When A Card Is Not Enough

THE worst photo ever but you get the idea.



Paper side markers




Stickers, rub-ons, cool paper clip



Personal stuff

A card just wouldn't do it.  I had too much to say.  I finished this little book with the scripture from Psalm 118:14-
The Lord is my strength and my song.
but
I found this scripture as I had already sent the book and was researching the correct reference:
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my safe cover.
My heart trusts in him and I am helped.
So my heart is full of joy.
I will thank him with my song.


I used a small black and white cover notebook with sewn pages (my source does not carry these anymore--what will I do?), background papers from ShabbyCottage Studio.com, image from PaperWhimsey.com and cork letters.
I drew  a little eighth note and put the scripture reference in the back of the book.
Every page has either a sticker, a rub-on, a stamped image, a personal drawing, a writing or a scripture.  I hope it brings her some joy.  She's a trooper and is doing better--
Praise the Lord for his wonderful works.
Thank you for your prayers as she recovers from a series of very serious heart attacks that happened a week ago.

Books, Flowers and Necklaces




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   These are some of the little notebooks I decorated the last few days.  the first two are small purse-sized books and the other is a larger journal-sized book with green edged pages and colored lines. 

I used a rusty flat key purchased at Relics last week, old lace, scrapbook paper and I wrote the word "unlock" on a piece of colored paper to give the book a name.




The inspiration comes from Matthew 7:7--
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.


On this next book I drew pictures of the same tree in the four different seasons.  The scripture I used for inspiration is from Genesis 8:22:

As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”



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  A friend loves at all times--Proverbs 17:17
I entitled this book "Brighten".  The many times my friends have brightened my life is endless. 
I look forward to seeing my friends at church and in the world and get great joy from visiting with them.  This book is a large bound journal with a preexisting bracket for a label.  I found an old photo of some obvious friends, adhered it, put the word on some German fraktur print and put it in the bracket, then added some lace to the green border and a green rhinestone once-upon-a-time earring.

 I was given a felt flower to reproduce so I looked at how it was made, drew and cut out a template of the pieces, cut them from felt I had in my stash and added beads, pearls or buttons to their centers.  The first three (not pictured) I took to Relics, she liked them and asked if I would make some in Fall colors--thus, the flower hair clips you see above.  They make a cute wreath.  Maybe a wreath will be next....


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 Finally, from my super-creative last few days, I was able to make two more crocheted necklace/bracelets.  Two had sold in the shop and she requested replacements.  I love when my things sell (insert deep sigh and smile here).

Back to the Books

 ...and I don't mean school.  I decided to make little scripture-inspired books again.  I bought two little brown paper-backed books a while ago and decided (in the middle of the night) to use scripture throughout the book--word-by-word or in groups, randomly placed but in order with the reference at the end.  I've used the King James Version since it is considered public domain having been first published in the 1700's
I love this piece of old lace and the brown paper shows through.  The scripture used is from Philippians 4:8:

Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

 This is the other brown paper-backed book.  I've added felt pieces and old lace to it as well.  The first few words of the scripture are used on the front and the rest are dispersed throughout.  It reads:

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Matthew 24:35

This is a little coptic book purchased cheaply at a discount store.  I've added scrapbook paper, old lace, a mother of pearl button (I think) in a rounded cross shape.  I've added the word, beauty.  The inspiration comes from Proverbs 31:30:

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:

but a woman that feareth the Lord,

 she shall be praised.