Thursday, April 21, 2011

A surprise gift

Recently I sent Jen a pile of old paper patterns for her to use in a mixed media project.
Yesterday I received this wonderful journal as a thank you gift from her.
She had used the patterns to make a fabric by stitching them together and then she painted them with gesso (I think).
Next she added some embellishments----------------------oh so beautiful.





Here is a close up of the embellishments-------------





And this is a close up of the back cover...................







And the inside sleeve and journal pages.







I love it Jen and thank you very much for making it for me.

7 comments:

Suztats said...

What a nice gift! It's lovely.

Annet said...

This is a beautiful journal!

Janet said...

There's so much texture on the cover. I love it!

Heather said...

What a great idea Doreen and a lovely gift for you - it's beautiful.

Sandy said...

Lucky you. It's wonderful.

Jen xo said...

my pleausure Doreen, it was very good of you to send me some patterns....i thought you'd like the crochet doilys...:)

Maggi said...

Gorgeous gift.