Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Birthday gift

BC attended the birthday party of a little girl this weekend. I asked her mother what kinds of things she was interested in. She mentioned trinkets (as in girly stuff), drawing stuff, and a couple other things. After a little thought, I came up with this pencil book which was inspired by Pink Chalk Studio. I wanted to include paper and stickers so I made a book instead of a roll. The pencil section folds over once before folding over to close. It has a ribbon and button closure (the cat is the button). If I make this again, I will use a heavy interfacing in the pencil section to give it more oomph. I wanted to put in clear pockets under the pencils for stickers and such but had no idea how to do it or where to get the vinyl. After reading Craft Apple this morning I know both!

7 Comments:

At 5/30/2006 09:27:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love your marker book-what a great idea!!!

 
At 5/30/2006 01:50:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recently saw that one too and I loved the little patch strips. I bookmarked it. Yours looks wonderful! and I love the idea of adding vinyl pockets. What a great gift! 8-)

 
At 5/30/2006 02:03:00 PM, Blogger lindiepindie said...

That is such a creative gift! And perfect for a little girl who likes to draw. The cat button is such a nice touch. The vinyl is on a huge roll at our store - where the vinyl tablecloth-looking stuff is. Glad I could help.

 
At 5/30/2006 02:21:00 PM, Blogger weirdbunny said...

I bet she was so pleased with her present. It must have taken ages too make then give away. How kind are you!

 
At 5/30/2006 03:47:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is your master piece! I love it! That girl is the luckiest!

 
At 5/30/2006 08:15:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a great present! Something that a child can be creative with is always a plus.

 
At 5/31/2006 12:50:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's such an awesome present, so beautifully done - what a fantastic idea! I'm sure the little recipient enjoyed it a lot!

 

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