Extreme Distress - Cover

I decided my cover needed to feel like the book that came back to Bluma from Carlos. I wanted a toughened cover with a cement like feel. I now need to develop a filthy crust for my book, so I'm waiting for David (my husband) to go out and then going to half bury it in the garden. David really doesn't understand altering books at all, this will be beyond him. With any luck my labrador will find it and help the process a bit! Cloth Paper Scisssors this month has an interview with Cas Holmes who talks about burying fabric to weather it, so before I bury it I'm going to wrap a piece of muslin around it for use in the book later on.



I had a book last week from Pascale, which arrived in a wonderful recycled envelope, I am saving this until my book is finished as an outer cover I can tie up with string. I may even post it back to myself again!