Lately I've been in the crafting mood and spend many an evening in my craft corner putting together a new
creation.
My most recent project was constructing a book to give my sister, Debbie, for her birthday.What I love about these books is that I can tweak them to fit a personality.
People ask me where I find the materials and ephemera for these projects.
First of all, ephemera is:' paper items (as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles'. It is pronounced e-fem-ora.
Crafts stores like Joanne's Fabrics and Michaels are a good start for basic paper and stickers. Independent paper/scrapping stores have more original items. I use the internet to order individual collage sheets and use my naked, human eyeball to find images in magazines & newspapers.
I love serendipity and get very happy when I discover a 'find' at Goodwill or at a garage sale. Those are the best!
Quotes are everywhere as is the written word.
Put it all together and you get an original creation!
Your book is awesome!!! Mom sent me a link to Stampington.com this week. I spent a good couple of hours perusing and placed an order for some cute collage sheets.....!
ReplyDeleteFinally I figured out how to comment on your blog! I love this book! Don't you love how you can give away something so special, and keep it too? hmmm, is there a copyright on this idea??????
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