Spinning accordion
While going through my stash, I found this translucent turquoise paper. It has a surface that is slick and shiny, almost plastic-like, and is heavy and slippery. Not my favorite paper, but it seemed...
Category: Making
Prep for 100 days project
I decided to try a simple effort for my first 100 days project: paint a circle every day using watercolor. To give myself as few reasons as possible to avoid the daily effort, I...
Retreat extension
I overprepared for the Handmade Book Club’s one-day retreat in May 2020. I cut boards for two books, but only finished one at the retreat. I thought I would follow up promptly and make...
Scrap books
I had to refresh my acquaintance with my stash of scraps when I was doing the scraps diary. One of the many benefits of that practice! Once I started, I kept going into all...
Lotus blossom stab binding
I’ve been working on several bookmaking projects, mostly to use up scraps that have been lying around. I found these two thick covers in my stash. They must have come from a collage pack...
Tipping the Scales socks
It’s becoming a tradition to crochet something this time of year. I love Joanne Scrace’s and Kat Goldin’s The Crochet Project and this year they offered a mystery crochet-along for socks. Perfect! I’ve been...
Scraps diary – complete
I completed the scraps diary on January 2, 2021. Feels good to finish something! My intention is to fill up more of the books I make. So a focus of 2021 will be “content.”...