Tuesday, November 23, 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

WELL HERE IS THE COVER FOR THE JOURNAL I WAS ASKED TO MAKE...FOR A BOY
WHO IS AN AUTHOR!!! AS I MENTIONED..I WAS SORT OF INTIMINATED AS I AGREED
TO CREATE THIS...SO I PUT MY FEELERS OUT FOR AN EMBELLISHMENT OF A
TYPEWRITER. THEN I FOUND THIS PHOTO IN AS ISSUE OF SUMERSET MAGAZINE
WHALLA!!!! THE COVER IS ACTUALLY THE COPY FROM THE MAGAZINE.
AND THEN..AS USUAL, MY FRIEND WANDA CAME THRU..WITH THIS SMALL ..TINY
TYPEWRITER EMBELLISHMENT..PERFECT FOR THE HANDLE OF THE BOOK!!!
THANK YOU WANDA!! I THINK YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF IT IN THE LARGER PHOTO
AND THIS WAS THE INSIDE COVER...THE TWO FOLDERS AT THE TOP..ARE LABELED
WITH TWO BOOKS HE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN....ANYWAY...TURNED OUT BETTER THEN I THOUGHT IN THE BEGINNING...
AND. AS PROMISED IN PREVIOUS BLOG...HERE IS THE 'AFTER' OF THE BOX FOR THE
POLICEMAN. THE BROWN PAINTED EDGES ARE PLASTER OF PARIS WITH STICKS
EMBEDDED TO LOOK LIKE A BIRDS NEST..ALSO MAKES IT HEAVY!!!
THERE IS A METAL SHEET IN BETWEEN THE PAPER SO I COULD ADD A BUTTERFLY
MAGNET.........THE PAPER WAS ACTUALLY A FOLDER I FOUND AND COPIED ONTO
HEAVY PAPER..AND THEN GLUED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOX
AND PEOPLE WONDER WHAT TAKES ME SO LONG TO MAKE A BOX/BOOK!! BUT I ENJOY GOING AROUND THE STUDIO TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT ITEM..AND AS YOU KNOW..TRYING TO FIND ANYTHING IN THE STUDIO IS A JOURNEY IN ITSELF.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!

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