i'm still on a mission to use my growing stockpile of buttons. and so i could put all of this into perspective for myself, i came up with this comparison: if i were to put the contents of my button jar on a weight loss program, with a goal of losing, say, 10 pounds, then "losing" these four buttons from my jar and using them on this journal would represent about a 5 ounce loss. as you can see, i have a long way to go!
i love classic. classic clothes, classic shoes, classic movies, classic cars...and, the classic color combination of black, cream and yellow. and while the main fabric on the covers of this blank journal might seem on the more traditional side, the black and cream check tabs and mismatched yellow buttons say "classic" to me. i've sewn hand-torn italian velata papers to the inside spine and just to zip it up a bit, canary yellow canson paper lines the inside covers. i try not to play favorites with my books because each one has a different story (even though they're blank). but, if i had to choose a favorite, well, keep in mind that i love classic.
here is another book that i made using some of my lettering artwork on the front cover. my original aceo artwork has been printed on canvas and then stitched to the front cover fabric...and speaking of the fabric, it's probably not the normal "autumn" color combination, but sometimes you just have to go with what you like! the chartreuse and fuchsia are still hanging in there from the summer, and i think that bright days are ahead for anyone keeping their thoughts in this journal!
today i'm going to the quilt show with my friend eva, but before if go, here's a quick peek at a book that i made using multi-colored dots on black fabric. i printed one of my ACEOs onto canvas and then machine stitched it to the front cover. the inside covers are lined with moss green canson paper and the writing pages are torn from italian velata. i hope i find some really great fabrics today...i'm always in the mood for adding to my collection!
this is some of my all-time favorite fabric...well, actually, my list of all-time favorite fabrics is quite long, but this fabric is definitely in the top ten. anyway, i had just enough left to create this blank journal and i'm really happy with the way it turned out. it's constructed in the same manner as the journals from the past few days. i've placed all of these blank journals in my etsy shop, hoping that this one ends up in the hands of someone who loves this fabric as much as i do!
here is another hardcover blank journal that i made, this time using batik fabrics for the outside covers and light green canson artpaper on the inside covers. this book was constructed using the same techniques as my book from yesterday. i have lots of italian velata paper, so there are 60 pages of that inside this book. i also have lots of fabric...so consider yourself warned!
