Just One more Day!

until my girls get here! My youngest daughter and her two girls (my two oldest granddaughters).  I'm getting the final preparations for a week of sewing, quilting, beading, and bookmaking....I'm talking about journals & sketchbooks here, not bets.

I already have all the sewing stuff prepped and ready... and today since it rained all day, I spent the time cutting papers to size. The books we'll be making will be 5"x7" and 3"x5"...good sizes for backpacks and purses. I always try to have one new craft for them to try each year in addition to our sewing, and this year it's making books.

Writing and sketch papers (many in colors too)



fancy papers for covers









and yes,I know  there are enough for hundreds of books; but we need lots of options :)

Rubbing plates to do some embossing with



border punches for pretty edges (this is one of many)



die cutter and dies for shapes and motifs



My trusty bind it all to bind our books (we also have a comb binder and many colors of comb bindings, and a laminator for some different covers)



and many sizes and colors of owires for the bindings



And I didn't get photos of all the chipboard,clipboard and canvas board just waiting to be made into beautiful book covers!

Whew! And we'll have to get some pool time in there between the afternoon thunderstorms.

I think it's going to be a busy week!  Stay tuned and we'll share the creations the girls come up with.