I altered it by:
- Taking pages out
- Adding pages (mulberry paper and a transparency)
- Combining pages using adhesive, eyelets, ribbon, and staples
- Cutting a hole in the middle so I could insert items (a postcard and a potholder)
- Covering pages with sponged ink or paper
- Stamping on pages
- Highlighting sections of text from the book by drawing a box around them
- Decoupaging
- Adding pictures, journaling, embellishments, and nostalgia
- and more!
My Mom really liked it and was surprised at some of the things I remember that she didn't. I won't show you the entire book, but this week I'll show you some of the different altering techniques, starting at the back of the book.
When I was little we did a handprint project which I found in my nostalgia bin. I made a copy to keep the original safe:
In case you can't read the poem, it says, "This is to remind you,/ when I've grown so tall,/ That once I was quite little/ and my hands were very small."
You can see a hint on the left side of the picture of what I did:
What I wrote was, "I didn't grow very tall,/ And my hands are still quite small,/ But they have been true/ In making this book for you!"
Note: Do NOT use stamp ink to do hand prints. Use paint. This next picture is after the second scrubbing:
10-15 minutes later, I had a semblance of normal hand color. It just looked like I clapped for five minutes straight. Afterward, Fe wanted to get in on the action, too:
That's it for now - hope you've enjoyed this installment of "What Traci was doing when she should have been blogging"!
I do appreciate all the work you put into the book. It will take severl look thrus to absorb it all. I think it's just wonderful.
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