I made this on Friday, during a lot of rain, hence the somewhat sad content. Later that day, I saw UP which was fabulous and made me happier. But I am glad to have got these thoughts down.
This book was inspired by two minibooks that I saw around the web last week. This one by Mandi and this one by Rhi. I adore them both. The messy, the random, the sewing, the mix of papers – I love.
I held the book together by folding pieces of paper and gluing them into each other. Each paper was about 5.25 inches by 6 inches.
I creased about 3/4 inches on each paper and nestled them into each other. I smeared a gluestick all over the small folded section and then wrapped that around the page next to it. Difficult to explain, but easy to do.
My favorite part of minibooks is the gathering. First I collect the papers. I have a drawer of assorted stuff, maps, scraps, calendar pages, photos that didn't work out, magazine tears and etc. I also keep a few bins on my desk of labels and smaller paper embellishments. I purge often, but always hold on to the random patterns that I know will eventually make it into a project.
Next, I assemble the book and get all the pages bound in their places.
Last, I gather my thoughts. For this book it was pretty easy. The rain took care of it for me.
I take a lot of photos, but few are the sorts of pictures I would want to create a layout or book around. Because of this, I get a lot of thought based books – just paper. No photos. Here is a complete list of my minibooks if you are interested.
Credits : the red label is from Poppytalk. The blue oval label on the second to last page is from Creature Comforts via iDiY. The stamps ("you are here" & the pointing finger) are by Purple Onion.
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Reminder : There are still summer minibook kits for sale.
enJOY it 
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