Prien's Personalized Notebooks for Portret van Jeannette

Looking for a smile on your face at this rainy drizzling day ... check out Portret van Jeannette. Jeannette sketches little portraits of people and animals. These miniatures touch the essence of once's being with just a few lines.
Since the best ideas -or faces- always come to you when you are not at home, it's necessary to have a notebook with you all the time. And what's better than a personalized notebook with your name on the cover:) So Jeannette asked me to make some notebooks in A5 and A6 format with her logo on the cover. I used several techniques for the letters, like printing on paper and cover it with a very thin laminated layer or cut out the letters in flock foil and iron them on the bookbinders linen. I hope a lot of new great portraits will find their way to these booklets .. and to her Facebook page of course!

Personalized Notebooks

Some weeks ago I made these personalized notebooks for two dear friends. They have been - and are- a big support for me and my business. When I started Prien, they surprised me with a large bunch of beautiful flowers and they constantly help me to develop my business. As a thank you, I made these personalized booklets. Neutral at the outside, personalized at the inside.
Thank you for helping me, and I hope you enjoy the notebooks!

Hillary Fayle's Fiber Art

During Christmas I had some extra time to stroll around at Pinterest and I found something really beautiful that I want to share with you; the fiber art of Hillary Fayle. Her work is innovatory, refreshing and refined. We all know embroidery, but this is embroidery of the twenty-first century! Hillary tries to use renewable, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials for her art. Embroidering leaves is a logical consequence of this aspiration.
To protect the leaves during the process, they are coated in a non-toxic preservative. The embroidery is a mixture of traditional patterns and techniques and her own design. She also cuts out designs in the leaves, which give them a refined lacy look.
If you want to learn more about this special artist or her work, you can take a look at her site:
Hillary Fayle