jeri - ignore the stamp topic

amy has a huge stash of stamps and offered to share some with me. certain ones, she reserved. the alcoholism stamps were not in her reserved stack. i jumped on them because i loved the font. then, i had a big problem. every time i wanted to use them, i figured they would be a terrible insult to the recipient. then, i decided that i would just have to risk it. jeri is the least likely person i know to be an alcoholic. below is a photo of her with a *tree-cozy* that she knit for a tree in her home town. if that isn't proof that she is a very sober person, i don't know what is. jeri is on the right. my mom is on the left.

this could be a lesson in how to look at fonts and figure out your own letters. if anyone is interested in a full lesson, let me know in the comment section, and i will add some font-copying lessons.

the photo was taken in october when i took my mom to visit the special collection of books at the u of iowa library. really wonderful books. anyone who has not taken time to visit a special collection should do so. they have hand made books as well as very old book, hand written, from pre-printing press days. they are called manuscript books and they are really spectacular to see in person.

also...this is a great link if you enjoy little handmade books

http://uispeccoll.tumblr.com/post/64130632498/miniature-tuesday-didnt-quite-finish-these