book covers
Monday, November 30, 2015
I had an accident yesterday morning cutting down wood on my table saw to make books with. It's not bad, I still have all my fingers...in fact, I was being so careful to watch my fingers as I moved my hand to grab the wood exiting behind the blade that I forgot my thumb hangs lower and zinged the tip of my thumb against the blade. The cuts aren't deep, but the tip of my right thumb is a bit mangled...it's nothing I even needed to go to Urgent Care for. It hurts like a bitch, though.
I wasn't up to making books after that...I can't fit my bandaged thumb through scissor holes, and I didn't want to have to wash glue off my hands every five minutes...so I used some washi tape I've had in my stash since before washi tape was a thing to make books with matching covers. I'm not a fan of the look in real life decor, so I'm not really sure what I was thinking, but it's done.
I like them. And if you really can't stand the look of them all together you could get some cheap little books from Hobby Lobby or HBS and use them to fill in a few spaces.
Posted by: Sheila | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 09:25 AM
OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!
Posted by: Emily | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 09:30 AM
IAEEEE!Sympathy cringe and shudder. I myself needle-felted my left thumb under the nail yesterday, but you win. *shudder*
I do like the book covers! As background filler they’ll be just right.
Posted by: Nancy Enge | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 12:24 PM
Owwww, that hurts too!
Posted by: Keli | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 12:44 PM
Yikes, sounds like a close call Keli. Glad it's nothing serious. I like your books. If you get tired of them all being the same, you could paint the washi tape.
Posted by: Shannonsminiblog.blogspot.com | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 02:58 PM
Oowwwch! I am sorry to hear you cut yourself! Your books look wonderful anyway. I admire anyone who can make so many in one go!
Posted by: Betsy Rogers | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 06:41 PM
Oh shoot, I wish I hadn't read the comments - was already totally wigged out by your mangled thumb and now there's a needle under a fingernail to think about, too!
Ouch ouch ouch, indeed!!
Posted by: Susan | Monday, November 30, 2015 at 07:14 PM