Sometimes insomnia can be useful

[wiseheart]

I woke up early today, and since I couldn't fall asleep again (which rarely happens to me, but sometimes does), I got up and decided to accomplish a few things. I won't bore anyone with the list of the usual Saturday chores; I'll just say that I actually managed to write another scene for Chapter 8 of "A Stitch in Time" - and I made considerable progress with Theo's cook-book.

Behold Pages 2 and 3 (Page 1 will be the front cover, but I'll leave that to the end):



On the left side you can see the little felt chef peeking out from behind his window. On the right side, there are some introductions how to prepare for cooking. I thought it would be funny if the paper they're printed on was cut in the shape of a chopping board. *g*

Then come Pages 4 and 5. Well, actually, Page 5 is quite unfinished so far, but this was the best way I could take a photo of the closed flap on Page 4. There will be pockets for recipes on the right side, eventually. At least that's the plan, but we all know that the best laid plans can turn out very differently sometimes.



And finally, the opened flap of Page 4:



Basically, it is an introduction of the kitchen utensils that might be needed. Since my printer is black-and-white, I decided to print on coloured paper; that way it looks better.

So, adding cooking and the weekly laundry to all that, it's been a busy day. Mum volunteered to do the washing-up, so I could also laze around a bit.

Comments

[meathiel]

That looks lovely so far.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)
Many more teddy pictures coming up; one of the childcare organizations Mum and I support sent us a teddy calendar a few years ago. The pictures were so cute I didn't have the heart to throw them out, and now they're coming in handy. *g*

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

This will turn into a very cute cooking book! I love the bear!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As I mentioned above, there will be more bears coming up. Sometimes charity pays off. ;))

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Those pages are looking really good!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I gave them a great deal of thought and watched a lot of YouTube videos for ideas. In the end, the version is basically all mine, but inspiration is always good.

[bk_forever]

It's really coming along well!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It went unexpectedly well today. The printer worked better on the coloured paper than I hoped for.

[bk_forever]

That's always a plus!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

This looks like a great little book.

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Adorable. It looks wonderful.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear Mum regaining some independence. Your little book looks wonderful. He is a very lucky boy. You never know, he may grow up to be as good a cook as you.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) I hope I'll be able to keep up the quality level.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) I'm having great fun with it.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, he likes to help in the kitchen already, so who knows?

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I love the book already, I am double sure Theo will!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Let's hope so. Today's kiddies are hard to make happy.

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

That's a really great looking cook book!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I hope I can keep up the quality. :)