Books Books Books - The Year in Poetry handmade book

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Books Books Books - The Year in Poetry handmade book

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Күн бұрын

Another episode of Books, Books, Books, and this is one from very early in my crafting journey, way back in 2012, when I'd really only just started out.
It's based around images from the Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden, and for each of the twelve images, I've handwritten an extract of poetry which mentions the month in question. The cover is a Tim Holtz stamp; the pages are aged with Ranger Adirondack Colour Wash Sprays, which are sadly no longer available.
Cover - Tim Holtz Book Covers stamp set CMS103 by Stampers Anonymous
Images from Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady - digi files created by NiceCrane Designs (no longer in operation)
Other stamps inside - many and various. If there's one you really have to know about, let me know the month it appears on, and I'll do my best... but I'm making no promises - it's a long time ago!!
#flipthrough #handmadebook #journalflipthrough #timholtz #rangerink

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@annie1061 Ай бұрын

What a joy to see your beautiful book full of gorgeous stamping, poetry and images ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you - I made it such a long time ago that I can mostly see only the things I would do differently now! But I think it's useful sometimes to look back down that creative road and see how far you've come.

@janebradley7949 Ай бұрын

Another gorgeous book, Alison... a real treasure... seeing your videos come up makes my heart lighter... thank you so much for sharing...

@marionvanlierop9305 Ай бұрын

I love the Books Books Books it,s Beatiful!!!

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Happy you like it, and thank you for taking the time to let me know.

@cindytheriault4105 Ай бұрын

LOVE the Books Books Books…keep ‘em comin’ ❤️❤️❤️

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Great to hear that. This one is from such a long time ago that I just see the things I would do differently now, but I think it's good to look back sometimes!

@atc_and_more Ай бұрын

Oh, dear Alison, this is art and poetry in its purest form, beautiful and deeply touching, thank you for this artistic pleasure 😍🫶🤗🤎

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Silvie. I made it such a long time ago that I can only see the things I would do differently now! But I think it's good to look back sometimes, and see how far we've come, and the things which were already part of the journey even then.

@user-nu7cu2fp4x Ай бұрын

This is lovely Alison. Thank you for sharing. I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos❤️🇨🇦

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Oh, that's so nice to hear - thanks for your company on this creative journey.

@sarahwalker3056 Ай бұрын

Simply stunning Alison. Just love everything about this journal of poetry💜💜

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. It's a very early creation, so mostly I just see the things I would do differently now, but I think it can be really interesting to look back and notice the journey that's taken place since!

@christinewerner6207 Ай бұрын

Growing up my mother had a set of Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady dishes, so these images are very nostalgic and take me back to childhood. I ate my sirloin tips on rice off of those sparrows! 😂 My family is big into nature and birds and so we all loved that dish set. In fact, she still has those dishes and uses them daily. For my last birthday my brother got me the Diary itself, which was a very special gift. Edith Holden’s diary is an absolute pure delight. Thank you for sharing your charming Poetry book. Loved the Dylan Thomas quote. Cheers!! 🇺🇸 🇨🇿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Oh, how lovely to eat off Edith Holden pictures! I'm happy to have helped you take a trip down memory lane... thank you so much for sharing your memories - and present day love of the Diary. Glad you enjoyed the flipthrough, and thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

@tonivince589 Ай бұрын

A stunningly beautiful little book. I love Edith Holden’s images and use them a lot. ❤❤❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you! I made it such a long time ago (2012) that mostly I see just the things I would do differently now... but I think it can be really interesting sometimes to look back at older makes.

@CreativeCrisis-Art Ай бұрын

Another poetry lover here - what a beautiful little book! 😍

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much... yes, there's a reason I'm called WORDS and Pictures!!

@kimwakeman2630 Ай бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous - thanks for sharing

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@lilliedavis6417 Ай бұрын

Thank you lovely little book😍

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@edithmars3449 Ай бұрын

This precious book looks so gorgeous 😍 love the idea of this poetry year book and how you gave every month the vibes of that time of year with the beautiful poetries and matching stamps❤ thanks for sharing it, Alison❣️

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you, Edith! Hope you have a great weekend.

@cathymark1994 Ай бұрын

A lovely idea for a future project - thank you!

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

You're welcome - thank you for watching and commenting.

@paulinedavis3660 Ай бұрын

What an absolute delight .....you are amazing , love this gem 😊 xxxx

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I made it so long ago that all I see are the things I would do differently today - but it's nice to look back sometimes and see where you've come from!

@lynnlindsay6926 Ай бұрын

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much - happy you like it. It's such an old make that I mostly see the things I would differently today, but I think it's good to look back sometimes.

@robynskowronski Ай бұрын

Alison, this book is absolutely stunning! Yet the construction is something any level could achieve. Thank you for another amazing episode!

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Absolutely... it really couldn't be simpler! And then, of course, you can decorate it all exactly as you like. Thanks so much for your thoughtful and lovely comment.

@robynskowronski Ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures ♥

@wendytaylor3714 Ай бұрын

Gorgeous beautiful little book. I going to make one for the seasons. Thank you for sharing your lovely ideas and craft.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Hope you have fun creating your seasonal book. I made this one such a long time ago that all I see are the things I would do differently today. Maybe I should make another!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@risamateo8003 Ай бұрын

Such a beautiful piece

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you - happy you enjoyed it. It was definitely a trip down memory lane for me!

@dianneyoung8602 Ай бұрын

So love this. Beautiful!! ❤❤❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you very much - happy you enjoyed looking at it. It was definitely a trip down memory lane for me... I made it such a long time ago!!

@lizcounsell2243 15 күн бұрын

Beautiful.

