Friendship Lacebook of Collages and Tags

Do you often wonder how to display or store or keep

those beautiful swaps, gifts or creations

from friends?

This might be one solution you could consider!!!

♥♥♥

Some time back I showed this cover of my
Friendship Book of Collages and Tags
which I was compiling.

I'm pleased to say that I have finally completed it

with a few extra pages that I can add at some

later stage.

The soldered charm was created by Marie (Lost Bird Studio)

especially for this purpose! 

It consists of a number of collages which (in some cases)

I have embellished further to combine with some of

my own pages

to add some pockets to hold

a collection of tags which I have received

over the past 12-18 months from

various loved blogging friends.

Below is the fat looking spine of the many pages

(20, in fact, counting the covers).

This shows the back cover.

I thought this would make a wonderful keepsake
of creative works from dear blogging friends
that I could treasure from my years
of companionship with
so many special
friends.

The collages and tags came as either swaps or gifts!

The first page on the right from Shane (Roses Lace and Brocante)

 I coupled with one of my own which contains a couple of tags

from Shane.

The next two came from Judy (Judith Ann's Blog).

They could have been used as prayer flags

but I chose to add them here in my Friendship Book.

The collage on the left with illuminated letter "S"

was created by Socrates (Altered Meditations blog) from the Medieval Lace Book Group

which I belonged to and the tag in the pocket opposite

was from Karen (Alaska Blue Moose blog) who

was also a member of the same group.

This double page spread contains another of my pockets

holding beautiful tags from Liz (Lululiz in Lalaland)

and Sharon (Livewire Jewelry) along side

another beautiful collage from Judy embellished

with more lace. 

The collage on the left hand side also from Socrates

sits in a silk backed and netted lace pocket

and the pocket opposite I created from some upcycled satin

and lace lingerie

It holds tags from Lynne (Adorn - Lynne's Bows and Bells)

Dorthe (Den Lillelade) and

Shane (Roses Lace and Brocante)

Another sweet tag from Dorthe and vintage lacecollage

 from Judy

with this pocket created by yours truly!

and these final pages were created by both Shane - (RHS)

with pocket by me on LHS!

So many pages with so many memories to cherish 
these dear friends and the artistry they represent.
I couldn't think of a more honorable way
to remember them all in the one
place - in a lace book of memories. 

The tags below are amongst some I still have to
create more pockets for but wanted to share
them with you so you too
could appreciate
the amazing
talent and creativity of some of my blogging friends.!

The idea of the Friendship Book could be an option

to incorporate any number of works such as this,

e.g. greeting cards etc.

Let me know if you have created something similar!!!

I am so very grateful to all of the friends I have met

in blogland and would really love to

acknowledge that in part by this post today.

Anyway my friends I hope you have enjoyed this 

very long post.

Take care and see you again soon!

Love and hugs,

Suzy