PINK SATURDAY - LITTLE BOOKS

Happy Pink Saturday to everyone!

Go and see Beverly's Pink Saturdays list at her brilliant blog How Sweet The Sound to see lots of Happy Pinkness.


I am going to make sure I visit everyone this week!



Little vintage notebook
copyright Susie Jefferson












This was just an ordinary shorthand notebook, which I altered/embellished.

• I pulled the wire coil out, then recovered the covers with pink Mulberry paper, torn collage papers, a little German Scrap and torn vintage postcard.
• I reassembled the book, and attached the wiring by placing a pencil on the top edge and wound coloured wire through the holes, over the wire (to keep that nice rounded shape) throught the holes, back around the pencil etc etc, and continued to the end, working from left to right.
• I wound all the way back through the holes again, and finished off where I started by twisted the ends together (using pliers) to fasten. I threaded on tiny beads before I started winding the wire.
• Finally, I added a tag (also pink, with more collage) and dangled it off the front of the book.
  

Wedding Organiser
copyright Susie Jefferson











This was a mini organiser in Kraft card (brown and dull, dull, dull).

• I prepped this by swiping over the entire surface (inside & outside) with white pigment ink. I used a mini pad, so I could get into all the crevices.
• Once this was dry (about half an hour) I went back over with more pigment ink, blending VersaColour in Opera Pink with Colourbox Chiffon White. Over the top of that, I stamped with a flower stamp using Brilliance Orchid Pink.
• Although these are different brands, they are all pigment inks and so all blended happily together.
  
• I finished off with flatback "gems" in pink, plus alphabet stickers, torn vintage sheet music and a mini vintage postcard.
• There's more collage inside, plus a pocket for business cards.

This was a private commission for the Mother of the Bride, who used it to organise everything: flowers, food, bridesmaids etc - so all the contact numbers, fabric snippets etc, were all in the one book which fitted very neatly into her handbag - and lived with her for around 8 months!

This idea might also be a good one for someone expecting a baby, a big anniversary celebration etc - anything that needs a lot of organising that you don't want mixed up with your other contacts. And it would make a fun keepsake for later - get rid of the addresses and fill up with photos.

Happy Pink Saturday!