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Wow, the mail folks have been bringing wonderful things of late. Mandi and I are doing another swap, and her box arrived over the weekend. Isn’t this piece lovely? She made the lampworked beads. (She also made my beaded Crafty pen, which I’m still using to this day.)
And, Mandi makes hand-bound journals. I love this giraffe print so much! The binding, she tells me, is a “secret Belgian binding.” And it’s a super-cool binding – this book has no stiffness, and as you can see…
…Lays perfectly flat when it’s open. Awesome!
Oh – and she sent this cable sweater mug, which was the source of the swap. She posted about it on Twitter, and we got to chatting. So many good things happen as a result of Twitter.
Lain also sent me a copy of her book, Snippets. I reviewed it a while back, and was delighted by the cute design of the hard copy. Perfect little size! And I may begin lobbying for more craft books to have their own matching attached ribbon bookmark and elastic closure.
And, in an unrelated note, I had to share the fact that I finished a crochet project for once! This bear (which comes from Mr. Funky’s Super Crochet Wonderful) was for my favorite baby girl’s first birthday.
The pink yarn was reclaimed from a bag project that I now will officially never finish. :-)
your bear looks great :D
really nice swap goodies :) very pretty bead work
your bear looks great :D
really nice swap goodies :) very pretty bead work
Wow, how did you get such great shots of the journal? You photograph my stuff better than I do! Glad you liked the swap package, and I’m looking forward to mine :) Congrats on finishing a crochet project!
Wow, how did you get such great shots of the journal? You photograph my stuff better than I do! Glad you liked the swap package, and I’m looking forward to mine :) Congrats on finishing a crochet project!
Pearl loves her bear! Thank you so much for making her such a sweet and gorgeous gift. She has been squeezing him tight!
Pearl loves her bear! Thank you so much for making her such a sweet and gorgeous gift. She has been squeezing him tight!
You website is great! I especially like the rickrack flower and quilted pendant. Maybe I will try to do that myself. It won’t be as nice as yours, but I can try.
Congratulations on finishing your crochet project. I love crochet. Maybe you will be bitten by the bug now!
Reckon your friend might do a tutorial on how to bind the book? Looks like fun and so many different uses pop into my mind.
You website is great! I especially like the rickrack flower and quilted pendant. Maybe I will try to do that myself. It won’t be as nice as yours, but I can try.
Congratulations on finishing your crochet project. I love crochet. Maybe you will be bitten by the bug now!
Reckon your friend might do a tutorial on how to bind the book? Looks like fun and so many different uses pop into my mind.