Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Summer of Color 3 - Week 2

Sweet friends,
It's Week 2 at Summer of Color, and I'm loving the color prompt this week. Orange & hot pink!!. Reminds me so much of last year's Strawberry/Orange Sorbet :). I need badly one now. Hope the weather is improving from being so hot, dry and hazy the last few days.

This week I made a tinier gratitude book :). Dedicated to the beautiful tropical flowers we have here, especially the hibiscus. Do you know, hibiscus is the Malaysian National Flower?. Yup, just like Hawaii.


The front. This book measures only 2" x 3".


The back.


I used a strip of wide-cotton lace, a small plastic tag holder and fabric-scrap ribbon to make the book.

Folded lace ribbon a few times and sewn in the middle to make it open like a book.

Sewn the pages to the plastic tag holder, then embellished with pearls. [I had first stamped the plastic tag holder with gesso].

Gesso'ed front cover.

Read about how to stamp gesso on plastic, here :).

Secured the ribbon closure with cross-stitches at the back.

A simple bow for closure.

Let's take a peek inside my book;
Greetings from a hibiscus!.

Painted with watercolor (orange & fuschia), then doodled over with a black pen. Back-stitches for the stigma, gold & pearl beads for the stamen :).

Running stitches to highlight the words from old book pages.


Handmade embellishment; gauzy linen peppered with gold & pearl beads. Easy, does it?. You may already have them in your stash :). I'm all inspired by talented artists @ Lets Get Trendy Now!3. So many ideas of making your own embellishments and you could win cool prizes if you play along their challenges too!. 


Add tiny pink beads on the circle for dimension.

Another hibiscus, to end the pages with.

The very last page.

That's it. I hope you'd try making these tiny books, they are so FUN to make :). Thank you for visiting and your sweet comments on my gratitude book last week. It's wonderful to see what everyone made, will come to see you again soon :). Until then, have a great week!. HUGS.

p/s: Let's Get Trendy Now!3 challenges is running till end of the month, come join us! :).

56 comments:

  1. Love the little book you made Shahrul. How did you stitch it together through all the layers? It's so sweet and I love the painted and beaded Hibiscus.

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  2. Wow ! So many amazing textures ,loved the stamped plastic and what an idea to use lace as pages of book !

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  3. fabulous little treasure, I love all the details you include and different techniques you use

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  4. Oh my goodness, this is sooooo cute and tiny. Just like those baby frogs I shared with you, I swear the best things come in small packages.

    How pretty this is, you have so much patience working with little things, so glad you do so I can be inspired when you share with us. LOVE LOVE this little treasure.

    The Hibiscus looks so pretty and the lace is a perfect idea to use.
    I agree, the Trendy workshop is filled with amazing and fun ideas to use. So glad you shared this link so I could play along.
    Have a wonderful week to my friend and thanks so much for sharing!

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  5. I love the little fabric book. So clever to use plastic for the cover! All the textures of, burlap, ribbon,lace & crochet pieces makes this really creatively wonderful & very inspiring! Hugs,Tee

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  6. Another wonderful book, an absolute treasure. You create such unexpected and beautiful things, and this is such a desirable book. Such a lovely use of fabrics, beads, etc.

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  7. This is so pretty - so delicate and very detailed, I love it!

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  8. this little treasure of a book is sooo beautiful!!! Love all the textures you've used. That pink ribbon is fabulous too!

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  9. I was so looking forward to seeing your new book and this, as expected, is wonderful! SO much beauty, detail and inventiveness! The idea of a piece of lace as the pages of a book is just amazing. And the details and meaning behind your book is just beautiful as well. Love it, xoxo

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  10. Oh my goodness sweetie, that's gorgeous! Love the idea of using that beautiful white cotton lace as book pages. Your so creative! I've got some of that lace in my stash too, so I'm jumping with joy now to have a try on this. Oh hang, I've got so many other things on my list first... bummer, lol. Your hibiscus flowers are amazing Shahrul, they're so gorgeous. Wow.
    Hugs and can't wait to see your next journal! xx

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  11. That is the most adorable little keepsake book I have ever seen. BJ#13

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  12. How beautiful, elegant and original. I really love the journey you took us on as you explained each step of the process in words and pics. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  13. Oh so cute ... how do you come up with such ideas??? Just lovely Shahrul xoxo

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  14. HI Shahrul, this is awesome. The cotton lace looks great as your book pages and love your hibiscus flower. Very nice work.:)

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  15. Your book is beautiful. I was so impressed last week and was looking forward to what you would create this week. The detail that you put in your work is incredible. So lovely!

