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Narwhal, Love Dog and Birdy Canvas Board Notebooks

 This weekend I've been getting busy making canvas board notebooks! I'm starting to grow a healthy relationship with my bind-it-all machine... We weren't friends before, friends don't pinch the heck out of me. But lately I've been learning to avoid serious injury while using it.
 For this notebook, I used multicolored paper for the pages inside and pom-pom yarn as an embellishment. I splurged and bought a whole skein of the pom-pom stuff. It was so soft and so colorful, I really couldn't help myself. I really need to not buy yarn... I love the novelty stuff for embellishing, but I don't really enjoy knitting and rarely work up the patience to crochet anymore. So keeping that in mind, my yarn stash is too big. I could go for more novelty yarn though, but maybe not in such quantity :)
 The narwhal is a watercolored drawing. I had a friend specially request a little bit more narwhal in her life, so I made this for her.
 All three of these notebooks are made from 5x7 canvas boards which I painted and stamped then cut in half width-wise to make the covers.
 I added a little beaded strand to this one in addition to the fun fur yarn. It needed a little extra sparkle...
 The stamp on the cover is one of the Toby set from Alphastamps. He's a fancy dog...
 The last one is pretty simple with a little birdy that was cut out of a nature encyclopedia.
I kinda screwed up on the back cover and punched holes in the wrong side. Oops. I think it still looks alright, don't you? :) Oh well, the ostrich makes up for it. 

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend! 

8 comments:

Ispywithmycraftyeyes said...

You could just add another book to the back of the birdy one that opens the other way. I did a book like that for my hubby. Both sides look like a cover. I love my bind-it-all but never use it.

DeeAnn Lawson said...

I love your new books. The narwahl is so cute. Just love that dog. He makes me smile. I love the holes in the back cover on the third journal. You could do so much with them.

I gave away my BIA. I got tired of pinching me too. That machine is mean. :)

I adore novelty yarn. I have a lot too. Maybe I should start a swap over at Craftster to trade novelty yarn bits and pieces. That was all of us could share from our stash.

Kira Nichols said...

Lol, so many people have BIA pinchy problems! :) I'd do a little novelty yarn personal swap with you if you wanted! What's your craftster name? Mine is noooitaremybirthday

Kira Nichols said...

You are a genius! Making another book on the back would be awesome!

Audio said...

so pretty!!!

AlwaysInspired said...

I just LOVE that Narwhal book! I happen to be a huge narwhal fan and supporter! LOL

AlwaysInspired said...

I just LOVE that Narwhal book! I happen to be a huge narwhal fan and supporter! LOL

Christia said...

Love my Narwhal <3 He's still center stage on my mantle!