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The Michigan print was also another success. I had a couple people approach me to do wholesale. Have any of you crafters out there ever ventured into that realm of business? I certainly have not. Any tips, pros, or cons would be most welcome.
PS. It snowed this morning. Spring seems to be flirting with me. I wish it would just commit already.
PPS. Jaime received my profile card in the mail. Pen pals are so much fun. Also those of you who recognize that profile card? Yes, we did use them as our wedding thank yous and yes, I did print way too many, and yes, I imagine we'll be using them as notecards until we're fifty. Let's hope our profiles stay remotely the same as we age. (If anyone else wants a pen pal, Jaime's your gal!)
That's such a neat idea to make them journals! It must be so much fun to hunt around for neat covers.
ReplyDeleteGlad the craft sale was a success!
Happy monday, my dear!
xoxo
those journals are absolutely swell. love the end pages for all of them!
ReplyDeletealso saw your profile card - very sweet, indeed.
So, so in love with those trees on True and Faithful!
ReplyDeleteIt snowed here yesterday too. Weird day. We had snow, rain, sun and plenty of wind.
Those journals are gorgeous. I can't get over how freakin' talented you are.
ReplyDeletep.s. your glasses are adorable. I tried a pair like that on one time and I looked like the kid from "A Christmas Story"..so yeah not good. Miss your face!
Wow these are stunning! absolutely stunning. I love the castles...did you do the interior designs?
ReplyDeleteLove the journals! Rex A. Skidmore is my Grandmother's brother, I had know idea he wrote a book
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous journals. And too cute about using your profile cards until your fifty ;) PS: Snow??
ReplyDeleteThese are SO amazing!!
ReplyDeletei have been wanting to learn how to bind books just so that i can make myself a wedding album (is it dumb to make one almost 3 years later?)... your books are lovely!
ReplyDeleteoooo, i love love love! good work.
ReplyDeleteand is it bad that i'm happy that it snowed for you too?! we got snow this last weekend and i thought we were alone.... i hope we get our sweltering summers soon!
these are so beautiful. of course i think so, based on my serious love for old book covers. i'm really in love with the black zig-zaggy rectangle print... is that paper you got somewhere or did you make it yourself?
ReplyDeleteI second Angela's question, did you make the geometric paper? I love it!
ReplyDeletereally like the refurbished book journals, so much character! and spring is hitting slow here too.. come on already..
ReplyDeleteThe paper is from Hollander's, a local book binding store here in Ann Arbor. They have the prettiest papers. I love them.
ReplyDeleteWow, these books are a real treasure! So beautiful!
ReplyDeletethese are real beauties! What a treasure!
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