The Twinery and Pretty Little Studio Blog Hop

Welcome everyone and thanks for stopping by! I am so excited to be taking part in this blog hop. I adore PLS products (and I'm a former design team member there). I also love using twine from The Twinery, so this hop is a real treat for me.

You should have arrived here from Stacey Shafer's blog. Here's the lineup in case you're lost:

The Twinery - http://thetwinery.com/blog
Pretty Little Studio - http://prettylittlestudio.com/plsblog/
Aimee Maddern - http://aimeesarmoire.typepad.com/aimees-armoire/
Julie Ranae - http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/
Tami Brundage - http://butterflykissphotography.com/blog/
Amy Crockett - http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Becky Litz - http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com/
Stacey Schafer - http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com/
Sindi Jeffers - http://www.sindiscraps.blogspot.com

Be sure to check back in at the Pretty Little Studio blog tomorrow morning for more hopping! 

I received the Marigold collection from PLS and coordinating twine from the Twinery. The colors are simply gorgeous. I created this coptic stitched notebook:

 

I used covers that had fallen off an old children's book that belonged to my son and stitched them together with the twine. Here's what the spine looks like: 

This twine is perfect for coptic stitching. It doesn't fray while going through the paper and it's plenty strong enough to hold up to my tugging and pulling.

I also created this layout:

 

I love the word cut outs that are part of the Marigold collection. The watercolor effect that they have is just gorgeous! I wrapped the twine around my banner piece to create a "net" effect. Here's a detail shot: 

I am so glad you stopped by today! I hope you'll come back soon and consider becoming a follower. I'd love to have you! Don't forget to go back to the PLS blog tomorrow! :)