I started this book in Seth Apter's For Your Eyes Only class (hence the name) in July 2014. It took me about a month to finish it completely. Of course I had to put my own spin on it with lots of vintage images, antique trims and German Dresden. Thanks so much Seth for such an awesome class! I like how it came out - hope you do too!
I am being very brave posting pics of the old studio and sharing my remodel/move to the larger space as it continues (right now, very slowly). Believe it or not the old studio was pretty organized. I liked to call it an organized mess - LOL! It just became so cramped with so much CRAP it wasn't conducive to creating anymore. Please be kind if you comment! :0)
Update: The studio is finished! Woohoo!
Located at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme CT this is a yearly event. 38 structures are hidden throughout the FloGris property. The level of detail in each and every structure is just extraordinary! So much fun whether you have kids or not. A magical day!
For my birthday this year we traveled to Madison CT's Barberry Hill Farm to attend 'Dinners At The Farm' an annual summer event started by Jonathan Rapp of River Tavern in Chester CT. For two weekends in July and two weekends in August he picks two host farms to host this fabulous charity event to benefit City Seed plus two other land/farm related charities. All the food we ate was locally sourced and absolutely spectacular!
Finally finished the last book with etched copper covers - for this group anyway. This one isn't a journal but the actual classic novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It's probably the most ambitious book I have made to date. 26 signatures (sections)! Keeping the tension even and balanced for 26 signatures was definitely a challenge! Destined to be a family heirloom and it's available for sale on my Etsy Shop (link on the tope left side of my blog).
Tim Holtz posted his June tag on his blog before heading off to OZ. Love his tag but wanted to make mine my own instead of copying his verbatim.
First, he used a photo. I used a photo stamp from Stampsmith. I love my kitties - what can I say? Stamped it with Archival Ink on Specialty Stamping Paper (LOVE this stuff!)
The numbers 1 and 7 are significant as they signify by birthday, July 17. The quote is meaningful to me for personal reasons right now.
This tag came together pretty quickly. Usually they take me all day - this one only took a couple hours - VBG!
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