Another Book - made by my daughter!

In looking at some of my books/etc. I've made over the past few weeks,  I found this book my daughter made!  At the time, we were big on scrapbooking and she took a class using a lunch paper bag to make a book!  How clever and so sweet!!! 

I'm sad that it's missing some decal that was at the top of the cover.  I might have to go and find something to replace what was there. 

Here are some of the pages that were inside the book.

There are pockets on some pages where Dawn attached a photo to a tag.  Yep, this is my daughter and I years ago! 

The picture of Dawn with the horse is the summer she decided she wanted to show horses with me.  Every morning, she got up and headed to the barn with me (before I went to work) to take care of the horses and practice.  

And this was me showing one of my friends foals at the QH Futurity that was held at the State Fair Grounds in Detroit.  This was back in the mid to late 80's.

The lunch bag opens up so you can insert pictures or notes!  How clever!

Another insert!  

This was at my daughter's wedding to Jeff.  I love her smile and always will!   She lights up a room!!!

I do have to insert a current picture of my daughter in this post.  She has had dark hair just like her father since she was born!  But over the past year or so she has let it grow out and I think she is beautiful...I always thought she was beautiful...but this look is perfect for her.  

Now back to the paper bag book!

Page on the left is Dawn's graduation.  The little tag is her brother and her in western wear!  So cute!

Pic on the right is a quick trip Dawn and I took to Vegas one year!  That was a fun trip!  

On a side note, Dawn is currently in Spain for an entire month!!!!  It's part of a travel/remote work program that you book for 'x' number of months.  Dawn said some in her group have been traveling to different countries for 7-12 months!  

Dawn's online company, Talent Activators, allows her to work remotely, as well as travel (all over!!).  Some days, she has to arrange her work schedule, due to time zone differences, to 4 p.m. to midnight to accommodate folks in different time zones!  And during the day, she can go sightseeing!  I'm so proud of her for all her accomplishments in her life...and give her SO much credit for doing this travel!  Her hubby also travels quite a bit lately, so he's also out of town so no one is lonely at home!  HA  Jeff is also so encouraging for Dawn to travel, as it's her 2nd love in life (next to Jeff!).  

I also found this little keepsake!  In one of our art groups, we were taught to use Tyvek to cover and create a little photo frame!

I don't know if I still have the directions...will have to look up....but this is my grandson, Nick, from 2003!  

So much fun to look back at what we have saved!  Just hope the kids keep all these items to pass on.....

Some of my other books I made

 

Here are some of the books I've made throughout the years!  

This is called a Squash Book and I made it in 2019.  One of the ladies in our online MIP group showed us a link on how to make it.  

This is what the 'book' looks like when open.  I stuck gift cards on the inside for my grand daughter's BD that year.

This was in 2019 too.  Each page inside I hand embroidered leaves or flowers.  

This is a bifold book I keep my printed papers in

This is an accordian book that, once again, I attached some of my favorite printed papers in.

The 'other' side of the accordian book.

I made this Travelers Journal back in 2018.  Actually, this is the back of the cover!

This is the front cover.  This was from a video from Design Matters TV/Laura Kemshall.  

This is the inside of the Travelers Journal, which has little pockets for pens or brushes.  You can place a journal book for watercolor or painting and hold with the elastic.  

I honestly don't remember the name of this little book.  This is the inside where you can use painted papers or posterboard.

Hard to see but this is the front.  The piece you see in the middle extends to the inside.  Memory doesn't do me any good on where or why I made this but I'm sure it had to do with Hilary's online group!  HA

I made this book using leftover fabric from a quilt (picture below).   It's where I keep some of my zentangle drawings I did back in 2010, 2011!

I don't even remember where I found the tutorial to do the closure but after doing the coptic book edge I don't think this was right!  HA  But it's held together!  HA

One of my zentangle drawings.

I haven't done any 'zentangles' in ages!

Good place to keep my drawings.  

This was the quilt I made using strips of muslin I dyed after the strips were sewn down on a background.  This was from 2009!!  It hangs in my kitchen!  

So fun to look back at some of the books I've made...now I can add the two from last week to the list!  

Book Making

 I mentioned in my last post about Kate from The Last Homely House and how she inspired me to get back to making little books!  I've done different books over the years, mainly from the MIP online class with Hilary.  But in looking through Kate's video's in her Book Making play list I found some great tutorials!  So, wanting to make some handmade gifts for friends, out came my printed, dyed, stamped papers and I got busy!!!  

I covered 5" pieces of cardboard with some painted papers just using Elmer's glue stick.  I then cut other papers 4 1/2" and glued to the inside of each cover (front and back). 

I started by  making 6 signatures, cutting sheets of copy paper 4 1/2"x 9".  This gives 1/4" space around  so the signature papers don't stick out of the covers.  

 6 pages will be folded in half to create the 4 1/2" signature.  The plain papers seem boring...so I started to go through some of my old books and found these pages in a book to color.  I cut those pages the same size, 4 1/2" x 9".  

 I stamped some of the pages with a  leaf.  I used another stamp as well...just so there was some interest inside the book.

This is a picture of the back cover with one of the drawing/coloring pages.  

Another picture of a signature group.  The picture on the right (branches) is the front of the signature and plain pages are inside.  4 sheets folded with the the drawing sheet (also 4 1/2"x9") folded and plain pages inserted to create the signature!

The paper on the left is the back of the previous signature.  Make sense?

Some of the drawing pages were so cute!  

This is the inside of the front cover and the first signature 'cover'.  

This is the back of the book.

This is the side showing the coptic binding.  I did enjoy making this book for my friend.  Kate referred to these little books as "gratitude books".  A little book you write down 5 things you are grateful for that day!  

I had some leftover papers, of course, so decided to make another little book!

With this one I decided, since I ran out of the coloring pages for the inside, I would make the front cover decorative.  So I punched holes around the leaves and embroidered the front cover.  I used some other papers to cover the inside so you don't see the stitching on the backside.  

I think these make nice little gifts.  I love my journals and use them for so many different life events (e.g. hubby's cancer journey, dog journeys - of which we have many!, my sewing projects, etc.).  

Kate's tutorial is so easy to follow!  Try and make one of these even for yourself as your own 'gratitude' book!