Posts Tagged ‘Craft’
Upon a fold
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
I came across this blog/shop the other day:
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It’s a beautiful collection of amazing things, all of them paper.
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Here’s a little shot of her site:
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Lovely!
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Saftler’s
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Recently I went to Saftler’s,
a wonderful sewing and fabric store in Whitman, MA.
They’ve been around since 1919,
and have a fantastic assortment of fabrics and supplies.
They even repair sewing machines!
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I needed some new buttons for my books,
and boy did they have a selection.
Racks upon racks of buttons and a bin full of miscellaneous ones!
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The same sign that’s probably been there since they opened.
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Sewing machines in the front window.
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Bucket of buttons!
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My loot!
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Take a look if you’re near by!
iPhone Case!
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
So most of my days go something like this:
Cut paper. Fold paper. Put paper in nipping press. Punch holes in paper.
Cut leather. Punch holes in leather. Sew books. Put buttons on books.
Photograph books. Post books to Etsy. Pack books. Mail books.
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I’m usually doing one of those things.
Every once in a while I come across a day where there isn’t too much to do.
I’m either waiting for a shipment of paper or leather or just everything has been done.
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Today was a bit of a day like that. So, I began to experiment.
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Here’s a little background:
Most of the time when I go out and see something that I like in a store,
90% of the time I don’t buy it.
Most often these four words come out of my mouth: ”I could make that.”
This usually happens because the item is too expensive for my budget.
It also happens because I’m crazy, and actually think
that I could probably, at least sort of, figure out how make it.
(And it helps me not spend as much.)
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Most often I forget about these things that I could potentially make, and move on.
Today, I decided to make one of these things.
I wanted to make a little case for my iPhone.
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Well, after three tries, I finally came up with this:
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Now I know why things cost money.
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Another!
Friday, January 15th, 2010
This morning I finished up a custom order.
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It’s double the size of my full-sized books
and has 100 pages.
Wahoo!
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Here are some images:
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She really liked the look of this one,
So I made her a larger one
with the same color thread, button, and end papers.
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TGIF!
New Sketchbook!
Monday, January 11th, 2010
This morning I worked on
a new sketchbook for Mark
since he only has a few empty pages left
in the last sketchbook that I made him.
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It’s always fun picking out paper and book cloth
for these types of projects,
and it makes for a nice change of pace.
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Here are some images of the finished book.
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The endpapers are a gorgeous yellow patterned paper
that I recently ordered
from Smock.
They do some beautiful work.
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Bookplates by Nancy Muller!
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
My dear friend, Nancy Muller
has put together
a collection
of gorgeous bookplates
for me.
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I will be incorporating them
into a collection
of my sketchbooks.
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They should be available
in my shop
in a few weeks.
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Here’s a sneak peek:
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Also check out her website
for more gorgeous work!
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All images copyright Nancy Muller 2009.
Holly Day Artisan Fair at Holly Hill Farm
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
This Saturday
I will be attending
Holly Day at Holly Hill Farm.
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It’s an artisan fair
to benefit
the education programs
at Holly Hill Farm.
It’ll be a great day for kids and adults alike!
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Here are a few images
of what I’ve been working on
and will be showing this Saturday!
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All lined up on the mantle.
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All 58 books will be for sale this weekend.
Including 17 mini books!
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Have a lovely day!
Kickstarter!
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
I’ve started a project
on Kickstarter
to get my business
up and running,
and I’d love your support!
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If you can’t donate,
please spread
the word!
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Featured!
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
My work has been featured
on a couple of blogs lately.
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Etsy Top 10
on
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Also, planning on doing
some craft shows in December.
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I’ll keep you posted.
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The Shop!
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Today,
I dropped off my books
to be sold
at
The Shop
at
The Arsenal Center for the Arts.
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I’m really excited.
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They’ll be there from:
October 15 through December 23
Wednesday through Sunday
from 12 noon to 8 pm on days
with theater performances scheduled
and
from 12 noon to 6 pm
on days when the theater is dark.
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Yay!
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