Mystery Guift ????

In the post today I got a delightful surprise! A beautiful book! As I normally order books all the time I did not take the time to open the package straight away. But, when I did I was mystified.

As to the best of my knowledge, I had not ordered this particular book! Was delighted with the cooper leaves and the beauty of the history of over 4,000 miniature tiny treasurers.

In the front of the book, it was endorsed to me by a Secret Admirer! Well, you could have and still knocked me over with a feather!

As it came not from Amazon but packaged with an over seas markings I must admit I cannot think were to begin.

The book is a beautiful book! Chuck full of glorious illustrations

from all periods of history . A stunner.

Who ever sent this book to me, My breath was taken away and I thank you for your delightful gift, But...will you not revile to me

who this beautiful book is from?

Today has been a rather delightful day as the temperature here is holding around 91 degrees and hopefully, the evening will bring a cool breeze, my studio is chucked full of machines that it is rather hot...an update on Mr. Happy, he may be joined with a Mrs. Happy, I am very close to finalizing the purchase of a second machine. So we might have a weeding soon! How wonderful! Don't you just love a weeding? lol

Enough of this chatter, I am on my way to view Mystery on the PBS station and to finally relax before my sweetie arrives.

Again, would my mystery gift giver please speak up! And their was actually only one right answer to my test. Joellen! clever duck! I will give a few more days to pro seed with this unavailing
of this article, so Thank You Miss.Joellen for the correct answer and come on the rest of you! Look and see harder! (bg)
As always,
May You walk in the moonlight till the wind sets you free.
Sierra

Sierras Rambleings in just that order ...lol

This week I am exploring the Readers Journal, as you can see I am in need of a slightly bigger
paper or a much more professional offering....lol

I made a paper journal out of all the testing that I have been doing in regards to the paper, lemon paper, walnut ink paper ....tea staining....coffee....herbal washes.....and on it goes....I am looking for that perfect feel and look for a journal that is near a closure, And I cannot wait to
show you....It will be near to July if all goes well, I am learning metal works for hinges to this tomb....any guesses?

Wearing of the Green ....missed it!How could that be? Each year I always enjoy the wearing of the green and especially the food! This year I totally missed it?

So, what should I do? Have a corn beef and cabbage dinner this weekend? Forget it and wait for next year? So many decisions?

I sure hope you did not miss the fun. The first 3 books in the gallery of pictures show books that are to be used as a Readers Journal. I have pictured my reading paper journals and I am searching for a journal format that I can keep in next years Reading Journal.

This week in the post several of the books that I had ordered arrived. This book is a history of collectors of books. The title of this book refer es to a person who has a "fever" or a junkie journal like myself! The call that person The Gentle Madness ... I got a kick out of this. The reading is an eye opener as to the selections of subjects collected and a history of all the collections and libraries through out the years.

This book is a recent release as of 2008 and is by Heather Weston, a book of bindings, folding and decorative books to create and more. Well displayed with interesting techniques. The two books are keeps to join my ever growing library.

This next project which has been an on going one for several years now, is finally in a close closure.....This is a thin metallic cooper leather, I obtained it from

a leather site that caters to fashions and they have some terrible unusual offers. I love to surf this site and have decided to investigate some of the more unusual offers for the journals that are in progress Slow but sure said the turtle.

Now, this is a test ....Can you tell what it is ? I cannot give you a hint as it would then open the door to the next adventurers on my drawing board. lol

If, you guess it correctly, I will e:mail you individually and tell some.....

As always,

Silvery Moonbeams to watch over you

Sierra

House Mouse and Tiny Pouch

Been a busy week this week? It sure has for me. Still working on my machine,

Mr. Happy is still not Happy.

He is at least out of the hospital were major surgery was

performed by Mr. Mike.

That went well but, now he refuses to pick up the

bobbin thread!

Yuck!!

I did manage one design this past week or so,

it is of a House Mouse, pictured above.

This is a small pouch 7x7 in the shape of a medieval pouch worm by the ladies and gents of the past

It is an embroidered house mouse in gold and bronze metallic thread

on a micro suede red fabric

with a William and Morris inside.

Two lamp work beads of silver hang from each point.

He is on my ESTy sight for a full viewing.

This week the mail man was also good to me, I had ordered parchment papers

from a paper mill in Europe and they have started to arrive.

A beautiful ivory with a brown look of old parchment paper,

gold in color and a regular parchment

along with this I managed to obtain some colored Villium in

a delightful assortment of colors, melon, midnight navy and French blues,

for the header pages of a zillion things I have listed in my little travel journal.

Next, I have been playing on line with a leather shop that puts up bookkeeping leather pelts

starting out at .99 ! Yep, under a dollar.

They are six or seven days out ....and this week alone I managed to be the only bidder of

two lovely mint leathers and a red wine large unit of cafe skin!

I always have such fun with e:bay especially when I win.

Do any of you have any luck with e:bay?

I know we share with each other were they have sales and good deals

both my embroidery groups and the bindery book.

I would like to Thank the gals from Austria for their lovely welcome home gift! It is a

stunner, I love this group!

also the funny person who sent me a black journal! The paper is black as well as all else.

I have not had good luck with the writing instrument, using a white gel pen,

silver was ok, I think I might have to get a fresher one?

Any way, it is interesting as to the binding ... it is a unique, soon as my camera is ready again

I will try and post this Black Beauty...also, please tell me who sent this to me.

Please!

I want you to teach the binding! Great binding!

I believe I remember seeing it in one of my Keith Smiths books?

Now, I have to hunt like crazy,

Anyway, Thank You again for t his treat.

I love to hear your adventurers so e:mail with your

adventurers...

www.SierrasCreations.cox.net

and

www.SilverMoonbeams@esty.com

or

e:mail me

bkrackley@cox.net

I love your mail.

as always,

Silvery Moonbeams to Watch over you,

Sierra