Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Summer of Color 3 - Week 3

Dearest friends,
Did you have a good weekend?. I've been praying for rain so much, here in Kuala Lumpur we have the worst haze ever!. You can smell the smoke, even when the forest burning is happening across the ocean. Really missed going out walking in the park :). The blessing is, I got to do more art!. And watched the super moon rising from my window. I saw this the other night;


I don't own a super camera, so the perigee moon looked tiny and blurry. Seen here, rising above tall fig trees in the backyard.

The winning colors for SOC Week 3; Lime Green & Purple. With great anticipation of the new colors, I started my work earlier. I knew, I have to create a tiny mysterious, Midsummer-ish book this week. Summer Solstice just passed. How did you celebrate the Summer Solstice?. Do tell :).


The front. It measures about 2" X 3".

The back.

I used pieces of old lace table cloth, linen and a velvet ribbon to make this book.

First, I dabbed the lace with purple acrylic paint. 

It hardened when dried, perfect for making book pages.

Like previous books, I folded the lace up and sewn in the middle to hold them together. Then, sewn two pieces of ribbon bows to the spine to cheer things up.


Some folded goodness.

Imagining myself as Fae, adding pixie dust in a tiny bottle and sewing magical beads to the cover, making a spell book of sort.


Never skimp on magic :). 

Added moon & star charms, just for fun.

Many circle fabrics used in this book to accentuate the Summer moon theme.

Painted daisies in watercolor. Highlighted the petals with white acrylic ink.
  
Clay flower beads for additional dimension.

The tulle netting was originally white. To add some color, I drenched it in purple acrylic ink.


Trailing leaves in watercolor, doodled over with black pen.

Inspired by Lets Get Trendy Now!3 (Sequins), I decided to add some on my 'moon'. 

Love these crepe layers :).

My tiny book is now, all chunky. I never envisioned it to have a steampunk look at all. It takes a life of it's own and I just enjoy the ride :). Have a nice time playing this week!. HUGS.

P/S: Come join the challenges at Let's Get Trendy Now!3. Learn a trendy tip or two, link up your creations by end of the month and win cool prizes!. Good Luck.

53 comments:

  1. WOW! What a beautiful creation!

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  2. You do amazing things with fabric girl. :)

    P/s: The haze looks really bad in KL. It's going to be hard to have rain if there aren't any clouds! Take care. Make art!

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  3. Hello Shahrul, I'm so excited to see this, you worked fast this week!! How beautiful this is, so much to love! What a talent you have for this mini books, would love to hold one of these and feel the lace. That little jar of magic is the sweetest, you think of everything!! I love the theme for this album too, how fun that this week was officially summer and the amazing moon. My hubby and I watched it the other night too, magic right there. Every last detail makes this book so special!!
    I can't wait till the end and see all of these together, do you think you will have a favorite? If so, let us know!!
    Sorry for the lack of rain and the haze you are dealing with. I know you love your walks just like I do mine. Hope things get cleared up and the rain will finally come. We are having a heat wave too and I'm so ready for a little cool down.
    Take care and enjoy your week! HUGS!

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  4. Such an amazing entry for this week's SOC challenge, Shahrul! I love how you make a mini book for the challenges. That moon was incredible, and your took a wonderful photo of it! I hope you get rain soon, my friend! I love how you used the moon as your inspiration to make your wonderful, mysterious, and just gorgeous creation!!!!!

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  5. You NEVER skimp on magic my friend. I always leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated with your creative endeavors. So neat to think that we both saw the same moon from so far apart. I don't have a "special" camera either, but I love how your photograph turned out. The silhouette of the plants look gorgeous. Your creation with lace and material is wonderful and yet again, another fantastic make.

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  6. Hi Shahrul- your little books are really amazing..beautiful. Nice to know we are all looking at that same moon :) hugs, jane

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  7. Gorgeous little book! Love everything about it!

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  8. I love your little book! I love fabric books and this one is gorgeous!

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  9. Hi Shahrul, This is another fantastic book! Each book is so very scrumptious, it's almost like eating a rich pastry!

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  10. your art always carries a quality of magic Shahrul. Your full moon pic is beautiful. I will pray you get your much needed rain. Your SOC fabric book is absolutely delightful. I love every inch of it!!

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  11. oh so pretty!!! your details are gorgeous!!!!

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  12. These little books of yours are just gorgeous. Love the little bottle of pixie dust - and you're right, you should never skimp on the magic. :)

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  13. These little books of yours are just gorgeous. Love the little bottle of pixie dust - and you're right, you should never skimp on the magic. :)

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  14. Ah! Gorgeous layers and textures and bits of sparkle and wisps of magic! You are amazing!