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  16. This is gorgeous Shahrul! I absolutely love hibiscus :) I have never seen a book with lace pages before - what a great idea! i will definitely be going over to Lets Get Trendy to check it out - thanks for the link!

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  17. What a great and creative project! Love that idea. And they look so pretty!

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  18. beautiful creative work!

    http://www.cmlk79.blogspot.ca/2013/06/summer-of-color-orange-and-hot-pink.html

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  19. This is so beautiful, love your little gratitude book. Love hibiscus too. :)

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  20. WOW Shahrul! This is absolutely gorgeous in every single way! It is a wonderful, wonderful way to show your gratitude! I love your creativity and that you share your talent with us. And thank you SO MUCH for stopping by all of our blogs and leaving such nice comments too! You ROCK!!!!!

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  21. So pretty and delicate. I love the vintage look mixed with the plastic cover, Wonderful!

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  22. That hibiscus is just gorgeous!

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  23. Your book is gorgeous! The hibiscus is my favorite flower!

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  24. wow your work is inspiring :) good job....i hope it can be a lot of color my fav is cyan ;) i want to order one :))))) (JOKE!) longlive summerofcolor challenge :)

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  25. I just LOVE your pretty tiny book, so much fun in the pages, and I can't stop looking, they are just so pretty!

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  26. Great idea to make your book from lace! The orange and hot pink really pop against the neutral color of the lace.

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  27. WOW Shahrul! This is gorgeous! Love all the ingredients you have used to make your little gratitude book! ...esp. the lace, beads, gauzy fabrics...and the fab painted hibiscus Soooooo creative! Love it!

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  28. Your book is just exquisite - so delicate & charming ! Such detailed workmanship too - Lovely ! Ali #79

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  29. Well, that just couldn't be more precious!

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  30. Gorgeous and it matches your blog background too!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  31. I am in love with your post - how charming - how wonderful - delightful and sweet.

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  32. Wow, I admire your ability to work in something so small! It is so cute and pretty ....

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  33. This is totally adorable, a real treasure! Valerie

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  34. Your journals are beautiful. This one is also very pretty. Love that lace cloth.
    Susan

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  35. Such a pretty little book. The watercolour flower is delightful! Thanks for stopping by my place earlier. :)

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  36. This is incredible. Really rich. I like that the SOC colors were used as accents, rather than the focal ones. That white was perfect!!

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  37. This is absolutely stunning! So different to anything I've seen before. I love it! Thanks for showing how to make it.
    Zoe @ Top Floor Treasures

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  38. Beautiful work! I love your little book.

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  39. such a beautiful book and I love hibiscus which grow like crazy here in Queensland so I loved this even more.... and beautifully photographed...xx

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  40. Lovely little book. Your hibiscus paintings are so wonderful, love the colors.
    xx

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  41. Wow Shahrul, this little book is stunning. I've never seen something like this before. It is a real treasure! Beautiful and adorable!

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  42. Another utterly gorgeous creation Shahrul. What a delight!

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  43. Wow, your little book is absolutely adorable - I LOVE everything about it, all the beautiful little details and the close-up photography - just stunning!

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  44. How wonderful.... so pretty and delicate

    Karen x

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  45. Oh my gosh!!!!! I don't even have words for the fabulousness. This is stunning!! Just simply has blown my mind. Stunning.

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  46. WOW!Gorgeous! So far away yet so much in common,still amazes Me about this little world of blogging.Denise

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  47. I just love the shabby wonderful little book you made. So creative my friend.

    Hugs~

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  48. wow! there are so many pretty things about your book. I love the beads, the stitching, the pretty flower and the wonderful way you blended the colors. Great work!!

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  49. I read your page quite early, but so sorry, got round to commenting only now! I really, really love these cute books of yours! The laces, pearls, beads and the absolutely lovely hibiscus are so elegant! Your work is indeed making me think of doing something like this!

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  50. How absolutely adorable and beautiful! So many lovely textures in something so small. So inspiring!

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  51. So lovely! ...and gesso on plastic! I'll have to give that a try. I really like all the elements you chose to combine.

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  52. Love your interpretation of the challenge. Such beautiful fabrics. :)

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  53. You make the most fabulous little books ever. I love this! I'm thinking one of these days I might get one in the mail or something eh? lol

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  54. I enjoyed your series - love the combination of colour and delicate lace -very beautiful.

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