It is March and the month is living up to its name. We have had terrific wind storms all winter and today, even though it is a beautiful blue sky day, we are expecting high winds with gusts up to 70 miles per hour. The last time we had this kind of windstorm, my husband and I stayed up all night to monitor the situation. High winds at night are even scarier than during the day. This warning will expire at 10 P.M. I hope it ends much earlier!
I have been continuing the clean, sort and purge method in my sewing room and other rooms throughout the house. I thought I would be finished with the fabric sorting by now. But, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Bags of items to donate are ready to deliver to local charities and with the coming of spring, I really need to complete this task so I will be ready to work outside when the warm weather is here to stay. This is the year that I will plant my much-anticipated romantic perennial garden. :-)
In between cleaning, sorting and purging, I have managed to make a few things in my studio. I was asked by a friend if I could make a planner and clipboard for her daughter who will be planning her wedding. The bride-to-be doesn't like fussy things, so I knew a frilly mini album would not be what she would use. So, I decided that a planner that would be useful to her would be something she could make her own and not have definite pages for this and that. I settled on altering a a composition book. Yes, the kind we used in school. They are still available!
I learned the bride-to-be is fond of Audrey Hepburn, Jackie O., and Marilyn Monroe, especially black and white images. She likes clean modern lines, but also likes a bit of retro and rustic. The movie Breakfast at Tiffany's was mentioned, and her love of Tiffany blue, with a little shabbiness thrown in for good measure. What I came up with is pictured below.
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| The project. Packed up and ready to deliver. |
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| I tucked a tag beneath the tulle. |
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| To: and From: |
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| The front of the altered composition book I made a couple bookmarks using ribbon and word beads. On the right are clips the bride-to-be can use to randomly divide pages in the book.. |
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| The back cover. This image was too cute. I had to use it! |
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| Divider tags are printed on cardstock and circle punched. I used a jump ring and iridescent beads to attach them to clips. |
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| The reverse of each divider tag has a different, but related title. |
There seems to be a really BIG space between some of the uploaded photos.
I don't know why and as much as I have tried, I can't correct it.
My apologies.
Please keep scrolling down!
;-)
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| Inside front cover. I made a pocket with ribbon trim. |
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| I have had two little booklets on hand for so long that I don't recall where I picked them up. I wish I knew because I want more. I used one here with Audrey peeking out over the top of the pocket. |
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| Surprise! This image just had to be used in the project! |
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| And . . . who else would be on the back? |
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| Inside the back cover. I used the same ribbon to make a band that can hold things. |
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| I slipped the second little booklet beneath the band. |
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| Marilyn. :-) |
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| The girl next door image of Marilyn. |
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| Full size clipboard. Altered with designer paper and matted images. I used alcohol ink and acrylic paints on the metal to give it a softer look. |
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| Charms attached to a removable clip. |
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| The back of the altered clipboard. |
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| For reference, I included a 2017 calendar. |
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| I altered some mini clothespins the bride-to-be can use to harness some of her planning papers. |
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| These are always useful and are fun to make! |
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| The matched set. |
In the meanwhile, I hope you and those you love are healthy and happy and that life is treating you well. And until we meet again, may the Lord hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Emmy
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