Some of the bits n pieces Im using to decorate my seaside hook book.  I left the coaster there on the table because gallons of coffee go into every creation LOL  Ive taken out my first pics because they were too repetitive.... I think progress photos from this step on will be better.  I really love this hook book!

Second pic : for the needle book Im stacking some shell shapes.

Second pic : I lost the shell shape when I stuffed it for a pin cushion... but then I "quilted" and added runs of beads and now the shell shape is coming along nicely.  Ive some tiny "real" shells and sand to sew at the bottom.

Second pic : my crochet hook holder page is coming along nicely.  Will people want more than 6 or 7 hooks here?  I have so many crochet hooks... should I make another page?  Im just not sure... and Im not sure if I have another page in my brain to create.  Im using Tunisian crochet inside out to make the sea garden hook holders.

 hook books

You know there are probably millions of books, millions of hard cover books, good reads, that sit in op shops in Australia and are never opened.  Often if you buy an obscure book and sit down and read it... it turns out to be quite a treasure.  So many really really good stories.


So ages ago.... I thought... wouldnt it be great for these books to be put to use and that is how my hook book idea began.  At first I chose books that had great covers.  I thought I could easily dispose of the guts of the book.  But as I held the books and looked at their stories.... I thought... wouldnt it be great for the people who used them to hold their craft tools... to have some of the story too.  It might even open up a new author for a person who loves reading.

So my first book that Im making into a hook book is : an impossible marriage by Pamela Johnson

The pages are taking a bit to decorate and make.  But if you would like to know something of the story in this book please use the tag "book review".