Remember the marbled paper?

Had a sneaky days holiday today and went out bookmaking......

This little book was the first one we did - it is tied in the middle.......

......inside the little book.  I  used some of the marbled paper to make the cover

This book is made in a similar way to the first, but there are pockets for tags on the front.  I used scrapbooking papers, but some people used handmade papers.

More marbled paper for the cover of this next book.....

it has end papers, and several signatures sewn together.  Thanks Anne for a lovely day and great tutorials.

May ATC swap with my mum (hers is on the left - the theme this time was Sparkle. 

Two ATCs swapped from members of the bookmaking club.

Log cabin crochet cat blanket finished.

Long stitch crochet cat blanket finished.

Happy 97th Clem....

I made this little book for Clem

He is now in residential care and last time I visited he was wondering how the bulbs were that he planted last autumn....

... so I went and took lots of photos.....

And here is Clem - not bad for 97!

Hi Mum - its on its way - April ATC theme of Vellum....

Here's an ATC I made for bookbinding group swap

We marbled lots of paper at Bookbinding group

And made a mini book from one sheet of paper, carefully folded and cut.

ATCs are back!!!

My mum and I decided that we should make an ATC each month in 2013 - it is a few years since we made any.  When we met up just before the new year we made a list of 12 techniques to use, put them in a hat and drew them out next to the months.  January was Flitter Glu....... so here are our ATCs for January 2013......

The one on the left is my mum's (she's 87) and the one on the right is mine.

These ones we made last week while still enjoying the Christmas season.  The one one the left is my mum's.

Roll on February, when I think we are using Pan Pastels.....