Jane Austen

I love to read, there are so many types of books and so very many authors to choose from. One author I do enjoy is Jane Austen. If your not familiar, she was an English novelist from the early 1800's, she wrote romantic fiction with social commentary of the era. Interestingly, during her life she wrote and published anonymously. She became famous after her death. I read her books along with a friend. During that time I created a few projects with a Jane Austen theme. Here they are.........................

Here are two book markers, front and back. You can never have enough book markers.

This collage shows all the places Jane Austen lived during her life.

"Everybody likes to go their own way, to choose their own time and manner of devotion."--Jane Austen

Memorial Day

 

Thank you all of you who have served in America's armed forces.

"The story of America's quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots."--Randy Vader

Memorial weekend in America is a time to honor our men and women in the armed forces and all that they have done for this country. It is a time to pay respects with visitations to and flowers on graves and much television is dedicated to them and their wars. It is also a time of get-togethers with friends and family, also the beginning of summer and outdoor events. It was a beautiful weekend.

Here are some cool things I made, acquired or saw on this memorial weekend...

 I made the French collage, melted French wine bottle, lavender display for a French theme party.

 Way cool recycled pedestal serving plate my very dear friend made for me.

A creative card I purchased from auntpeelscrafts.

 Nature beginning its colorful cycle. Catmint at the arboretum.

 Eurasian Eagle Owl named Malachi at the arboretum. Check out those eyes!

  

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."--John F Kennedy

mini bookshelf

A very cool antique find! I just love these books, they are the size of 3" x 4". From a collection called "Little Leather Library", it was founded in 1916. There were five different editions, of those only the first two were leather. The books I acquired were type 4, published 1920-1924. These books are worn, faux leather cover, brown pages on the inside, starting to rot, and they have an old musty smell. I love it!

I made a little bookshelf, as I ended up with 17 of these books. First, I used recycled cardboard and cut and shaped into a box, the size 6" length x 5" height, x 3 1/4" deep. I then covered the whole thing with old looking scrapbook paper, using modge podge as the adhesive. Next, I curled some copper wire into an edging around the front, for a decorative finish. I attached the copper with hot glue. Lastly, I filled with the books.

Some of the authors I got were Browning, Burns, Dumas, Emerson, Lincoln, Plato, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Thoreau, Washington, Wilde, Yeats.