Due Date Update and Susi's Pages

Well, I sent out the "10 days to go" email two days early, so now we really have ten days to go. Get cracking ladies. And here are Susi's pages. Don't they look fun? Can't wait to see them in person.

Here's a teaser from Anne

Anne Says: I took this photo about a week ago - it's just a tiny peek of work in progress. As of today, I have both sides of all pages decorated and backs are all signed. I used Tombo adhesive to tape the fronts and backs together on 3 sides, and that worked great. (I didn't put tape on the edge that will be punched.) All that's left to do is to add one more embellishment to each page, and I'll be able to put them in the mail. I've really enjoyed making these for all of you! Once you have your finished Hampton fatbook in hand, you'll find a message from the Sixties when you turn to this page. :)

OOOOO!! LOOKIE!!

Sophie has finished her pages and she is ready to put them in the mail. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on these. Don't they look amazing? According to Sophie, when you turn her page you will hear music. How fun is that?

One Month Minus One Day

That is how long we have before all the pages will be here. I'm being optimistic that they will all be here on time. I'm surrounded by 86 pieces of chipboard and they are really starting to look like cover material. I plan to have all the covers finished by Friday, including all the names on the back. Then I can start on my pages. I'm thinking about a velvet Elvis. I found this incredibly tacky black pleather fringe and I think I'm going to have to use it. What are you all doing? Come on, I want to hear all about it and I want to see lots and lots of pics.

Finally - Started Covers

These covers are killing me. In the past, I could just decide what I wanted to do with the covers and do it. This theme is so out of my realm that I've had to do a number of samples. There are going to be a lot of layers and I'm starting with this. That is NOT a flower.


I don't think I'm going to show the final cover because part of the fun in the past has been seeing the cover when you see the finished book. So this is the last you will see of what I'm doing. At least with the cover. Now, I would love to show what you all are doing so send me your photos and a little text to go along with it and I'll put them up here.

Forty Two Players!!

We have forty two people committed to participating. This is going to be a GREAT book. This is a side shot of the first book from last year that had thirty five pages. Can you imagine how fat and yummy a forty two page book is going to be?

Playing in Dubai

Sophie is sending her pages all the way from Dubai. She emailed that she was going into the souks to get her supplies. I have no idea what the souks are, but it sounds romantic, doesn't it? She was obviously successful because here is her starting point. I, personally, think everyone should do art in the presence of nutella.

And here she is starting on her pages. I must say I love the color. I'm not so sure about Sophie though. I told her she really should send that white chair and the painting on the wall to me with her pages and she responded about loving to paint. She didn't even mention the chair!! Oh well, I will forgive her obvious oversight as she amazingly convinced four, FOUR, of her coworkers to participate in the fatbook. So now we will have five ladies from Dubai, one from Germany, and at least one from Canada. We will have a yummy international fatbook.