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  15. It was too overcast to see our supermoon, but we got to see a nice, fairly full moon the night before. I just love the picture you took. As usual...your wee book is gorgeous!

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  16. so enjoying seeing all the little details that you incorporate

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  17. Hello Shahrul, and thanks for your nice comments in my blog!

    Nice to hear you enjoyed reading about my Finnish midsummer. We had a bit cloudy to see the super moon, and also not properly dark, being so far north. Meanwhile, your photo of it is really great, and I love that the view is surrounded by fig trees!

    Your mini fabric book is absolutely gorgeous! I will definitely keep checking your work from now on. Let's see if I have time to make something for week 3 - the colour combo is great again!

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  18. Goodness, what lovely photos and a most charming creation.

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  19. hello,

    your book is so lovely
    and a bit magical too
    love all the details and the moon

    your previous post is beautiful too~

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  20. Gorgeous! Such a sweet little book, Love it!
    xx

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  21. Your little book is so beautiful, just love this!

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  22. Your little book is magic, so beautiful, love it.

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  23. Oh my gosh, I just love your little books! They're so precious, with such lovely detail.

    Here's hoping you get some rain...

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  24. It's beautiful and so full of tiny details. I love the way you've used the small bottle. I have a pack of three sitting in a drawer waiting for inspiration to strike...

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  25. That is a beautiful book! Love it!

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  26. I love your little books and this one is beautiful and exquisite. Such incredible detail and delicate work.

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  27. Awesome! Just incredible prettiness and detail and feeling of summer's ephemeral moments!<3 Great pics, too!

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  28. Oh WOW what a wonderful book of deliciousness. Just love all the lace and beads and whatnots. I missed the pedigree moon which was a shame and midsummer is my son's half birthday although we didn't really celebrate as such. BJ SOC#41 and thanks for visiting my offering already.

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  29. it's dreamy and beautiful. And I agree... never skimp on the magic!

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  30. Looks amazing my friend. I just love your fabric books.

    Hugs~

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  31. Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I am so happy that I called in to see you this evening. Your little books are just fabulous, I love little books and especially ones made with fabric.
    No, I never skimp on magic :)

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  32. Another wonderful piece Shahrul. Here we have had so much rain - the sun and rain are sometimes not distributed correctly! Valerie

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  33. Oh I just love hopping by your blog to see your SOC creations Shahrul...your sweet little books are darling...So many beautiful little details...love the small bottle of pixie dust, beads, lace etc... :) Adorable work! Jan

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  34. Gosh! I am so amazed by all the gorgeous details on your little book. I just LOVE the little bottle of pixie dust. Precious!

    Karen x

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  35. Beautiful work - such exquisite details ! Love your moonscape photo too - so atmospheric !

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  36. This is too cute!! So delicate....

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  37. Beautiful! Can't really add to what has been said already! :) you have such an eye for detail and sparkle!

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  38. Your post is so beautiful, Dear! So many details full of love and art. I love this things so much. Wonderful to look with your eyes! Hugs Erika

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  39. Such a beautiful, beautiful book. I love everything about it, the textures, the size, what it celebrates :)

    I don't really celebrate the Summer Solstice, it's when we lost my Mum so I kind of get reflective around that time. Although, we all said it was almost like she chose to go then. We'd all always called her a witch (lovingly of course) because of her cackle and her green fingers - she could revive any plant from dead. And you seriously didn't want to hurt her family.

    Love that picture of the moon framed by the tree's. Gorgeous.

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  40. Oh my how I love your little book...so soft and interesting...try to imagine how it feels when touching ;) I love that there is the moon involved and those lovely fairydust...sweeeeeet ♥ Conny
    http://piaromsartjournaling.blogspot.de

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  41. Oh my, what a pretty little book, no doubt, it is the book for the Pixies, and I love Pixie, I might be one my past life, LOL!
    Totally whimsical and sweet!

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  42. Another great book from you this week! I think you captured the essence of summer in that little bottle. ;)

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  43. This is wonderful! I love the moon and star charms, I think that makes it very mystical, and I am a huge fan of anything mystical! :-D

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  44. So pretty! Your talent shines :)

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  45. I love it great work! Super talented :)
    ManonX

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  46. Such a cute little book again! And that picture of the moon is amazing ...

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  47. I love these mini books, you are doing such an incredible job with them. They are truly beautiful creations. :) Very inspiring.

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  48. Another lovely little book! What a wonderful series you're creating.

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  49. This is absolutely gorgeous! Love how you used the purple and green. I'll have to give fabric journals a try. You're an inspiration!

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  50. I love these books that you make. They are wonderful and full of details to explore. I really love the little bottle full of pixie dust.

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