Thursday, 17 March 2011

A Present for Natasha

 A lady I know, called Natasha, had a baby girl recently.  I will be seeing her on Tuesday and have made her a gift:

A small photograph album, size 8"x6".

I bought some 100% cotton fabric yesterday and backed it with tissue - remember my post about making bookcloth?

I have used it for the front and back covers.


It has a silk edging on each cover, with a Japanese stab-stitch binding, in ivory linen.


There are 16 pages of Snow White Canford card (300gsm).

I used my embossing machine to make a little decorative plate for the cover, enhancing it with pink Conte pastel and mounting it on a piece of silk, to match the cover-edging.

It's all wrapped up and pretty, ready to give her on Tuesday...

I'm really pleased with this little book - I think she'll love it!
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15 comments:

  1. This West London Life17 March 2011 at 19:55

    She will indeed love it, it's beautiful!

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  2. Fay aka Beautifullily17 March 2011 at 20:02

    Gorgeous!

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  3. Maria Ontiveros17 March 2011 at 21:44

    I cant imagine anyone not loving it. . . it's divine.
    Rinda

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  4. Claire17 March 2011 at 22:36

    Lizzie, that is stunning, she will love & treasure that for years to come:)
    Thanks for joing us over at Sarah Hurley this week too :D
    C
    xx

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  5. Amy17 March 2011 at 22:48

    It is beautiful Lizzie, you have done a wonderful job and I am sure she will absolutely love it! :-)

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  6. Alison18 March 2011 at 07:51

    You are so creative Lizzie-this is beautiful! In reply to your comment over at BFB, I don't have a Blog yet, but am hoping that I will have, after Shimelle's course!

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  7. Sian18 March 2011 at 08:07

    It's beautiful - what a gorgeous gift.

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  8. Lizzie18 March 2011 at 09:12

    Thanks everyone - it's nice to be encouraged by my friends, even if I'm pleased with something. When you work on your own, it's nice to get feedback (mind you, I wonder if I would show you my "disasters" or "oops-ies"!

    Alison290 - I'm sure you'll have a blog by the time you've finished Shimelle's course; it made such a difference to me. I don't think it's an exaggeration, if I say BFS changed my life! Good luck and have fun - I'll look out for your Shiny New Blog!

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  9. Kerry18 March 2011 at 10:17

    She is a very lucky lady (and baby)

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  10. scrappysue18 March 2011 at 13:45

    Totally gorgeous Lizzie, I am sure she will be over the moon! x

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  11. humel18 March 2011 at 17:28

    I should think so - it's really lovely, Lizzie! xx

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  12. Scrapdolly18 March 2011 at 20:33

    Oh my - that is so beautiful and will be something that the family will treasure for every.
    So utterly beautiful and very elegant

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  13. Lisa Jane18 March 2011 at 21:00

    What an absolutely beautiful keepsake. It will be treasured
    Thanks for joining us at Sarah hurley this week
    Lisa x

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  14. Angelfish19 March 2011 at 16:41

    What a beautiful book for her to treasure.

    I'm hoping BFS will change my life too!

    Fiona xx

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  15. Unknown30 March 2011 at 22:35

    Beautiful Album!

    Thank you for joining us at Sarah Hurley Challenges this week!

    Sarah x

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