Did I mention my new favorite book? Yes, I did, it's Playing with Books by Jason Thompson.
Yes, that's my Collage Fabric Vase, it looks good with anything!
All these projects are from "Playing with Books". I tinted the paper buds with jasper red from Luminarte Twinkling H2Os. (You can get more ideas for Luminarte products here.)
I had some strips left over, so I made a bow.
More strips!
Found a home for my Kusudama flower. I'm going to make more of these.
Then I tackled the house. Now, I think I'm pretty good at folding, but this house was a bit of a coordination challenge--I resorted to glue at the end. My father taught me origami, so it seems appropriate that I'm using a cookbook of his to make these paper projects.
I love my spring flowers and do want to build a village of houses!
(That's a Cathy Cullis piece, in the frame, and a corner of a quilt by Cas Holmes.)
Love, love, love the strips of book pages to make the orbs. Have a special place in my heart for the house. Very inspirational and fun!
ReplyDeleteLOVE!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome !! Looks like too much fun !!
ReplyDeleteThose are all just beautiful, Jane! What charming pieces.
ReplyDeleteLove the painted flowers on the tree branch.
ReplyDeleteFolded paper never looked so good! I love how you arranged little vignettes including your paper folded treasures.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get that book. We're drowning in old (but not good) books around here. I'd love to turn them into some of those flowers,etc. Yours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBarbara
Yes! This is a great book with so many wonderful ideas! Love the flowers!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI just adore the house!
Funny thing is... I saw this book, flipped through the pages, was excited about it, but left the book store without purchasing it.
Thank you for sharing :]
What a wonderful springtime project...am totally in love with those delicate blossoms...So beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the paper projects. The use of old books really appeals to me. I also just finished dreading your article in the latest Quilting Arts. It was my favorite article this month. i do a lot of flower sketches and I love to free motion so I definitely want to try it.
ReplyDeleteJane, I so enjoy looking at everything you do! The blossoms look delicate and intriguing with the type texture. Thank you for sharing. Ambal
ReplyDeleteok, now that looks like fun.....
ReplyDeletenow I'm going to have to order that book too - hope you're getting a commission on your sales!
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Thanks everyone! April, I saw the book at Anthropologie (store) and didn't buy. When I got home, I thought about it so much, I had to order it!
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