Are you Martha? Are you Shabby Chic? Country Living, Real Simple or New York Times?
I happen to love Skirt magazine and am thinking about tearing out images and headlines to paste in my book. I love texture - so there will be both fabric and metal in my book somewhere. I think I want to use my handwriting in a lot of places to make it personal as well.
The best place to start if you are not sure is with the magazines you enjoy reading. Bring those in and identify what you like about it. The colors, the simple lines, or maybe how crazy it is - Copying the format of these magazines is a good step in formulating your own look.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
What will your book look like?
Your book may be a blank paged new and crispy brightly colored journal.
Maybe a photo album with sticky pages.
Maybe an old oversized book of maps.
I've picked out an old science textbook for Michele if she wants it - It has a great cover of all kinds of critters. I saw a beautiful version of Wuthering Heights. The cover was an engraving of a distraught man looking up into the sky under a huge tree. It was $18 so I did not get it - but hid it if anyone wants to.
For myself I picked out a vintage book about advertising. The content was something I thought was interesting, but I picked the book because the cover is mustard, chocolate, and orange. All my favorite colors. The book pages are a good size, too. I think I can fit two 4x6 photos on each page.
To answer the question for yourself start with the basics. It should provide a protective covering for it's contents and have a good binding. It's personal characteristics should reflect your taste. Hopefully, it is already something you own and just have to dig out.
I will have some books I picked up at the antique store there for sale - all are under $5.
Maybe a photo album with sticky pages.
Maybe an old oversized book of maps.
I've picked out an old science textbook for Michele if she wants it - It has a great cover of all kinds of critters. I saw a beautiful version of Wuthering Heights. The cover was an engraving of a distraught man looking up into the sky under a huge tree. It was $18 so I did not get it - but hid it if anyone wants to.
For myself I picked out a vintage book about advertising. The content was something I thought was interesting, but I picked the book because the cover is mustard, chocolate, and orange. All my favorite colors. The book pages are a good size, too. I think I can fit two 4x6 photos on each page.
To answer the question for yourself start with the basics. It should provide a protective covering for it's contents and have a good binding. It's personal characteristics should reflect your taste. Hopefully, it is already something you own and just have to dig out.
I will have some books I picked up at the antique store there for sale - all are under $5.
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