Lucky me, I've been busy with custom orders this past month. I've already shown you the wine label I designed, but I've also been commissioned to make a wedding guest book, a lanyard & a half dozen paper globes for a birthday party. The latter is the latest, so I have nothing to show for it yet (just a stack of coordinating paper) but here's a peek at the other two I've been working on.
First the lanyard, since I just finished it yesterday. My good friend iWunder asked that it be beaded & multi-coloured (my choice of colours), with a little ring on it to attach a key ring & work ID badge. Here are all the bead links:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dhqgHk-nWHKhi3NoazfiCio9KP_-pVRhla5iQqp_8N4Y7KOgSCkIYNIElZEPEUay87K3XVF5YRlNX8K_rU78jQvSCooWYePyp4GM0sgHkLum-OVxBCIM77sE1f3LEU2DQ4d0CwUJZqM/s400/DSC08802+(Large).JPG)
I always make about twice as many links as I need when I want a random pattern. It always seems to turn out better & more random that way.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEETE8aGTgr7LOiD4e_EdHtsqL-gs2SC3dkXnS-77nLvLurLLr5ZepHTcRNi6NS2n09k7RRidbLAkK6uRUSp-hwsJRYKPViHyjmDGDwMXfWs9Tb5P6EQ_fzdXXxoouAp634wu90Lh3eMs/s400/DSC08808+(Large).JPG)
So I ended up with a beautiful necklace as well as the lanyard.
I love long necklaces - especially when you can wrap them twice around your neck if the mood strikes. The leaf-shaped toggle clasp is pretty sweet too.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CYaSA1XtYJ9LOr2p5fWqVNsMFozxa8d0-tgFlnmXPn3IxuRHJt_hevc0wOAtQ_5pQNjz-P6DNc9j9snlaSiNCQLjtWoaNjDaPVHo7m9z1qnxjn19j_Jj0hxNQx5Z5AFDS257QYnHMw8/s400/DSC09013+(Large).JPG)
Next up is a custom guest book for another good friend of mine, Dorana. It's for her sister's wedding. I haven't started on the actual notebook yet since this notebook will contain a bunch of firsts for me: the first time I use coptic stitch:
& the first time I cover a notebook with fabric. I've already learned some do's & don't's by making this prototype:
The real deal will be covered in fabric Dorana is sending me - it will have damask & their initials embroidered onto it. So I really can't mess that up! Which means I'll be making another prototype over the next few days as I wait for the fabric to come in.
I'm really happy with how this first version turned out though. The flower-shaped eyelets are super cute! I'll keep you posted on my progress with prototype #2!
1 comment:
You've been crazy busy!! Those little eyelets on the note book are adorable. I'm trying new thins this week too - and learning lots of "firsts" lol
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