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Published: 2015-05-22 14:31:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 298; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 0
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did this a few years back for a friend. Beat up old Edgar Allen Poe book..re-covered in cream hawaiian barkcloth, binding wrapped in dark crocodile skin, chinese brass tacking & corners, chinese mushroom trunk latches serving as locking buckles...chain & keyedΒRelated content
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love how the light fabric contrast with the darker metal
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that book was one of my first...certainly a while back--but i think the "style" stuck as im constantly going back to the chinese brass, the hardware, etc.....Β
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it works for you, please do not stop! ever think of saving phonebooks?
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there's an idea...
wait........you mean like a big, gobby, giant 8lb white pages phonebook that people generally stand on to reach canned goods in the pantry? or the personal fun ledger-style kind?
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i meant the kitchen step one... 
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ive done overly thick old OLD dictionaries (great gift for those crazy Scrabble loving people) but never a phonebook.Β
See, now you have me thinkin.
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am glad! who would not want to get rid of their phone book? infinite donations.
and since the content is not too endearing... u can even make fake book-hiding compartments, that is your process to think of tho, let me not overstep.
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Β COMPARTMENTS?!?!
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frenglish again i guess, lol, like a fake book, and when you open it, it's really a box
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oh i knew what you meant.Β
and i cant believe i never thought of that.Β
its actually a clever idea.Β
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youve never had a grilled cheese sandwiched between a loaf of "Francis Persimmon, 745 Elkwood Dr, Unit 404" and "Meredith Sanderbaum, 8840 Hummingbird Way"?!?!?
those are some of the better tasting pages.
that's a tip.
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rofl again, tx again for laughs yo! omgΒ Β
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Thanks V! Wish i had better photos...but that's all there really was...
appreciate your kind words. sincerely.
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I know how you feel. I usually crochet or sew stuff for friends or family as birthday presents and such and I almost always forget or don't have the time to take good pictures of the stuff before giving it away. It's such a shame
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and yet yer such a wonderful photographer! im envious of that.Β
my environment at home is very low lit...so everything i TRY to make look good...well, winds up in shadows, etc.
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Awwww thank you *_* well I'm trying anyways
My apartment is kind of low lit too because I only have one (although huge) window. It's always a struggle to take good pictures of crafty stuff inside :/ I'm really bad with artificial lighting unfortunately.
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I love this book! It has a very unique style that I never have seen on any other book. The two locks gives the book a "I have a huge secret" feeling, and it makes me want to open it! It's a little shame that i can't see the rest of the spine though. I'm really curious on how it looks.
Keep up the good work!
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thank you DCW! what a wonderful compliment...i wish i had better shots of it...but it was done a while back (and was a gift)..the back was quite fetching with rings holding the strapping..
either way..much appreciated!
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Thank you! Old project...but it was still a lot of fun
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