Binding book 手作小本子

Lavender is one of my fav flowers.  Not to paint in detail but made an impressive picture of a wool felt journal cover. 

薰依草向來是我的最愛, 何不做一本植物印染本子? 書皮就用羊毛以薰依草做為主題吧.

This is Gorde, France, one of my fav spots.  The little journal cover was made with the memory of the days.

A cover of wool felt, embellished with some glass stones....

Closed with a wool felt knot....

Some pages are of eco printed leaves

Some blank pages for jotting....

Jot the trivial things of my cat....

Stick the pictures of dear fluffy things 

A nice handmade little journal for my fluffy boy

Whose little feet behind it? 

Ahhhh, my Mogi has contribution in making it. 

(Mind that if you don't love cats you may find disgust and stop reading.)

Indeed,  I comb my cat daily and keep his hair. This cover I made with layers of wool in between with the cat's hair.  Wet felt it then embellished with some glass beads. 

Papers are steamed with leaves then binded it a journal. 

This fluffy doesn't like combing.  See how pissed off he was ! 

Well, this may be a journal to jot the footmarks of my cat or myself !

Make something with a cat's hair is a good keepsake.

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Purple love - wool felt lavender box 羊毛薰衣草寶盒

I have a passion of France. The romantic purple and fragance of lavender I adore most and always reminds me of Provence.  The lavender fields in Provence and the stone houses are just the beauty of the country.

 

 This wool felt box holds the treasures and good memories of the country.

I used to make ceramics. This tray was made years ago with painting of a village and paddies.  Just came to my mind why not making some small houses cross over my wool felt ?  

For a trial,  I made a few houses with paper clay to go with my wool felt box.  Next time I must do ceramic houses which are more adorable.  I don't want to give up ceramics. 

Steps of making :

1. After almost felted the round shape, cut the lid with 3cm left;

2. Put on some wool on the lid as lavender field, continue rolling and make it to a box shape;

3. Embellished with some glass beads;

4. & 5. Crochetted and needle sewed around the rim. 

Embellished with some glass beads and stitched on the little house.

Inside the box bottom I intended to make the "inner hole".

This box can be a little treasure box to hold little goodies.

  Added  beads and  some amethyst around the box.   Isn't it pretty?

Lavender fields and the ancient stone house in Gorde, Provence.    

Love France, love lavender.......

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