EDM Challenge #19 - Draw Something You Made
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Karson was born in the fall, just 2 weeks after school started. I took off 6 weeks for my maternity leave. Knowing everyone would want to see pictures when I went back to work, I made up this little book to show off my family. I did not use anyone else's idea for making this, I totally contrived it on my own, although I had seen small book necklaces before...I had never seen this. I actually started making it without really knowing what it was going to end up like. The pictures inside were printed from my inkjet printer on photo paper in a really small size...14 pictures 1.5 x 2". I made the black paper strips just a slight bit bigger, so the actual folded size of the page is more like 2.25" x 1.75". The cover was cut from matt board and covered with a shiny finish paper that is printed with a mosaic pattern...and had hints of green and purple, which ended up being my color scheme.
The cover dimensions are 2.5 x 2 and it is about a half inch thick. I attached a ribbon to the spine under the end paper which is easily slid over my head to wear as a necklace. That made it easy to carry around. The closure was made by attaching an art bead with wire through two holes in the spine and twisting it together. I attached a loop of ribbon to the front which just fits over the bead tight enough to hold it closed, but it's pretty easy to slip off as well. It was a little difficult to figure out how to engineer the whole clasp thing, but I am pretty pleased with how it turned out. The pictures inside were pictures of my kids: 7 of Karson, 5 of Savannah, and 2 of Max...some of the pictures have Savannah and Max and Daddy in them with Karson. I got so many compliments on it. That wasn't really the point of making it, but maybe people just liked it because it was a different way to show off baby pictures...I don't know. Several of my friends said I should teach a class on how to make them. I was thinking of making up some instructions and posting them on here.
posted by Julie Durocher at 9:42 AM
11 Comments:
what an ingenious solution for picture-sharing ... and a very nice illo of it, too!
Indeed, very nice drawing and what a good idea for the pictures!
Both your drawing and the actual book are **wonderful.** Great job!
Pat
just pat
Really nice drawing and book idea...yes do put up on your site how to make this and let us know!
Lindsay
This drawing is so pretty and the idea is brilliant. I'm sure you'd have lots of new moms interested in such a class. :)
Those watercolor portraits are great. The whole book looks just wonderful, and gives me some ideas.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Your little book is wonderful and the sketch of it is too!
I just love the idea, the final product and the sketch. I think my favorite part of the sketch is all the little portraits going this direction and that direction.
Oh Wow! That is a beautiful drawing, With the sweetest images of your baby. You have done a gorgeous job.
such a beautiful keepsake and your drawing is so lovely, the colors beautiful against the slightly yellow paper and love the way you composed it on the two pages.
OK... I've surfed around for a half an hour now... WHERE do the EDM challenges come from? Helllllllllllp!
Thanks. I love your site set up and work, too.
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