The Line Up
A colorful array of longstitch books.
All the covers are painted with watercolors and ink.
The spines are sewn onto leather for added stability.
The Red one with a black leather spine.
The Blue one with a brown leather spine.
Bookbinding is always a fun summertime project.
I have many more waiting in the wings.
What have you been working on this summer?
The Summer of Color is ending this week so I have
added my colorful books to their list.
Have a great week!
WOWEE WOMAN!!!
ReplyDeleteyour books are each so beautiful...you are so creative and get so much done
I am doing a little summer reading...something I miss...once I get my nose in a good book that's all I want to do
still catching up with you here in blogland dear Cyn
oxo
Your work is amazing! The books you made are absolutely beautiful. What a delight it would be to write and draw in them. Great work!!
ReplyDeleteI participated in the Summer of Color as well. It was lots of fun, wasn't it?
Ah! I always love your handmade books! These are no exception, they're fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThey are all gorgeous! This is something I haven't really started on yet, but there is so much I still have to give a try LOL
ReplyDeleteWow wow wow Cynnie, die sehen toll aus. Einafch umwerfend. Klasse.
ReplyDeleteWhat I always say, your books are artisan level. This is beyond crafting, this is art.
ReplyDeleteStunning.
Wishes
Lynne
Gorgeous books with such lush colour. They look wonderful all together too.
ReplyDeleteLoving your books, the binding is amazing and fab patterns on them all. My summer is spent mainly with the 10 grandchildren, although not all at once, thank heavens......lol So crafting and art are on the back burner for the moment. Annette x
ReplyDeleteeine fantastische sammlung, gefallen mir sehr!!!
ReplyDeletei agree with patty, WOWEE!! your books look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey look great. Attractive AND useful....the best kind of art.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I'm mainly taking photos!!
XX
PD Took your advice re: Peachy eye. It will be on my blog shortly.... :-)
What beautiful books, Cynnie! Are these sketch books? Journals?
ReplyDeleteoww cool books, love your line-up. Wonderful colored papers for the covers. Thumbs up!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing.. what a fun summer project..
ReplyDeleteYour books look great! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow - these are gorgeous! What talent - thank you for sharing them with us, xo
ReplyDeleteOh wow Cynthia... your books are amazing... LOVE the beautiful covers... so lovely...
ReplyDeleteJenny x
The combination of our strengths, painting and bookbinding, make your work incedible. I love the books.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! I love book binding. I always find I take so long to do it and make such a huge mess...and when you're doing all that in your bedroom, it becomes kind of inconvenient haha. Your books look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow, Cynnie, these are beautiful books - I like all those bright colors. So what are you going to do with them - sell them? Blank paper inside? That would make great sketchbooks.
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome. Love all of them, geat covers
ReplyDeleteyour books are beautiful!!
ReplyDeletesuper!! The first one and the last, i love especially, but they look all great!! Love to make them to some day, but I want to make so much more, hahaa, have a great week , glg. Janine
ReplyDeletethese are really gorgeous...what a wonderful way to keep your patterns...so pretty...xxx
ReplyDeletethese are gorgeous! are they for sell? i would love one with watercolor paper inside!
ReplyDeletethese are wonderful! Really really nice!
ReplyDeleteYour books are WONDERFUL, Cynnie!! I can't think of more fun than making handmade books - I like constructing them much more than decorating them. I especially like when you can see the stitching on the spine - truly beautiful books!!
ReplyDeleteMy how creative you are! The books are lovely individually and look great together in their line-up too!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely, i think the blue one is my favourite:)
ReplyDeleteWow!... your books are amazing... Adore the beautiful covers...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful line up :)
You have a beautiful collection of books. I love all those covers.
ReplyDeleteThese books are beautiful Cynthia! Each with is own original watercolour! wow!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative; these are beautiful books!
ReplyDeleteI love journals like these; yours are beautiful~ So happy n' vibrant!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the challenge; it was great!
Wow, wow, wow Cynnie! An awesome row of books! Love that long stitch binding! You chose beautiful papers for the covers too! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I love the covers. Simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteDie sehen echt genial aus, Cynnie! Tolle Farben!
ReplyDeleteIch wünsche dir eine kreative Woche:)
Gaby xo
You are the first blog/artist I've visited that did book binding. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your new books! Great color combo's and bindings :o)
ReplyDeleteFabulous Cynnie. I still have the gorgeous one you made me. A real treasure.
ReplyDeleteOOOOOH WOOOOW!!!!! These are all stunning books! Lovely covers, great colours and bindings, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Yvon
Wunderschöne Bücher sind das, die Du machst, komme aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus :-)) LG Heidi
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