Handmade Books

I have been working on making books. I have swapped books on http://milliande.ning.com/group/thehinges?xg_source=activity

Thanksgiving Flag Book

Wisdom Japanese Stab Binding

Bird Piano Hinge Book

Meandering Book Swap

I have made a 3"x 3" book for a swap Ruth was holding in the Hinges group at Milliande. I have seen beautiful art done on tea bags, since I am a coffee drinker I decided to use used coffee filters.

I fitted and adhered filters to old book pages. The pages were inked. Then I drew and painted coffee pots with a saying about coffee on the pages. I sewed the book together in a meandering fashion and off it went to Julka in Canada.

Twinchie Book Swap

Sonja over at http://milliande.ning.com"> is hosting a new twinchie book swap. She held one a couple months ago. You make 2 books then swap and get 2 in return. The first book I made was "Bird" Twinchie 2"book.

It has been a long time since I have posted. Things are good and things are not. This is life. You have to take the heartbreaking journey along with the joyous journey. Unfortunately, sometimes I let the down side of life take control and keep me from pursuing the more valuable things. I am making an effort at this time to promise myself not to let the disappointing things overtake the good things in my life. So, I go back to when I thought life was always wonderful and I didn't have a worry in the world. Almost sounds silly, but, I am loving going back in time....many years ago. <

Face 14

I am running behind, but will continue on. Sketched in pencil one night then colored with Primacolor pencils last night.

Face 11, 12,13

I'm trying to keep up with the challenge. Some days, I get a sketch done and like it just the way it is. Other times, I want to add some color.

Day 13 Pencil sketch

Day 12 added water colors and zentangles

Day 11 tough girl...colored pencil

Day 10 Face

 This is Sophia Loren. Her beauty is exceptional. Her big cat eyes, high cheek bones and luscious lips make her a one of a kind sensuous woman. It is a pencil sketch with a small amount of colored pencil added to her lips, hair, cheeks and hat.