At long last I am actually writing this post. I have dreamed about this for almost as many years as I have been authoring this blog. It is with great satisfaction I can finally say–and mean it–The birthday book is done!
I have told my husband and the kids so many times "the birthday book is done" that it started to loose meaning. Draft after draft, after frustrating small-tweaks-here-and-there draft, it is really truly completely, no-more-to-do done. I invite you to to pop some champagne for me... no not really, I can do that myself, but geez luize, it is good to put this one on the shelf and say fini!
It
was a project my good friend Robin and I started back when the kids
were little. We traveled through so many stages of our lives and I have
lived in five houses since we started. I guess I like to move! Or it has just taken a long time and finding the place that is home takes a long time too.
But anyway, enough about that, here are some of my favorite images from the book:
Filled to the brim with step-by-step instructions for making original
gifts, favors, cakes, wrapping, decorations and games, BIRTHDAYS:
HANDMADE, HOMEMADE is interwoven with stories, photographs,
illustrations and anecdotes. We invite readers to pull up a chair, pour a
cup of tea and spend the afternoon making and creating. Our goal is to offer inspiration on how to make a birthday handmade, homemade and your very own.
Readers will love the creative ideas that make this book so personal and tangible. Projects range from fast and easy . . . Dinosaurs in real eggshells, to more timely and in depth . . . Dining table forts. Young parents and do-it-yourself enthusiasts will find endless help onhow to prepare and execute a homemade birthday party.
At a time when it seems like families are trying to take back just a bit of their own and blogs hum with self-reliant know-how, this book is a great jumping-off point for those aiming to leave commercialism behind and bring it all back to the ones they love.
Birthdays: Handmade, Homemade is available online.
Hope everyone is enjoying summer!
Cheers~
Marica
P.S. I have one copy to give away, so if you live in the United States and would like to enter for a chance to win, leave a comment below. I'll pick a name at random and post a winner Sunday July 23rd.
