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Sunday, 5 December 2010

Encouragement Emporium

Hi there, It is 7 am in this part of the world and Tim's tag number 5 has not been posted yet, I only finished day fours tag last night so it is still too dark to photograph. So I thought I would share this project of mine. (I put photos on FB but not here.
I started altering it back in April and now it is "finished" enough to post.

I call this my encouragement emporium because I am slowly filling it with my favourite quotations and scriptures, photo's etc. There is a lot of Tim Holtz products used  and various techniques too. I won't post photos of all the compartments but here are some of them.
Shrink plastic butterflies; I folded the wings before they set to give the dimension

These mini dominoes are accordian books

I used Grungboard letters to create the Love album, The Bird cage die was cut in shrink plastic; it's SOOOO dinky! Filmstrip ribbon with photos at the back. Oh and the tiny roses were a nightmare to make so won't do that in a hurry again!



I also made all the mini books; they are about 5 x 6 cm. They were pretty fun to make. I ended up with about 20!



Inside all the pages are inked and stamped and I am filling them with favourite things...

I even made a book using Tims journaling tags, inked and stamped the backs; this turned out really well.
I hope you enjoy this and that you have fun and are blessed in your art today. I'll post my tags later too.
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26 comments:

  1. Sarah A5 December 2010 at 09:46

    Look forward to seeing yor tags later!

    Wow this is stunning, all the work that has gone into it is perfect and amazing!
    Sarah

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  2. Netty5 December 2010 at 09:55

    Everything is so gorgeous. Loving your makes. Annette

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  3. Αlex...5 December 2010 at 10:12

    You are amazing!!!I love them all!!!You gave me an idea for a present I want to make, with the mini books!Thank you!
    Love from Greece,
    Alexandra.

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  4. Mariannes gjenbruk5 December 2010 at 10:32

    This is sooo amazing!! Love your work ;-)

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  5. SequoiaLynn's Studio5 December 2010 at 12:14

    Amazing project! I bet it looks even better in person!!! Love the mini books and the idea of the gears as corners. :)

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  6. Lynn Stevens5 December 2010 at 17:37

    WOW WOW WOW!! What a fabulous box , Love so many things about this, the birdcage in shrink plastic (great idae) all those mini books. Its all ammazing!!

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  7. minnie_mac6 December 2010 at 01:57

    What a fabulous project. Those little books are stunning. Brilliant.

    Marilyn

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  8. Anonymous6 December 2010 at 06:18

    I thnk this has became my new fav project you have created, next to your bird. Amazing, weldone!!!!!

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  9. Kasey ~ in Oz10 February 2011 at 08:08

    Neil, THIS is an absolute work of ART. I love it, the detail is so amazing, from your comments I can see that this is a living project and it has been a labour or love for you to create this and it must give you so much pleasure to add little touches as you think of them so that it grows with you. I'm in awe!

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  10. Hanneke14 February 2011 at 20:35

    Wow, this project is gorgeous! It looks so unique. Great way to use your creativity and to inspire.

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  11. Spyder19 February 2011 at 16:29

    These are fabulous, great way to use up bits and pieces and they're sooo cute..just found you through Blog hopping..not from Southsea though! (Traffic Feed)

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  12. Dragon6 March 2011 at 21:08

    Oh my, Neil, how wonderful... was it a configurations box... if not its very like one, and SO delicious... I LOVE all the little books and goodies. I did the day with TH recently, and the boxes we altered were fab to do... LOVING your work
    Frankie
    xx

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  13. inge7 March 2011 at 18:30

    Hello Neil,

    this is a project of love and labour !

    I liked it at the first sight, but even more liked it seeing all the details !
    All those little books and they are even filled with photos...sigh...

    great work !
    greetings from Belgium
    Inge

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  14. Minxy11 March 2011 at 11:12

    Must of missed this, but it caught my eye in the sidebar, What a fantastic project, so wonderfully decorated and with lots of personal things too, how very precious :D

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  15. voodoo vixen14 March 2011 at 17:13

    This is stunning and I love the fact you have used things that have meaning to you in it.

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  16. Gio6 April 2011 at 08:23

    OMG! I'm speachless! SO many beautiful details!

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  17. Creative Tara23 May 2011 at 18:40

    fabulous project! I found it on Pinterest and had to come take a closer look... very inspiring with gorgeous mini details!

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  18. Jacqueline24 November 2011 at 15:34

    This piece is stunning!! So many beautiful things and soooo much work involved.

    It's simply beautiful.

    Jackie x

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  19. JulieD2 December 2011 at 15:58

    I know I'm a year late but I've only just discovered your blog and wanted to comment on this stunning piece. I bet I could spend hours looking at this and still miss some detail or other - the books are a genius idea! Love it.

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  20. Crafty Loops21 December 2011 at 08:54

    Ohhhhh Neil, I just spotted this in your sidebar and had to take a look. This in AMAZING! Wow, my jaw actually dropped. The detail is fantastic and I love the colours too. Its a work of art. Your wee mini books are fantastic too. I taught myself to bookbind and just love making books, so any time I see one made by someone else I can appreciate the hard work thats gone into making it. These are so lovely. Lee x

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  21. Anonymous29 January 2012 at 20:50

    This is very gorgeous,such a lot of work,and it is awesome

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  22. That Craft Place Ltd3 February 2012 at 22:15

    simply stunning..... added to my faves in Pinterest!
    Lisa x

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  23. Susan20 February 2012 at 08:05

    Wow !!! So Fabulous!! Well Done!

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  24. Beth8 May 2012 at 01:45

    Wow, just found you! Wonderful projects....

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  25. Little Artbee12 May 2013 at 21:36

    This is a work of art, all of the many details in it are designed so lovingly.I'm excited about it.
    Greatings
    Sabine

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  26. Unknown26 May 2014 at 11:25

    Your work is so stunning. This is quite amazing, loving the detail!

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