My Story Books

I thank God that He is in the Master Storyteller, and I thank Him for the many stories He's written into my life. Seeing God's hand and plan in my life is one reason this project was so meaningful for me.

On a decor site I saw painted books tied together with a vintage ribbons and they looked lovely. And that gave me the idea for this project.

First I bought hard cover books of various sizes from Goodwill ($1.50) and the Dollar Store ($1).

 Then I  painted the book covers with acrylic paint, all the same color.

I decided on these five shapes and sizes for my collection.

Then I thought of titles that described different aspects of my life, picked fonts I liked, and ran them off.  For those who are interested these are the "stories" behind my titles:

1. Teen-Age Bride--I was married at 19 to my highschool sweetheart.

2. The Soldier's Wife--my husband was a career Army officer and I loved the life.

3. Better Than Gold at Fort Knox--I found Jesus when we were stationed at Fort Knox (where gold is also stored). This is my most important book because it means my name is written in the most important book of all time, the BOOK OF LIFE (Luke 10:20; Revelation 20:11-13).

4. All Things Work for Good--This is what God says about all of life in Romans 8:28. When we know Him, even the bad things work for good. My life has had sadness, sorrow, pain and sickness, but the longer my journey, the more easily I see how all things, even the most difficult, have worked for my good--made me stronger, more understanding, more forgiving, less self-righteous. 

5. Still Crazy in Love--I've been married for 41 years and I'm more deeply in love with my husband now than when I married him. Who said teen-aged marriages don't work? : )

I think there's a better way to do this next step, but I did it this way:

1. I taped the titles where I wanted them on the book spines.

2. With a pen, I outlined the letters, pressing hard.

3. Then I traced (in pencil) the impressions my pen outlines had left.

 4. Finally, I used permanent marker to trace over and fill in the letters.

 I tried my collection several places in my house with different accent items to see where it looked best. This is #1--on an antique oak desk in my entry area.

 #2 on a vintage school desk in my kitchen

  #3--on the vintage dresser I use as a buffet in my dining room. These bookends were a gift from my sister several years ago. I think they're neat. But I had them in the room where my two-year-old granddaughter slept when she spent the night with us, and she asked me to move them because they were scarey. I can see how she thought that. So I took them out of that room.

 I'd love to have you leave a comment and tell me what your five titles would be if you made a book collection of your life.

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1000 Gifts: I thank God that He is in the Master Storyteller, and I thank Him for the many stories He's written into my life.