@w0rdsandp1ctures 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@MarisolEspaillat Ай бұрын

Beautiful!!!!

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much - it's a very early creation (from 2012!) so all I see are the things I would do differently today... but it's good to look back sometimes! Happy Sunday to you.

@ellief3177 Ай бұрын

It is always a joy to spend time with you and watch you create or share your creations. Thank you.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Oh, what a lovely thought - thank you so much for that!

@tracyleboeuf3268 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing another beautiful book with us, Alison. It is inspiring! I truly enjoyed having a look through.❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it... it's a very early piece, so I just see the things I would do differently these days - but I think it can also be helpful and interesting to look back at older makes.

@tracyleboeuf3268 Ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures I appreciate your showing us your artwork from different periods of your work. It makes one not so overwhelmed to know that, through learning, hard work, and preseverance, we might be able to achieve such beautiful art as yours! Though, I have not seen anything less than stunning here yet!❤️

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you, that's so kind. It's always a journey, wherever you start from!

@44hopeful Ай бұрын

Oh this is a marvelous journal 😮 You did an awesome job with every page! Thank you for sharing 🥰

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you ... I made it such a long time ago that all I can see are the things I would do differently today! But I think it's really useful to look back at early works even so. Happy you enjoyed it too.

@andreabrowncardboxcreations Ай бұрын

Very pretty. I love your work

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. This one is from very early in my crafting journey, but I think it's good sometimes to look back at where you started from!

@annmarieruda8166 Ай бұрын

Beautiful book.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you... it's from very early in my crafting journey, so I tend just to see the things I would do differently today, but I think it's useful sometimes to look back at early works. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@meridithkish2076 Ай бұрын

This is amazing ❤ your work has wowed me! I love this so much ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

So happy that you are enjoying the videos here. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

@Linda-zt1mt Ай бұрын

What a beautiful booklet. The poetry is beautiful and so are the stamps you used in this precious booklet. I love the Adirondeck colour wash sprays too. They are so concentrated and waterproof when dry. Luckily I still have some bottles in my stash and they are still fine. Looking forward to your next video.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Yes, I've got some Adironack Color Wash Sprays left to play with too... such intense colour, you're right, and yes, properly waterproof when dry - even on fabric, I've found (not that I've ever washed any of the fabric I've used them on!). So happy you enjoyed the video - thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@cigale1254 Ай бұрын

It's a wonderful book, quite different to your nowadays style. The choice of the different stamps goes so well with the Edith Holden monthly images too. And of course, even 10 years ago it couldn't be a book without words 🙂🙃🙂.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Words and meadow grasses... definitely part of my creative story from the beginning (even more than 10 years - I checked with the blog, and I made it in December 2012 - just a few months after starting the whole journey!). You've been one of my most loyal followers for all those years!!

@cigale1254 Ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures 🥰

@suebouch4074 Ай бұрын

Hello Alison! I love your handmade book that uses digital images from Edith Holden’s book as well as applicably timed poetry… I’ve had that book in my saved items on amazon for a couple of months or so which was actually when I first heard about it. What a lovely book it is - I’m not sure whether I would actually be able to dismantle it although… tearing out and discarding the page with the snake drawings on it would help start the dismantling process because I wouldn’t keep that page in the book - hence, it’s still in my saved items list. Anyway… I love the torn edges and how you aged your book and the simple closure that gives it an even older appearance. Thanks for sharing another volume for Books, Books, Books. Sorry I haven’t replied to Saturday’s FUN video yet - I haven’t watched it the second time yet and haven’t ended up being able to play with my new EAB stamps that finally arrived. Should I admit to purchasing your latest 3 stamp sets twice to ensure I actually got them since it wasn’t clear whether a couple of them were or weren’t available at the time of checkout. I guess I’ve done dumber things although I’m not normally obsessed! LOL I will look forward to playing this weekend for sure. Take Care and have a great rest of your week! 🙂

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Oh dear... I'm sure you could find someone who'd like to buy the extra ones from you - I get enquiries almost daily about where to get hold of them and saying they're sold out in lots of places! I agree - there are books that simply can't be torn up... that's why it was nice to be on that digi design team way back in 2012, and be able to play with Edith Holden's imagery without tearing anything up. I hope you manage to carve out some play time this weekend, and that you have a wonderful time when you do. Thank you so much for your company and wonderful comments here.

@janetbristow7431 Ай бұрын

I had that book when it first came out! The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady was beautifully illustrated (I think June was on the front cover); a lovely taster of times gone by, as is your book.

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Yes, it's a beautiful book - and it was nice to be able to play with some of the illustrations without having to rip up a book!! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

@donnam5891 Ай бұрын

What a gorgeous little book. I love the cover and those twiggy little stamps on the pages. I'm a bit taken with them myself at the moment. The poetry is so beautiful. I wonder if I can find any poems that suit our months in the southern hemisphere... probably won't hold a candle to Shakespeare and Elliot etc, though. I love to see the way your style has changed over the years. Mine is so different. And I'm learning more all of the time. Thanks Alison. 😊

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Thank you so much - it was a real time travel experience looking at it again (made in 2012)... interesting to see elements I'm still obsessed with, but also I notice all the things I would do differently today! I'm sure you could find some fabulous local poetry to create something similar. Have fun looking!!

@sherelynwhite4130 Ай бұрын

I'm a new ✨️ Subscriber✨️ Thoroughly, enjoying your videos and doing a bit of binge watching! Thank you for the lovely content. Such a beautiful little poetry journal.🪻🦋🐦🪷🐞🌹

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Happy you found your way here - welcome! I'm so glad you are enjoying what's on offer. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and subscribing.