Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Vanity I Made for a Friend's Birthday

I made the following vanity & mini album from a Kathy Orta pattern I bought. I then made the additional two drawer minis on my own.

This post is very pic intensive.

I used Ladies' Diary paper by Graphic 45 that I absolutely LOVE.
My friend loved the vanity as well :)

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Before I added all the embellishments
I used a key on a brad as a swing closure 
as I didn't have magnets strong enough


Lace on the sides as doilies

 The mini album that fits in the drawer


 Top tray

Mini albums I made for each side drawer

Final version of flowers added to frame & 
cameo pin to embellish top or to wear



 Wrapped and ready to go

 L opening her gift 

 L with her vanity (& Luigi)

The front of the mini album

 Back/spine
The pages with photo mat inserts - this mini can hold 40 photos









The two minis I made for the side drawer - pictures of her 
two sons will be added to these (each mini can hold 24 photos)






Not sure what my next project will be - thanks for looking :)

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Mini Album I made for a Friend's Sister's Birthday

My friend asked me to make this for her sister for her birthday in Dec.

The mini contains photos from infancy to current day of my friend's sister. We had to have her daughter smuggle her photo album out of the house & over to me to scan & print all new photos. It was sneaky & fun :)

The mini is very interactive, with many pullout photo matts.

WARNING: VERY PHOTO HEAVY!













































And finally, a pic of the recipient receiving the mini album.

Grungy Gretchen Flip-Thru

This is a flip-through of a recently completed journal of mine. I call it GG (grungy Gretchen), it is so far from my usual style but I enjoy...