Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Wedding Creativity as a Healing Process

They say Recovery is a 
"process".
It takes time.
It takes patience.
It takes 
everything 
you've 
got.
The goal is to somehow 
grow through what you go through...

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Creativity can be a healing process...

My daughter will wed May 26th, 2019.

My life these days demands a lot of focused repetition. 
So I decided to put that repeatition to good use... 

On pinterest, I discovered the art of book foldingThank you, 
https://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com 
for being my "occupational therapist".

I hope art quilting & sewing will be in my future again... 
But for now... This is my biggest artistic achievement! 
My goal was a book a day... 
but, it sometimes took days per book...
Each will identify the tables at the wedding for seating 
(instead of numbers)... 
for our 2 masters of literature graduates.
I am very proud of them both kids.

Here's what I did & what you need:


You need:

 Used hard bound thick page books 
with at least 50 more pages than you need to fold.

Elastic to hold back your pages- 
I used a safety pin to hold it tight.

A good ruler & a bone folder & 
a pencil/& sharpener to mark page edges with your pattern.

I decided I liked marking my whole book first... 
others prefer marking a few pages at a time... 
its personal preference...
I downloaded free patterns off internet
There are plenty (more artistic ones) you can buy as well...
There were free videos I watched on line 
to learn techniques as well!

All my downloads were from https://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com

Finding where to start folding was the hardest part & alas- 
I have no advice, since sometimes it worked perfect
 by starting in center of book 
and then dividing- going back by page total... 
& other times, I was totally off. 
But in the end- I decided not to stress the small stuff.

In the beginning of folding your book- 
it won't look like anything but folding pages...

I needed to take a lot of breaks- 
either way... get comfortable-
watch reruns- or that series you've mean't to watch...

eventually it will start to look like a letter!

My "A"

A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N

Z

U V W X Y Z

And then- I got brave... 
I kept seeing ads for book folded wedding dates 
selling for $75-$100...
& I decided to go for it...
OMG- this took several hours each day
 for over a week!

First- I needed to print out number patterns... 
& figure out the math...
My husband had to do this for me :(

We found a large print dictionary at the used book store!
& then... 
you just start & hope for the best...

I folded 10 pages in to triangles between each number and heart...





5 - 26 - 19

Then, after all my downloading 
& marking 
& folding was done,
a friend called & said: 
"are you still folding pages?"
        No- I'm done I boasted with pride :D
"Oh- I just found preprinted books for folding."
    ??? If you are reading this- 
             TY- They are stunning- byArtFolds! (Amazon)




Finishing Touches:

For each book:
I used my crop-a dile to attach eyelets 
& tie the books open 
to best display the design.

And Finally:
Wedding Ready!!!!



Chipboard letters attached...

Packed & ready for wedding transport-
with 18 days to spare! 


💖💖💖💖💖💖


Each guest table ended up with a hand tied stack of books, 
a jar of fresh flowers, a folded book, a paper roses,
a paper bowtie & guests state flags to further personalize... 
plus key bottle openers & incense favors.


Bride & Grooms Head Table


...And They Lived 
Happily Ever After








1 comment:

Kat said...

Wow! Those look awesome!