Rain, cold, some snow flakes, maybe? We are feeling the effects of the nor’easter that is passing through this area. It’s sort of depressing. The landscape has definitely changed lately. We’ve had lots of wind, so most of the remaining leaves on the trees are gone. It’s looking bleak and wintry out there.
Sigh.
I must face the fact that we are headed toward winter – and all that winter brings.
But I’m heartened by all the Christmas beauty I’m seeing on Instagram; feather trees, antique ornaments, paper wreaths, little villages, dollhouses already decorated for Christmas. Oh, I love Christmas decorations!
Another shelf of books completed. That was yesterday’s creative task.
Some of you asked about how I make these. Believe me, they’re not perfect, nor do they need to be. These bookcases are on a wall in the den and they’re place toward the back of the room. Perfect little books are not necessary. I ordered two sheets of the book covers from a miniaturist I’ve ordered from in the past. Her instructions came with a method of making pages, but these books will not be opened, so I found a way to make the interior of the book from cardboard – the kind used in shipping boxes from Amazon, etc. That makes the whole thing much easier. I do have books with pages in my other dollhouses and I’ll most likely order a few to place on tables in the Beacon Hill. Oh, I also ordered a sheet of modern book covers on Etsy for $2.99 – it arrives as a PDF download. I’ll be printing that out today.
I make about 4 books and then I glue the books together and place them on the shelf. And then I make 4 more…on repeat.
Unless they’re glued together, they’re hard to corral. I learned that from the bookshelves in Dove Cottage. Any books that are special and are handmade by other creators don’t get glued. They’re carefully place among the other books, like the Anne of Green Gables and black leather Bible on the top shelf.
Okay. Judy Collins tonight!
Stay safe.
Happy Friday.
Enjoy the concert. Have fun! Hugs, Elaine
Thanks, Elaine.
Stay safe.
your miniature books look very realistic. great job again! and thanks for the explanation about how you make them.
hope the weather cooperates for you, especially tonight, and that you don’t have far to travel for the concert and to get back home. i trust you and don will enjoy every minute of it!
happy, safe ‘judy collins concert day’ to you and don, and happy, safe ‘regular’ friday to everyone, too.
tickets go on sale here in 80 minutes to see todd rundgren next april … and at a venue about fifteen minutes from here!!! i have my alarm set and will be ready! :)
kathy
Thanks so much, Kathy!
Stay safe.
Your dad would be chuffed at your miniature houses! You certainly inherited your fathers wow craft. (That sounds funny).
I sleep all the time, but last night I was just too hot. And I’ll be seeing my sister and bro-in-law from bc.
Another mass shooting there in the US. What the heck is going on, why is there so anger
Thanks, Irene!
Stay safe.
Good Morning Claudia! Yes, the dreary days have arrived here as well. I looked out this morning and it just felt bleak…. we will adjust and it will start to just look “normal” soon, but at first the bare world just feels so exposed! I rushed around to get my garden ready for winter… wanted to get some bulbs planted for the first time in a while. I noticed this morning the darn squirrels are digging some of them up…?! Haven’t seen that before!
Thank you for sharing your mini book process. There are so many creative methods and makers out there. I have lots of kits I’ve bought over the years… some assembled but lots still waiting. I even have saved pages of “cover art” that were freely shared by other bloggers over the years. I am just behind on the production part! Lol! I read of a method for “arranging” the books without using glue…. cut a clear acrylic strip the shape of the shelf surface and use museum wax to affix each book to that strip along their bottom edge. The books stay together and the strip can be moved from shelf to shelf easily. (This is for commitment phobic types like me) I just have a hard time gluing things down. That said, your progress is looking great!
For me, once something is in there (as in a bookcase) it’s in there. I very rarely change things out!
Thanks so much.
Stay safe.
Oh how I love your little books. Wonderful! Beautiful!
Marion
Thank you, Marion!
Stay safe.
All these years I’ve followed you, and it started because of your doll houses, I’ve wondered how you made books. They look so real I couldn’t believe they weren’t manufactured. You’re so talented! And ONE of the other items I appreciate in your dollhouses are the pottery. Being 82 years old, born in California, I visited Knott’s Berry Farm many times and their large display of doll houses. I spent lots of time in that building. I appreciate you so much, you’re a breath of fresh air. And then there’s the books. I’m also a lover of books and reading and I love that sometimes we’re reading the same books.
Oh, Carol. How kind of you! You know, I lived in CA for 8 years and I never got to Knott’s Berry Farm! Now, I wish I’d visited!
Thanks so much.
Stay safe.