A Book for Me, A Book for You~

I love books and am saddened that our local Borders closed their doors recently. College Girl and I spent many an afternoon there after school. She worked on her homework and then enjoyed looking through the children's section. She would frequently go home with a new treasure tucked under her arm. Now the closest place to purchase books is Costco or Target, but it is not the same. They only carry the newest editions and, of course, there is no place to sit and look through several in order to make a choice. We visit the library occasionally, but more and more often we are turning to the internet for books. One of my favorite 'books by post' source is Bas Bleu. Never heard of it? Here is a bit from their site:

Bas Bleu, Inc. produces a catalog of books and bookish things. We started our company in 1994 and mailed 50,000 copies of our first edition. Now, we mail a million copies five times a year to avid readers all over the country. We read the books and write the reviews right here —but we’re a retailer, not a publisher.

• Our selections are eclectic — and rarely do any of them appear on bestseller lists.
• Our fiction recommendations — some of them classics you may have missed — are not to be found in racks at the supermarket or airport shop.
• Our travel books offer more than lists of hotels and restaurants; they’re the stories of gifted writers.
• Our books for children celebrate imagination and humor rather than cautionary tales.

We sort through thousands of new offerings from publishers to find those books that offer some combination of cleverness, wisdom, imagination, and joy.

BOOK CLOSEOUTS

One of my other favorite online sources is Book Closeouts  where I often find wonderful deals on great books. You never know what they'll have! They have a scratch and dent section  where slightly damaged books are offered at even greater discounts too. I have fun putting names of books or authors in their search box and finding they have just the book I want at a discounted price. For example, I put 'tea' in the search box and found there were 190 selections available today.  Below are two of the fun tea books available, and they also occasionally offer tea stationary and cards~

BOOK CLOSEOUTS

BOOK CLOSEOUTS

Speaking of cards, I made one this afternoon using a Page Maps  card map. Tucked inside is a birthday wish and a Barnes and Noble gift card for my bibliophile friend.

JUNE PAGE MAP~ CARD MAPS 2012

I used:

• Colorbok paper
• K&Co Brenda Walton purse sticker
• yellow bakery twine
• Martha Stewart edge punch
• pink gem and cupcake sticker on the purse

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Spices and Tea

A fellow blogger, scrapbooker and thoughtful friend shared two photos with me that she knew I would like! Cindy  has been creating wedding pages since the recent nuptials of her son and his bride. Below is one her layouts. Stop by her blog to see more of her scrapbook pages.

CREATED and photographed by CINDY

Her son Greg took some wonderful photos of an outdoor market during his honeymoon in Istanbul and Cindy gave me permission to share them with you.

Look at all the tea! I see several I'd like to sample.

Can you imagine the aroma? Tea and spices of all varieties! I spot pepper grinders and small bundles of cinnamon too. I'd love to steep up some Jasmine 'pearls' (bottom, right) and watch them unfurl in the teapot before pouring the resulting tea into delicate china teacups or elegant clear glass beakers. These photos inspired me to make a card using rusts, peaches and greens~

I used~

• Colorbok Vintage Treasures 12"x12" paper
• Prima flower and leaf
• Celebrate It gold mesh ribbon from Michaels
• Martha Stewart edge punch
• Distress Ink by Ranger

 





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