Saturday 12 March 2011

Round the World - A Photograph Album

Okay, I know it's not normally "polite" to boast of one's achievements, or crow about one's supreme cleverness (au Peter Pan), but today, I think I deserve to do a bit of Own Trumpet Blowing!

So, "Da-da-da daaaa!"

I finished another new book for my Etsy shop and it's gorgeous! 

It's a photo album, 11.75" by 8.5", covered with a gorgeous paper, with a design of vintage trunk labels from a round-the-world cruise.  The back, front edge and inside covers are all a smooth ocean-blue art paper and the binding is a Japanese-style stab-stitch, in warm-red linen thread.


There is a dust-protector on the bound edge, in matching patterned paper.

The pages are stiff card, in the same ocean blue colour (both are Canford paper/card, so they match). There are interleaves of vellum paper, to stop photos sticking together.

It will take two 6x4" photos, either way round.

I LOVE this new book!

14 comments:

  1. You have every right to be proud of yourself over this one! Beautifully put together. I love the blue you choose, it contrasts perfectly with the collage paper and thread, especially the dust-protector.

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  2. Thank you Jennifer! It makes me very happy to get compliments (even when I fish for them!), but especially from other book-binders.

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  3. I think you have every right to be proud of it too - it's gorgeous! And if pride is hard - what about "satisfaction" in a job beautifully done

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  4. Yes, Sian, definitely job satisfaction today - but also I feel proud of myself and I'm not ashamed to admit it!
    Thanks for your kind comment, it made me smile :-))

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  5. It's gorgeous! And I think the page design (blue pages with vellum interspersed) is brilliant! Very novel and perfect!
    Rinda

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  6. You totally need to be proud of this, what a work of art! It is so lovely amd the blue is just the most perfect colour.

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  7. Absolutely stonking Lizzie; beautiful colours and I love the cover paper too! Have a lovely weekend!

    PS Glad to see your room is getting all sorted and that you have been making some lovely LO's!

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  8. It is indeed gorgeous, and I love that vertical strip down the side too - very, very classy!

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  9. You are quite right - the photo album is gorgeous! :-)

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  10. It looks great and you have every right to be proud and blow your own trumpet. Thanks for taking part in the weekend showcase.

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  11. ooh that's nice, I can see my grandma's photos in this, very vintage :)

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  12. Wow, Lizzie! How pretty! Love this vintage label paper! Such a unique piece!

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  13. Oh my word, it IS gorgeous! You're totally entitled to blow your own trumpet with this one - and indeed, with all your lovely books! xx

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