'Peek Inside' is where I give you a closer look at some of the art in my book, The Artistic Mother. As space in my book is limited to 128 pages and designed beautifully by Marissa Bowers to be readable and uncluttered, not every piece of the art projects in the book can be seen. So I will be revealing them here over the coming months.
Last week I showed you inside the Altered Storybook on the cover and week 7 of the workshop. Today I would like to show you a peek inside one of the Round Robin books on p22!
The first book I am going to show you was started by the groups organizer Mendy Mitrani (The cover of her book can be seen on page 55 of my book). She started her Round Robin book and then sent it to me, I altered a spread and then it went to Cindy Mayfield, Carrie Harney, Sarah Keith. And around it went until it finally made it back to Mendy, who now owns the book.
Here are the wonderfully textured pages of Mendy's book. When I received this book I was blown over by the amount of stuff she managed to attach to her pages! That little black 'open' button is an inch high drawer handle! And the flower and ribbon is huge. The cardboard binding was very thick, it really was a joy to hold. And then the work that the other artists added in was amazing. Each one so different, but so complimentary.
The actual artist of the page is listed on each photo (somehow I failed to photograph my page before I mailed it back to her!!):
Beautiful, thank you ladies for being a part of this wonderful Round Robin and my book. There are 4 more of these books to have a 'Peek Inside' so check back in soon.
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I appreciate everyone who has signed up to follow this blog. Appreciate.... that sounds so timid.... how about honored, amazed, ecstatic, floored. Last year I had about 30 folks signed up. Today there are 549! Almost 550! I know this is small in comparison to many blogs out there, but to me it is HUGE!
May is follower appreciation month here on An Artful Life.
To kick it off I want to send a small handmade gift to my longest & shortest followers.
1) The very first person who signed up to follow 'An Artful Life' is also one of my first friends in the US, Tara D.
2) The very last person to sign up was Tina at 'The Artful Life - Tina Lawver Designs'. She signed up just yesterday! Welcome Tina.
I will contact to you both via email to get your addresses. I will be sending each of you a little ATC notebook like this one (as I was down with my sore back this week I was unable to finish the ones for today, but the covers are done):
As I appreciate everyone else in between, please check back in next Saturday and there may be something for you too.
I feel like I am at a baby shower doing door prizes!!! I love that, it is like a party. An Artful Life party. Thank you for being my guests.
You have "good guests" because you are such a wonderful hostess! LOVE this journal project, too! Have a happy May Day!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog-such beautiful projects and inspiration!
ReplyDeleteOf course you have so many who love you, you are an inspiration and it is a joy for me to visit!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend xOxO Nerina
I love seeing all the ways you bring creativity alive. I don't do much with journals, papers and ribbons yet due to time but your blog makes me wish every little nook and cranny of my life - even a notepad - was filled with beauty!
ReplyDeletebee blessed
mary
Thank you for all the inspiration and motivation you provide!
ReplyDeleteThat book collaboration is so lovely. What a wonderful joy it must have been to be apart of such a wonderful creation.
ReplyDeleteOH Shona...thank you so much for featuring my book on your blog. You are so sweet! I had a GREAT time with some very talented ladies during this swap. Hugs to you my friend! Mendy
ReplyDeleteshona, what a great artful party collection!! &, i just picked up the may-july artful blogging journal & THERE YOU ARE!!
ReplyDeletecongratulations, dear one!
i always adore your photographs
& seeing your STUNNING children!
great article too re: intentional focus with blogging in reaching readers that match our blogs.
SO fun to see you in there.
sending you butterflies dancing all around your heart, celebrating you & sending you love. x
Keep up the wonderful blogs, ideas, photos, projects, etc. I love checking in with you daily.
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and what a wonderful art party, indeed! congrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteThat is so awesome that your followers have grown SO much over a year! Fantastic! You are so sweet to have a followers appreciation month... too cute! :)
ReplyDelete~Jennifer
Great to see your projects in more detail. Thanks!!
ReplyDeletethe book turned out beautiful;}
ReplyDeletecongrats girls!
Thank you for showing the some of the projects mentioned in your book in more detail. Very interesting! And that round robin book is gorgeous- what an inspiring project to be a part of.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on having so many followers. I know I always enjoy my visits here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Round Robin book!
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, I will vouch for that book being a great mother's day gift! I am so enjoying mine since I got it. It's even better than I thought it would be. :o)
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet...and generous. Hope you are still getting better!
Oops..I forgot to mention that I will be doing a very special post that highlights the advice you and Shannon gave me one night about photo tips. I also included the picture from this post. It will be on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, for taking time, to give me some really helpful advice! I owe so much to you and Trudy and Shannon for the improved appearance of my blog and quality of the photography. You guys are wonderful!