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The crochet afghan looks lovely Vivian and I can well imagine that knitting/crocheting while listening to an audiobook would work well!Congrats on the upcoming Wedding NancyHelen, what date is it? And I've never heard of paper flowers for weddings, so I'm intrigued :)
That's afghan is absolutely gorgeous! I'll definitely pop over to Ravelry and check out the group! I try to stay off of there otherwise I'll be adding things to my queue all day lol
Love the afghan, Vivian! Very cool group! I'm a lefty and had trouble learning how to knit b/c all the books I found were for righties. My Gma taught me yrs ago, but I've since forgotten. I might have to relearn it. :)Shelf coming up, ladies! :D
Our shelf for the week is: Series Catch-upRead a book: in a series you've already started ~ book #2+
YAY! I'll be reading
I'll be reading
which finally arrived from the library.As for the paper flowers, well, they're very me because they are all made of book pages. My whole wedding (which is on the 12th Sep) is book themed - no surprise there. I am using old books to make roses and then interspersing them with little teal coloured flowers (which I'm also making).
I am a member of Ravelry but I haven't been on there for ages, but I am definitely going to check the group out. It sounds like so much fun.
Now I am intrigued. I'd love to see photos of these flowers.
Sounds awesome, NancyHelen! Yes, please share pics! :D
NancyHelen - Paper flowers from book pages! That is so awesome, and gives it a little extra special meaning :) Steph - I'm a lefty too, but my brain has gotten used to translating over the years. Sometimes I get my left and right confused and I'm convinced it's because of all the times I have to switch things up in my head lol. As long as I drive on the correct side of the road, I'm ok!
JustMel - I try really hard not to explore too much, it's like GR, too many projects catch my eye and the queue is like tbr, never ending.
Finally started Dark Debt and it's fun. Ethan and Merit are a little nauseating, but other than that it's all good :)
Lol! Too true!! And yes pics please!!!
Since I'm already reading book 2 of the Izzy Cooper series
, why not read book 3 next! Here's my pick 
LOL Vivian, I was the same when my Gma taught me. Damned righty world! :pGlad you're enjoying DD.
Glad you're enjoying those, Mel, I have #1 TBR.
I'd love to see pics of the flowers too NancyHelen :) Sounds very special!!
Here we are - as promised. All of the roses are made out of different kinds of books. The plan is to make 200 of them so all of the bouquets and table settings will have them. And then 100 of the little blue flowers. I've still got a long way to go!
They look gorgeous, NancyHelen!!!!
WOW!!! Those are BEAUTIFUL!!! You make me want to try making them myself!!
Those are gorgeous. Where did you learn how to make those? You could probably sell those and make a few bucks on the side.
Thanks everyone! Mel, they are actually really easy once you get the hang of them. There are no templates or anything, you just cut the petals freehand. Although I've made myself a cardboard template for the 5 petal sizes so each rose looks pretty much the same.AH, my Mum and I have been laughing about that. We have a little production line going - she cuts and curls the petals and I stick them together. I told her we should start an Etsy shop. I think her silence meant that if she never had to curl another petal again it would be too soon...
As for where I learnt - I just found a tutorial on Pinterest and then adjusted it slightly so they looked how I wanted them too. Its a great way to use up old books.
Those are absolutely gorgeous! Assuming you don't plan on keeping them all and people aren't taking them all home, you could totally sell whatever's leftover :)
Or you could put a sticker/coupon/whatever under 1 plate(or seat) per table - and the person who has the sticker/whatever gets to take it home.
AH wrote: "Or you could put a sticker/coupon/whatever under 1 plate(or seat) per table - and the person who has the sticker/whatever gets to take it home."That's a great idea. I hadn't thought of that! I was going to put a little tag on each bouquet saying something like 'if you want me, please take me' but it may be that more than one person per table wants it!
Beautiful! LOL @ Mom's reaction ;)
Lol!!! That silence spoke volumes!!
Shelf:Series Catch-up
Date Finished: August 6
Rating: 5/5 STARS
Oh man... Book 3 and I'm absolutely ACHING!!! I need to know what happens next! Please don't make me wait too long!!
At least there has been a bit (albeit a teeny tiny bit) of clarity about where Izzy's love life is heading, but there's still so much more to learn! Like why is Izzy having those dreams? (I think its because she's a reincarnation of the woman Zane loved.) Does Annabelle meet her match with Tim? And what the heck is wrong with Muriel??? Oh! And what are those blasted witches REALLY up to? And where in the world (in time?) is Granny? Smh... all these questions and no answers... *le sigh*
The mystery in these books takes precedence over the story and even though I'm a HUGE romance buff, I actually didn't mind. It made the romantic parts that much sweeter.
I'm really glad I came across this author. I most definitely will be picking up more of her works in the future.
Shelf: Happy Birthday
Date finished: August 5
Rating: 4 stars
This is not a complaint about the series but at book 11 I feel like Merit and company have been through enough drama to last a few lifetimes. As fun as it is visiting Chicagoland, I am ready for Merit and Ethan to get their happily ever after and I feel we are slowly getting there with a couple sweet moments at the end:(view spoiler), Mallory and Merit are back to normal, and a wedding (yay)!
Dark Debt was a nice change from all the GP hijinks of the last several books. I enjoyed the story and as usual, plenty of action. There is a "mob" group called the Circle, Ethan's master comes calling, and we get a closer look at Navarre house and their problems (nice to know Cadogen isn't the only house with issues). Surprisingly, Morgan grew on me; I'm rooting for him and hope we see what happens with his house in the next book.
Random thoughts: The snark and banter still amuse me. I love that Mallory and Merit get some girl time. By the end I find myself pizza and a twinkie or something equally processed. I love the lack of relationship drama between Ethan and Merit but gag a little at how lovey dovey they are. Not enough of the Ombuddies. 11 books and very consistent covers!
