! At least for me that link worked just fine, and my shop hasn't gone anywhere. There must have been some bug when you tried.
Try this link, or the one on my blog sidebar. http://paperiaarre.blogspot.com
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