Mini Concertina Construction

Honestly, I never thought I would be a 

YouTuber..

I don't skate board or do anything

outrageous, crazy or exciting..

but I have to admit that I am having a good time

making these..

especially if I can inspire someone to create something 

the video above

 is really just part one, 

and I promise to show you how I layered the 

book in a texture video..

but next week I am taking a blog break, it is my annual 

Birthday trip, but we will be filming the trip..

and shooting photos for the blog..

and I will return to the blog the following week

with my January Pages...

so.....

 enjoy the video..

as always, I am so grateful to your readership

thanks for stopping by...

Ciao, Ciao!

Helson Gallery

well, 

gentle readers,

I thought you would want to know...

I am so honored to have my work chosen

by the 

Helson Gallery

in 

Ontario, Canada

to be exhibited

in the show...

Transformation: An Exhibition of Altered Books

I want you to know

how much I appreciated your 

your outpouring of kind words..

and encouragement as I 

first showed you this

little concertina...

the show is scheduled 

September 14-November 27

thank you for good wishes and prayers!

xo

Worship With Tunes

The idea had been

rattling around in my head for a very long time..

dear reader,

I wanted to create a concertina book

with see through hinges...

so I spent last year experimenting with

different types of ribbon

until I found something that was sheer enough

to allow light to enter

and to see through...

and sturdy enough to hold the book pages

together..

amazingly, that turned out to be some antique white ribbon

that I had purchased several years ago

at an estate sale..

although it was just a sample piece...

to practice on so I could make some botanical 

ribbon hinged books for 

the Summer edition

of Sew Somerset...

I fell in love with the little thing...

and as I worked on it, and sanded back the pages

I read the words that appeared...

Worship with Tunes

dark clouds appear ..... now sing..

they disappear..

now 

sing...

which reminded me of someone I know who loves music..

now, I know we ALL  love music..

but this friend loves ALL music ..

in fact I don't think I have ever met anyone who has

more eclectic taste than she does...

and if anyone understood

how to 

Worship with Tunes...

well 

it would be her...

we all know that music CAN chase the blues away...

and take us to long ago places still living in the heart of memory..

so it IS something to celebrate

...

..

 into a hand dyed and stitched muslin bag it went...

to spread cheer

hopefully for the holidays...

and with a New Year at hand..

who knows what kinds of things we will 

all create...

hmmmm?

hoping your New Year is filled with

love, creativity, health

and prosperity..

ciao, ciao!