Thursday, January 30, 2014

International mini book swap further photos


Pat (Canada) created for madeleine (Canada)


Madeleine (Canada) created for Pat (Canada)








Madeleine (Canada) created for Robyn (NZ)
Wow I just LOVE my mini book you created for me Madeleine. its amazing. love the wee bird that flips over to feed her young. All hand painted to. just beautiful. I really LOVE birds. Thanks

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

My Dad's Journal we made for his 80th














My sisters and I put together this journal for our Dad's 80th Birthday. We asked all his family and friends to write a memory of him and post to us. Then we put them all together in one journal for him. The tartan on the cover is the Watson Tartan. And the lure is an old one of dads he used to fish with.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Fabric Journals











A selection of Fabric journals I've made over the past year. All happy in their new homes.

Fabric bird journal







I ran a fabric book making class at Cottage Flair in Ngongotaha last year. this is the journal I took along for the ladies to recreate. 

fabric Recipe books




Created these Recipe books for a friends granddaughters. and then decided to make Suzie one to. I've concertinaed the pages. which all have pockets, so the recipe card can be pulled out and more added. also the paper is able to be drawn or written on. 

Sunday, January 12, 2014

International mini book swap: Our theme this swap was "The Sea"


Another amazing lot of mini books were created for all the participants. The theme this swap was "The Sea". 

Our mini books came from Canada and Australia this time. With all our mini Kiwi books winging their way overseas. All packaged safely in little parcels. ooooo imagine the postage stamps.  

I love the way everyone interpreted the theme. It just shows how different we all think, and so creative to.

Thanks to all of you that participated this time. 

I hope you will all join me for another swap soon. 

I have a few mini books to add to this impressive list so keep your eyes peeled. 


Until then enjoy creating,  books/journals/Painting/Pyrography, well anything really that is creative. 


As Picasso once said "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working




Aline (Canada) created for Julz (NZ)





Anne L (Canada) created for Biddy (NZ)

Biddy (NZ) created for Anne L (Canada)





Carmen (Canada) created for Rose (NZ)


Dale (NZ) created for Lynn (Canada)




Gill (NZ) created for Irene (Australia)


Lyall (NZ) created for Susan P (Canada)





Irene (Australia) created for Gill (NZ)




Jane (NZ) created for Sharon ( Canada)

Judy (NZ) created for Melody (Canada)



Julz (NZ)created for Aline (Canada)







Lynn (Canada) created for Dale (NZ)


Melody (Canada) created for Judy (NZ)



Meredith (Canada) created for Sue C (NZ)



Penny (NZ) created for Karen (Canada)

Rebecca (Canada) created for Kaye (NZ)


Robyn (NZ) created for Wendy N (Canada)


Robyn (NZ) created for Beatrice (Canada)

Robyn (NZ) created for Madeleine (Canada)





Rose (NZ) created for Carmen (Canada)

Sherril (NZ) created for Tricia (Australia)




Sue W (NZ) created for Ginny (Canada)



Susan P (Canada) created for Lyall (NZ)


Tricia (Australia) created for Sherril (NZ)


Wendy N (Canada) created for Robyn (NZ)