JustMel - the series sounds fun, it's been added to the mountain.
is my pick for this week's shelf :)
Lol I hope you enjoy them as much as I did Vivian. The first one was a bit... eh... because of the editing, but everything gets waaayyy better in the following books. Oh and just a heads up, they're all cliffhangers. I have a serious love/hate relationship with those things lol
oh cliffhangers. Those drive me nuts lol.
LOL Mel, those damned cliffhangers!I'm really enjoying Magic Shifts, hope you do too.
My opinion changed of Morgan too, Vivian. LOL /Merit's Dad
I finished
and loved it, of course. I'll get my review up before our next shelf.Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Finished
as well. Absolutely loved it, review to come soon.
I was up until well past midnight last night trying to work out table plans with Ben last night (whilst making flowers of course) so I just didn't get any reading done. I hate falling behind!I have 46% to go on The Invisible Library and I am 100 pages in to Days of Blood & Starlight so I will get there....
Ooh, seating plans are the pits!!!!
Shelf #3: Happy Birthday
by Genevieve CogmanRead: 10 Aug
Rating: 4*
I want to be a librarian! The Library of the title is a place which exists between thousands of alternate worlds. The job of the librarians is to enter those worlds in order to acquire books for the library. Each world varies in how much magic exists in it, but what remains is the 'language' which only librarians know and which can be used to control aspects of all worlds. Irene is a junior librarian who is given a student to mentor, Kai, and then sent on a mission which turns out to be in a world contaminated with chaos. This means fae, werewolves and vampires live side by side with humans and the magic of the world has caused chaos there.
The mission very rapidly becomes mortally dangerous and Irene and Kai find themselves battling giant clockwork centipedes, cyborg alligators and, most dangerous of all, Alberich, a rogue librarian who has defected from the library and gained enormous power. Obviously there is something about the particular book Irene and Kai have been sent to acquire which is enormously powerful and which everyone wants.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and I loved the worlds and the different characters. I read it both via Kindle and the linked audio which was useful, but unfortunately the narrator sounded remarkably like the woman's voice on my Satnav. Nevertheless, it was a good read. I think there were a few 'darlings' that the author ought to have murdered (any writer will understand what I mean) because rather than being funny they ended up sounding drawn out, but I will most definitely be continuing this series.
Woo hoo, I'm just about to claim another stamp! Well done everyone.@Mel, I just wanted to check - have you done reading
for our free space category? You may have done so and I missed it (sorry!). If you have, then we can claim that stamp too.Now I need to get cracking on Laini Taylor...
Stamp coming up ~ Yay, team! :D
CONGRATULATIONS, Read or PAIRish!We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'happy birthday'.
[Our updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Woohoo!! :D
Congrats on the stamp Read or Pairish!
Hey NancyHelen! I sure did finish and post that free space book! Go on and get us that stamp!!
Shelf: Series Catch-Up
Date finished: August 8
Rating: 5 stars
This is one of my favorite series. The writing is witty, the story is completely engaging, and the characters are all super lovable.
Some random thoughts:
- I laugh out loud and make funny faces when reading these books, leading to many odd looks from others when I'm in public.
- This is one of the only series where explicit sex weirds me out.
- "Honey-bunny" is only used 3 times but it feels like much more. Maybe it's all of the "baby" endearments.
- Julie is growing into her own and has some awesome scenes.
- I really really like Roland.
~JustMel~ wrote: "Hey NancyHelen! I sure did finish and post that free space book! Go on and get us that stamp!!"See Msg 69 NancyHelen :)
~JustMel~ wrote: "Hey NancyHelen! I sure did finish and post that free space book! Go on and get us that stamp!!"Thanks Mel - I was pretty sure I must have missed it. I'll get that stamp claimed as well :-)
YAY another stamp! Go, team, go! Speaking of going ... I'm gonna get my ass in gear and finally write up a review for Magic Shifts. :) Stamp to come.
CONGRATULATIONS, Read or PAIRish!We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space'.
[Our updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
WTG!! :D
Series: Kate Daniels #8
Shelf: Series Catch-up
Read: 7 Aug
Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮
Review:
Oh, how I love this series. Kate & Curran are two of my favorite characters and they shine in Magic Shifts. This is first time fans really get a chance to see free-from-the-keep Curran. It just reminds you how well these two work together not only as a couple but as a fighting pair. Quite a trip to think of His Furriness livin' in the 'Burbs, but, from the sounds of it, he's made quite the home for Kate, Julie and himself. In fact, to Kate's surprise, they are not living quite as far from friends as she'd expected.
Kate's responsibilities have compounded throughout the series. She's gone from being responsible for herself + her friends + the pack and now + the city. To add to that, the couple takes on a new responsibility; one that I didn't see coming, yet makes perfect sense.
The couple's humorous banter continues to be one of my favorite parts of these books. As always, there were numerous scenes and quotes that made me laugh. I think my favorite this time was:
“Did they think I would throw a tantrum?”I am anxiously awaiting the next installment and "... the last night of the Werewolf Summer."
“Baby, you’re not the tantrum type. You are the scary-smile-and-stabbing type.”
Vivian wrote: "- This is one of the only series where explicit sex weirds me out.- Julie is growing into her own and has some awesome scenes."
I never really expect explicit sex scenes from Ilona and Gordon, so it was a surprise but .... didn't weird me out. Gives another meaning to 'hot tub' :D
I agree (Julie).
Another great review Steph!Congrats on the stamp Read or Pairish!
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And I had 3 or 4 library books come in this week on top of some I already had. Too many books, not enough time.