Doraecyscraps: coptic stitch

MR DT: Mini Album | December Christmas

17 August 2017

Hello! This week, our designers on Maya Road blog are pairing with Photoplay to share some inspirations!

I was very excited and inspired when I received the gorgeous Mad 4 Plaid Christmas collection from Photoplay. I knew I had to get ready for the upcoming Christmas (it is just 4 months away!)

Therefore I started with a mini album, which opens up to a Starburst effect. One of my favorite is the homemade holidays stamp set. I used it to emboss some snowflakes onto the pattern paper. Other embellishments include the merry christmas diecut, Fanciful Wish diecut, Silver Snow Crystal Charms and Crystal Circle Buttons.

On the inside of the album, I decorated it with red Rick Rack trims, and Christmas die cuts. Here I used the merry christmas steel die.

The album can be opened up fully displaying a starburst effect. I used the gold bulldog clips to secure the ends. Just to add some flair, I have also added the Vintage Crafting Tassels - Fire Red and snowflake charm, held by the mini safety pins.

But I got carried away and made another 2 more albums! I made these slightly smaller than each other.

Each of these mini albums are binded with coptic stitch using Ken Oliver waxed hemp threads.

The albums fan open to a star shaped manner.

Now with these 3 albums I am ready to build my very own Christmas tree! I intend to place a photo each day as I start the countdown towards Christmas, I think it would be fun!

Hope you are enjoying the inspiration so far.

To celebrate this blog hop, we are excited to be giving away a $20 coupon to the Maya Road online store! One winner for the prizes will be chosen from entries on all of the blog posts here on the Maya Road Blog about the swap. Winner will be announced here on the blog next week. So stop by and comment each day for a chance to win! Be sure to also stop by Photoplay and social media for lots of inspiration as well! (Be sure to first check out here and you can hop from there on.)

This same month, use code KOlove to enjoy 30% off Ken Oliver Charms too!

This month is surely a fun filled month, thanks for checking out the blog today. Don't forget to drop by Maya Road blog tomorrow again!

MR DT: Single Coptic Notebook

17 July 2017

Hello! It has been a while and I had been busy stitching!

Today, I am on the Maya Road blog sharing a hand stitched notebook today! I will never get tired of stitching notebooks, they are special with different stitching patterns and a useful gift for the recipient!

There are many chipboard albums from the Maya Road collection which I dismantle to make my notebooks. They come with tabs, which makes the notebook very different from what you can get with regular rectangular chipboards. I intend to use this notebook to document my travels, hence the travel token come in handy on the front cover. I like to keep the front cover of the notebook as flat as possible, so as not to hinder when I write.

With the same thought in mind, I hang some charms on the tabs of the front cover with the help of a bulldog clip and a mini safety pin. I like dangling charms - they are always pretty on albums or notebooks! The bulldog clips allow me to hang these beautiful charms and removing it when I need to.

Charms are very useful in every project! They are good as decor, either pasted as an embellishment or hung for decorations. Here, I am using the single coptic stitch for this notebook. The KO Waxed Hemp is perfect for this stitching! It gives me the perfect tension, and a good visual for the coptic loops. The waxed hemp is also strong enough to support the weight of charms dangling from the spine.

Maya Road is also having a promo in July - Charms! Get your supply of charms at 30% off now!
Thanks for joining me through this post and dropping by the blog today~

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Single Coptic Stitch with Names Album

15 July 2016

Hi crafters! I had 2 weeks off this week from work after hospitalization, and today marks the last day of the leave. I am feeling much better now, and I actually can't wait to pop back to work.

Recently, an old friend from facebook asked if I could make an album for her, for her nephew's upcoming wedding. Of course I said yes! Sewing makes me happy, and I can't wait to sew more albums.

Here is the completed 8.5" album. It houses 16 pages, good for a guest book or wedding album for the couple.

The entire stitching took me the entire night to complete. Piercing through the chipboard pages was tough, but as I sewed through the rows, I totally forgot about it and focused on the stitching. I love customized albums! They are special in their own ways, and can suit the occasion of choice.

As an add on, I also did the cover page. Since the wedding theme was garden, I decided to use the flowers, leaves and birdcage as the main embellishments.

I didn't paste this to the cover, just in case the couple would like to add on their photo on the main cover. It is also versatile for the couple to place the decorated piece as per their preference.

Hope the wedding couple would like it and here's wishing the couple a blissful and happy marriage life! :)

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