Raindrops on Roses Lace Book

Hello friends, what a lovely day it is!  Heartfelt Creations Inspiration Wednesday!  Today I have a lace book I'd like to share with you but I must warn you, this is a L-O-N-G post!  Can I get you a cup of coffee while we take a look?  O,K. here goes.

the cover

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Almost all of my laces were purchased at thrift stores.  Look for lace curtains or even clothing with pretty lace.  My most expensive purchase was the wedding lace I used for the cover.  Thank goodness I only needed a small piece!  But I loved the sparkles, which aren't showing in the pictures.  The cream lace is a bit darker in the picture than IRL.

Heartfelt Creations Products
Cover:
HCPC 3585 Raindrops on Rosettes PreCut Set
HCPC 3577 Vintage Morning Background PreCut Set
HCDP1 240 Raindrops on Roses Paper Collection
HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die
119391036 Rose Metallic 3D Stamp Paint
159223 Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
459222 Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Other products: pink, lavender card stock; muslin, lo loft quilt batting; lace; seam binding; Creative Inspirations Paint, Sage, Blush, Lavender; Ranger Embossing Ink; Recollections Embossing Powder, Snow; Distress Ink, Victorian Velvet, Forest Moss; Versafine, Smokey Grey; beads; stamens; pearls; sewing machine; hot glue gun; fusible interfacing; acrylic flower beads; Stickles, Star Dust

Instructions: to create book, cut 4 pieces of muslin 9" x 16" and 2 pieces of batting 8 1/2" x 15 1/2". Layer laces on one side of each muslin piece, keeping in mind that each piece makes 2 pages. Keep the stitching back 1/2" from the edge. Stamp image and then iron interfacing to back, color image and hand stitch bead necklace. Sew image in place. Add pleated trim and beads around image with hot glue. Stamp, emboss, and die cut flowers. Form flowers, add Stickles. Color seam binding with Forest Moss. Cut out tags from design paper. Add everything as shown with hot glue. After everything is adhered to all the pages, layer 1 batting piece inside 2 muslin pages, wrong side together. The edges are left raw. The pages are then layered together and sewn down the middle.

page 1,2

See the green lace?  It's from a lace camisole.  The color is a bit strong, so I only let a little bit peak out.

page 1; in an effort to keep this post a little shorter, I won't repeat the products that were used on the cover.

Heartfelt Creations Products
HCPC 3583 Adorned in Roses PreCut Set
HCPC 3499 Delicate Asters and Butterflies PreCut Set
HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set
HCPC 3551 Holly Berry PreCut Set
HCD 723 Garden Romance Die
HCD 738 Ornamental Add On Die
other products: Prismacolor Pencils

page 2
HCPC 3585 Raindrops on Rosettes PreCut Set (floral image)
HCPC 3583 Adorned in Roses PreCut Set (sentiment on tag)
HCPC 3572 Floral Keys and Locket PreCut Set (wish sentiment)
HCD 741 Burnished Key Die

page 3,4

page 3 for this image, I stamped and colored the image, and then drew a circle on the back, turned back the edges and hand stitched around it. I then glued it to the doily.  I felt she needed an audience for her story.

Hcpc 3584 Lady Rosalie PreCut Set
HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set
HCPC 3482 Antique Truck PreCut Set (puppy)
HCPC 3551 Holly Berry PreCut Set
HCD 738 Ornamental Add On Die

 Page 4  

HCDP1 240 Raindrops on Roses Paper Collection
HCPC 3584 Lady Rosalie PreCut Set (sentiment)

page 5,6

 

page 5  for this page I used some cheesecloth to create the curtains. When I was finished, I asked my husband if I should include the fence and puppy and he gave me a resounding "yes". So there it is.

HCPC 3587 Raindrops on Roses Window PreCut Set
HCPC 3482 Antique Truck PreCut Set (puppy)
HCD 723 Garden Romance Die (fence)

page 6 

3587 Raindrops on Roses Window (sentiments)

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