Okay, Kim and I are thinking this coming Tuesday, June 14th at 2:00 or 2:30. My husband and I are down to one car at the moment, so I have to leave no later than 4:45. I'm leaving this to Kim to fill in the rest of the details in the comments section. She might show up as "Maroon" so just know that it's her.
Happy Crafting!
Samantha
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
If River Song had a Nook...
After several prototypes, I finally finished this. I was going to enter it into the "Where's the TARDIS?" contest, but I was just a bit too late. Since this first one is a gift for our friend Jenny (aka @Meadhbh on Twitter, among other things), I couldn't unveil it until now. (I broke down and mailed it to her, she LOVED it.)
If you don't know what that is below, or who River Song is, stop what you're doing right now and go watch Doctor Who. You can watch all of the "new" series all the way up to the current season on Netflix. The significance of River Song's diary becomes apparent in Series 4 and up. I'll admit I haven't watched the older series, but I'm totally caught up in them now. That said, I don't honor myself with the full-blown title of hardcore "Whovian", but I am a fan. Enough of my rabbit-trailing...
(Photos taken with my mother-in-law's Nook. It fit in there nice and snugly, which I was almost to the point of having nightmares about.)
Except for the inside lining (which is fabric), and the magnets and steel plates for the closure, the entire thing is made of PAPER, chipboard, and copious amounts of glue. Lots of little pieces glued up and then embossed... let's just say it took a bit of time to put together. Now that I know what I'm doing, I'm sure the next one won't take quite as long.
It still hasn't been really used yet, so I'm going to get some input from Jenny after she uses it for a little bit, if it needs any more tweaking. Especially the part that holds the Nook in place.
If anyone is interested in one, please email me. No idea how much I would charge for one, because it's more time and labor intensive than it is expensive to make. But I wouldn't charge enough to pay myself minimum wage for all the time I put into it, if that tells you anything.
All in all, I'm proud of what I made. What do you think?
If you don't know what that is below, or who River Song is, stop what you're doing right now and go watch Doctor Who. You can watch all of the "new" series all the way up to the current season on Netflix. The significance of River Song's diary becomes apparent in Series 4 and up. I'll admit I haven't watched the older series, but I'm totally caught up in them now. That said, I don't honor myself with the full-blown title of hardcore "Whovian", but I am a fan. Enough of my rabbit-trailing...
Except for the inside lining (which is fabric), and the magnets and steel plates for the closure, the entire thing is made of PAPER, chipboard, and copious amounts of glue. Lots of little pieces glued up and then embossed... let's just say it took a bit of time to put together. Now that I know what I'm doing, I'm sure the next one won't take quite as long.
It still hasn't been really used yet, so I'm going to get some input from Jenny after she uses it for a little bit, if it needs any more tweaking. Especially the part that holds the Nook in place.
If anyone is interested in one, please email me. No idea how much I would charge for one, because it's more time and labor intensive than it is expensive to make. But I wouldn't charge enough to pay myself minimum wage for all the time I put into it, if that tells you anything.
All in all, I'm proud of what I made. What do you think?
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