Sunday, April 03, 2011

A Saturday afternoon well spent.

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Did I mention my new favorite book? Yes, I did, it's Playing with Books by Jason Thompson.
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Yes, that's my Collage Fabric Vase, it looks good with anything!
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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.)
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I had some strips left over, so I made a bow.
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More strips!
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Found a home for my Kusudama flower. I'm going to make more of these.
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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.
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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.)

15 comments:

  1. Jamie Fingal4/03/2011 8:51 AM

    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!

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  2. Angie in AZ4/03/2011 8:51 AM

    LOVE!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Kristy4/03/2011 9:08 AM

    How awesome !! Looks like too much fun !!

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  4. A Brush with Color4/03/2011 9:36 AM

    Those are all just beautiful, Jane! What charming pieces.

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  5. Diane Kelsey4/03/2011 9:45 AM

    Love the painted flowers on the tree branch.

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  6. Jeannie4/03/2011 10:04 AM

    Folded paper never looked so good! I love how you arranged little vignettes including your paper folded treasures.

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  7. North County Film Club4/03/2011 10:15 AM

    I 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.
    Barbara

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  8. Helen4/03/2011 10:21 AM

    Yes! This is a great book with so many wonderful ideas! Love the flowers!

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  9. aprilmariecole.blogspot.com4/03/2011 10:46 AM

    So wonderful!
    I 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 :]

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  10. Margaret Ann4/03/2011 11:23 AM

    What a wonderful springtime project...am totally in love with those delicate blossoms...So beautiful! :)

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  11. HollyM4/03/2011 12:09 PM

    I 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.

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  12. Anonymous4/03/2011 1:53 PM

    Jane, I so enjoy looking at everything you do! The blossoms look delicate and intriguing with the type texture. Thank you for sharing. Ambal

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  13. Janie Husband4/03/2011 2:56 PM

    ok, now that looks like fun.....

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  14. Judy4/04/2011 5:54 AM

    now I'm going to have to order that book too - hope you're getting a commission on your sales!

    xo

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  15. Jane LaFazio4/05/2011 8:34 AM

    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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