everything / notebooks — 2 comments
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Jul 09
It seems I have no problem making different creative things, but I do seem to find it hard getting round to photographing them and writing about them to get them online. Hopefully I will get a whole batch of photos up here of all my recent projects, for all to see!
I got the idea for this notebook from opening some post and noticing the lovely security pattern inside.
The book is a simple hardback, although I have tired out a different way of stitching the booklets together to create ‘bow’ stitches to encourage the booklets to stay tight together.
Measures about 8Omm by IIOmm
I chose to make the pages a random mixture of lined, plain, grid and whatever else I could get my hands on. Makes it more interesting as you are working through it.
I made this next notebook as a gift to my dad as a Father’s Day present. He regularly has ideas at night about different things to make or things to do but generally forgets them the following morning. I made the book for him to keep on his bedside in case of emergencies. I chose to give the book a hardback cover to create a hard surface to write on, but cut it just short of the spine so that you can still fold the ages around the back of the book. This meant that the stitches holding the booklets together were visible but I have made a feature out of them by using a bright blue cross-stitch thread.
The next book was made purely just because I couldn’t force myself to throw away the cut offs of lined paper created from another project (note to self: must photograph and upload cookery folder). I am a big fan of long, thin books too and decided the paper would be a good size for use as shopping lists and the like.
Covered in a scrap of a wallpaper sample. I found by covering in wallpaper the book also gained an interesting tactile feel.
photographs — 4 comments
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Jun 09
I took this set of photographs back in May, but as that is when I had started seriously thinking about starting a blog I have decided to add them as my first proper post.
This first photo was taken in the car on the way back to Lincoln. I couldn’t let the weather and scenery pass me by with out proof of how fantastic it made everything look. I snapped away but this was my favourite picture of the journey. Luckily I managed to take it just at the right time going quickly under the pylon. Love the shadows it has cast on the road.
I just happened to look out of my bedroom window in Lincs at the right time and spotted this beautiful rainbow. Check out the faint second rainbow outside of the first and how the sky inside the rainbow is much lighter.
After we had our portfolios returned to us from the end of year assessments a group of classmates and I headed down to the arboretum to soak up the sun and I swept up this photo of the house overlooking the park.
The next three photos are all taken up ‘Steep Hill’ in Lincoln. I love being up the hill, it’s the most beautiful part of the city but it does take a hell of a lot of puff to get up the hill.
Strange, skinny house that’s only one room thick. I thought this frame had a lot of interest in and if anyone knows what the blue plant in the foreground is let me know!
Last photo of the series, included because I love the wave of green spilling over the edge of the brick wall and how the gate reminds me of the secret garden.
Hope you enjoyed the photos, feel free to leave any comments and let me know what you think.
everything — No comments
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Jun 09
Welcome!
This is the beginning of my blogging life, I have lots to show you and lots to say but for the time being you will have to bare with me and wait for me to learn how to do this properly!
Hope you enjoy the site.