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posted 31 August 07 & filed under a tisket, a basket, busy bee
i just dropped my parents off at the airport – they’re off to bolivia for three weeks – and i’m so excited to have the house alone. i love being with my family, but i’m definitely an introvert at heart, which means i love alone-time a whole lot. i had it in spades in l.a., sometimes too much in fact, but here i’ve had very very littles. so! of course i filled up my schedule with library gigs and there’s so much paper-related stuff to do as well, but i’m psyched nonetheless. i’m meeting up with an old college friend tomorrow and having some friends over on sunday for a little pool party but tonight, and every night for the next few weeks, i get to sit around, read, eat, and do anything i darn well please in absolute solitude. hooray, hooray.
pics: three of the little book i made for my dad’s birthday, of which i’m inordinately proud: there’s three different types of handmade paper there; it’s a new-to-me bookbinding pattern; and in it i wrote a list of fantasy books to read after he’s finished the harry potter series.
and these last two pics are the beginning steps to a big project i’m working on – one i alluded to in the previous post. i’m cutting up perfectly nice fabric into little scraps (proudly stored in my handmade basket, yay) – any ideas as to what i’m up to? a little something in the mail for the first person who guesses correctly.. extra points if you can tell me what kind of fabric it is too. ;)
it’s been a pretty hectic and not-too-great week so i’m very much looking forward to the long weekend. i’m afraid patience is not my strong suit at all & i’ve been giving in to my snappy side a bit too much recently. all the more reason for some serious recharging alone. !
happy end-of-august to each of you ~
Comments
Have a blissfully wonderful three weeks! Yay! love being alone, too.
You made that basket? I’m impressed! And i’m equally impressed by the little book, too! wow!
I don’t have a clue as to what your making, tho…can’t wait to find out!
~ moni
Great little book, Andrea! It’s so nice to make something for one who will appreciate it, isn’t it?
The fiber looks like linen to me, so maybe you’re going to chop it up and make paper from it. If so, it should be gorgeous.
~ Merna
Love the little book! (I’d love to know the books in it, too – I spied the Dark is Rising …)
The fabric has to be linen, right? I’d guess you’re making paper!
~ anne
Hm… a mini quilt perhaps? Is it linen or jute? I bet I got everything wrong. :)
Anyway, enjoy the next three weeks!
I love the mini book! I know how you feel- I like my alone time, too. Revel in it!
~ Nonnahs
Love the basket. It makes me want to go scouting for pine needles again (not as easy to do in DC as in Seattle). Yours looks like a reed basket, I haven’t tried that…
I would guess you are going to make a rag rug. I have some old sheets that I’ve been holding onto for years to make a rug. I just need to do it. So many crafts, so little time.
~ Jayme