A few years ago Jane Pinder wanted to feature it in Craft Stamper but the photographer never managed to get a decent photograph and so it eventually found it's way back to me. I have taught it several times at workshops in the north of England but it is a while ago so now it is having another airing over Liverpool way.
This is one, showing the tags hidden inside the structure and this one has a dangly ribbon coming down the centre. The images on this one are embossed in gold.
Not easy to photograph but I hope this gives you a little peek at the pictures inside.
This is another one showing the tags hanging down. On this one I stamped the images inside and coloured them with Twinkling H2o's. I cannot remember how I lined the cranes up on the top - must have been in the mood that day.
Now you can see why it didn't get featured in the magazine - I have opened one of the pages out to show you the stamping.
This was the first one I ever did. I followed the instructions to the letter and tied an overhand knot at the top with the yarn. It does give a nice effect as the tags then hang at different heights.
This shows the books closed - as you can see I have left two of them with the tags hanging outside (only because that is how I want them for display at the workshop). The cream one - gold cover - has the tags tucked up inside just as you would do when giving it to someone.
And lastly - a view of the top of two of them. Hence me calling them Japanese Tea Houses and, being a fan of all things Asian, carrying the theme throughout with my stamping.
I promised Lenna I would never reproduce her notes and so I make my own up (totally different to Lenna's) but I am going to ask her permission to post them on this blog - if she agrees I might even do a video!!!
