Book Ornaments

I started making mini-books in August, and worked on getting more ideas out of my head and into wire this week.

newminibooks

Based on the square peg measurements I created snippets of text in my computer and printed that out on tissue paper to fit in the various designs I have in my head.

printingpaper

I made lots of angels last week, but had many ideas for other pieces in the process that I couldn’t get to because the angel setup is a bit complex. So I ordered an extra Now That’s A Jig! jig bed from Brenda Schweder to be able to wire wrap in stereo.

2ndjigorder

I still only have two hands, but at least I can work on Frosties or other designs on the fly without having to undo the angel jig setup during production season.

doublejigged

Before I set up the Frosty production jig, I wanted to make a Dickensian book ornament. The Christmas Carol has a preface that lent itself to 1-inch snippets.

dickensianbook

Of course as I got inspired I couldn’t just bend one mini-book.

bookjig

Soon I was going through my stash to convert holiday songs into mini songbooks as well.

bookmakingpages

Getting the pages adhered is painstaking, during which I am learning about how to wrap the wire differently and the number of pages that work best as I go.

pagewaxing

Soon I developed a rhythm toggling between books as each needed to cool for cutting and re-adhering.

adheringpages

A Bible scrap from the book of Esther became a mini-bible storybook.

esther2-4book

O Holy Night lent itself for a mini songbook.

silennightbookphotoshoot

An O Tannenbaum score helped me tweak that design.

otannenbaumbook

When they were finished I did a quick photoshoot and inventoried and tagged the pieces so they’re ready for the Wilder Mansion’s Holiday Fair November 4 and 5.

inventoryupdate

It was a bookish weekend too, with me missing a significant Cubs win in favor of catching up on Susan Mallery’s Fool’s Gold characters. Her series might convince me to get an eBook reader soon, since I am almost through the library’s paper copies.

malleryfoolsgoldaddict

It’s on to Frosties next, and you’ll see these pieces on my shop page after November 6.

vadermask

One thought on “Book Ornaments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.