Wk. 27, Book 27: Funky Little Photo Album

there are three things i love about this challenge to make a new book for each week of 2015:

• sharing my work with the world
• receiving feedback on the books
• combing my home and boxes of stuff for ideas

i've had this little canvas index card carrier for a while now but never used it; it just didn't work for me. still, i kept it because it's so unique and well made. i pulled it out again the other day, for the umpteenth time, to see what else it could be or do, and realized that by simply turning the thing on its side (with the silver clasp hook and elastic band on the right) it could be a book! 

with a little cloth paper and framed picture embellishments on the outside covers and inside flap, it now has new life. reframe an object and transform its purpose.

as for the signatures, instead of putting index cards in those slots, i decided to use this book to keep old photos that don't fit into any of my other photo albums. 

for almost 5 years i have labored to organize hundreds of pictures inherited from my mother along with my own boxes of pictures and photo albums. with the help of my aunt, Lorain, i have now found categories for all those pics and am creating new photo and story albums. 

i've also release my attachment to many family pics--give it up, hon--and have started making special gift photo albums for folks who will appreciate original pics. this week's book supports that intention.