Cottage of Memories

my 'spooky little halloween' mini book

hi !

as promised, here are photo's of my book that i made for the spooky little halloween mini book swap hosted by terri.

these books are so fun to make and create. it's very challenging to fit items into a small little square and yet i love it because you're limited and don't try and go overboard and get overwhelmed with supplies and too many choices.

 
cover - impress-on rub ons by creative imaginations. oct 31st tab by making memories

 
first page - skeleton photo from an old book - 'spooky' metal embellishment from making memories.  the orange bordered square is in end piece from an old box of player piano music. the title of the song is 'rumors are flying' so i thought the bats were perfect - more rub ons.

 
second page - all stickers are from  echo park paper co - this year's. apothocary label is one i ordered from ebay - i think it's the real deal and not a reproduction.

 
third page  - more rub ons - spider and girl trick or treating. you can barely see it, but on the right side of the girl rub on there is a saying 'smell my feet'.

 
back cover - this little 'boogie woogie ghost' is torn from an old piece of sheet music. i just happened to see it this summer when sorting old music to sell, and knew it would be perfect. i love how the tree is dancing too !

i can't wait to receive my package of little books to see what everyone else made. i'll for sure post pictures when i do !

have a beautiful day.

a couple swap sneak peeks

wow - it's october already ? how did that happen ?

september came and went in a blur with school starting, bible study starting, the coburg antique fair, two events where i sold my goods out of town, girl scout events begining in full swing, my job and oh yeah - two swaps i signed up for !

you may remember a mini book swap that was hosted by my friend michelle back in june (did i post about that ? i may have to go back and look - i know i took pictures. oh dear) and when we all received our books, we got a little e-mail from  terri  asking if anyone was interested in a 'spooky little halloween' themed mini-book swap. i immediatly signed up (back in June, i didn't realize i'd be so busy!) and knew i wanted to play in this fun swap. well, i mistook / misread  the mailing deadline, so i needed to create, copy and mail my little books in only 2 days ! if any of my swap mates are reading this - i am so sorry to have held things up !

well, here is a little sneak peak of the cover. once we get all of the books, i'll post the whole thing here too. (it's already written and set to post on the 15th, so no fear - it will be here !) 
for the majority of the book, i searched in my halloweened themed box of scrapbooking supplies and found this great grey polka dot paper. i knew immediately that it would be my base. all of the rub-ons are from an older Creative Imaginations Swatch Book (Impress-ons) including the haunted house on the cover.

then if you've ever participated in one of Heathers swaps - you know you kick yourself when you miss one because they are so fun. i love her inspiration box swaps. it's a fun challenge to see how many goodies you can stuff into a match box ! i was paired up this time with Heidi  and  Sheila   - two gals i haven't been paired up with before and after reading their blogs, i couldn't be more delighted.

here is a sneak peak of the side of the box.

 
 

i purchased a pair of not-so-old-but-still-fabulous rhinestone earrings at an estate sale this summer for $2 and was thrilled when they worked for the 'drawer pulls'. i just poked a hole in the side, and stuck the earring in and wa-la (well, after some E6000 was applied so it wouldn't fall off). again, we haven't received our packages yet, so i won't show you the contents of what i put in their boxes until later this week. but they were full to the brim !

and then i have one (not-so) funny thing to show you.

do you ever do this ?

 
after looking over my calendar and assessing what i'm up for in the coming month, i decided to write this for next weekend. how sad is this ?

really ? i am so busy i have to write this ? i guess so.

may your day's be filled with abundant blessings and weekends where you don't plan anything.