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     | Too many things in this post to come up with a relevant title! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting up with Judy for lunch and some show and tell. Judy brought along some of her work and let me tell you that it's even more amazing in person than it is [...] The other day I went looking for a piece of paper to write down a shopping list on. Now you would think that wouldn't be a hard thing to find in this house where blank journals and notebooks are everywhere and the paper stash in the studio now rivals that of the fabric stash. But [...] I added a new tool to my studio this week: The Dahle 550 rotary trimmer. I love it! I have been using my rotary cutter and ruler to trim all my paper which works well but is very tiring and hard on the arms and wrists. This new trimmer works like a dream and [...] While I was making up some mini journals this weekend I was thinking that it might be fun to write another book making class that has a focus on working with paper and more traditional materials and techniques. And then I thought well why not just write up the pattern for the mini journal and [...] Patterns are written in pdf format and include step-by-step instructions and full-color photo illustrations. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher to be able to open the pattern. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free software that you can download here. ***************************************************************************************** The Mini Journal This hard cover mini journal is the perfect size [...] I love the print on this Japanese paper and thought it would be perfect for a book: I couldn't resist adding the pink beads along the spine,they matched perfectly. This book in the shop. I wanted to come up with a smaller version of this style of book and after working through [...] I purchased some more of that fabulous Amate Bark paper that I had used to make a couple of notebooks a few posts back. Honestly this paper gorgeous in real life,my photos do not do it justice. I couldn't resist using it to make a couple of new journals:
[...] You know I love working with that chalkboard fabric and I challenged myself to come up with a new way to use it that I hadn't seen done before. I also wanted to do some sewing which I haven't done much of lately because I've been working mostly with paper making books. So after some [...] We added a new free project to the Two Creative Studios website: Angelina Fiber Vases! So easy to make and these look unbelievable when placed in a sunny window. Visit the Two Creative Studios website and click the free projects link to find out how to make them. And look what I got from [...] There were a couple of challenges I had to deal with to work with these letters. First off was the fact that they were written by a 7 year old so it was important to me to create a book that reflected that. I didn't want anything too sophisticated looking so I decided to use [...] |     It's easy to make your own Silk screens using the sun with PhotoEZ Sheets from EZScreenPrint!Use the offer code SUE10 at checkout to get 10% off your order! Get all the details"here"   | ||
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