I feel like I really need to get back into the saddle and the swing of things for my little Dotty Textiles business. The to-do list and the wish lists are just endless, and my shop has been coasting along by itself really so I am running low or out of several products that I need to crack on with re-stocking.
HOWever... I did get my act together a little bit and had a productive evening putting together another little Stitchscape book as I sold out of these a while ago. They are lovely little books (even if I do say so myself) and are stuffed full of photographs of my most recent Stitchscapes; trying to focus on the different techniques I've used and also the different things I've created, like the pebbles and the ATCs that I've been working on this year for the Stitchscape ATC swap so it's not just 'scapes in hoops.
It's not a big book and I haven't written anything in it as I'm too terrified. I can't tell you how many times I've tried starting to write a book about Stitchscapes and to get down the different sections I would like to include but then I chicken out and nothing happens. So, for now, a picture book will do for me!
There are 20 pages and the quality of the paper (lovely thick card stock!) and the print is gorgeous. They even feel nice to hold, all smooth and silky.
The colours are very true to the original pieces too which is an achievement I feel. It's tough taking all of the photos myself because I don't have a set area to photograph anything and it's usually in the brightest place I can find at the time of wanting to take the photo. Most images are bad so I have to take about 200 photos of the same thing in different places or with different props grabbed from various rooms around the house to try and get a handful of really nice ones. These photos for example were taken in my pop up photo booth standing on a chest of drawers in my son's nursery with a wood print wrapped board underneath my wooden bed tray, my new favourite mug from the kitchen, a String of Pearls plant from the bathroom and my boyfriend's glasses!
Hopefully you do get a coffee table vibe after all of this effort?
But, as these are fairly pricey for me to order from the supplier, I've only ordered 10 and, as I usually do, when I next get a bunch printed I will change the photos used and update the book to try and keep it all as up to date as possible. Some photos I've reused over and over (this is the fifth book now) but most are new or not previously used I think. I don't keep any of these books myself so I can't actually reference them and see which photos I've used before.
If you would like one to grace your table then I have five available in my Etsy shop and five available in my web shop (which seems only fair!) so hopefully you'll be able to track one down. Let me know what you think!
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