Book Pendant - Necklace

It's been a while since I've done any book making so I thought I'd start out small.

Fifty-six pages (front and back) of ivory 100% cotton paper.
Vintage pencil charm coral and Nevada jade beads.

One by One inch and half an inch thick.

Green linen thread winds around vintage button to close, lobster claw
attaches to jump ring on green rawhide cord.

Silver cones and clasp close 33.5 inch length of green cord.
Available at my etsy store.

Faux Handmade Paper

I sure many of you have come across this technique before. This was a page in my zine for a swap I took part in several years ago using Rose of Sharon pedals. I dug this out because I've been gathering dried pomegranate pedals and will be trying it soon. If you click on the photo you'll get an image that's easier to read.

I like to keep dried flowers in jars. This is a photo of 2 jars one with Naked Ladies dried pedals and one with Pomegranate pedals. This photo is from February 2007.

Here's the same jar today. The pomegranate pedals have kept their color. If it's hot and dry where you are go out in the cool part of the day to look under flowers and plants.
Have fun and experiment.

Tiny Sidewalk Flowers

These tiny flowers

can provide

so much inspiration.

Pomegranate Texture

This is one of many pomegranates that fall off the tree as it thins the fruit off the tree itself. Pretty little dried stars

Schools Out

We just celebrated my middle child's high school graduation. It's so bittersweet.

Pomegranate Pollen

I love everything about pomegranates.

Vintage Wallpaper & Skeleton Keys

This vintage wallpaper print is now for sale in my etsy shop. Digital ground applied to the wallpaper allows the ink jet print to adhere and then finished with acrylic sealer. I couldn't decide to hang as is or further embellish so I'm letting someone choose.