"To dance, put your hand on your heart and listen to the sound of your soul."
- Eugene Louis Faccuito
May there always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane,
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
-Irish Proverb
This was a custom order that came in just in time for St. Patrick's Day. A women ordered it for a friend who does Civil War reenactments and has Irish heritage. We needed to keep it rustic and minimalistic (true to the times he is representing) and a nod to his Irish heritage. This is what we came up with, and she let me know that he loved it.
Pilgrims are poets who create by taking a journey. -Richard Niebuhr
This extra thick book was created for a couple who wanted a journal/scrapbook to record all their adventures in. They stopped in Lexington on their way back home to Illinois from Gattlinburg, TN, where they had hiked and found some great wood pieces. The husband is a woodworker so he made the wood piece that is part of the closure. This is something that they want to be an heirloom and are excited to add to each year. Their initials are hand-stitched on the side.
"Dreams are necessary to life."
-Anais Nin
This was a custom refillable cover for a 5 x 7 notebook. A mother bought it for her young daughter who is an avid writer. Hopefully, it will inspire all kinds of dreams, stories, ideas, and reflections.
I am very excited with how this custom order turned out! I was commissioned by someone who found a photo on Pinterest and asked if I could make something similar. As we continued working with the design, it definitely became its own. The owner will be using this primarily as his gaming journal. The pocket is for his dice, and he'll have room for multiple pens/pencils. This design would work well as a sleeve in a variety of sizes for e-readers, notebooks, ipads, etc.
Let me know if you're interested in one!