Passport Cozy

A very fast project! A passport cover. I made this upon a custom order. Her request for it was to be simple and made with linen and vintage fabric, and this is how my result turned out. I find "simple" to be one of the most difficult requests since I love making things absolutely opposite from being simple, as you probably have noticed by now! But I always like to challenge myself and try new things! ;) But I know the great thing about simple things is that they won't get old so quick. Things too fancy makes you tired to look at after a short period of time, but simple and plain things have some sort of allure for you not to get tired of for a long time. So probably the girl will use this passport cover for a long time! That's very good! That's even the best!! Yes!! Shhhhhhhhhh...! Here's a little secret for her. hehe. Her initial letter on the back of the front page! One time I received a handmade gift that had my name on it. "Ayumi" stamped on a ribbon sewn onto the little pouch. It just made me smile and still makes me happy every time I see it and think about her being so careful to stamp each letter of my name. I think a name given is special to everyone. Wow! it's 1:30am! What am I doing? I am not tired at all! I guess I shall do some sewing and reading.. Yes! I am reading a novel now! Woo hoo! This is a nice announcement! .........What's so special about it? Well, I used to be a big reader when I was in Japan but not anymore. In fact, I've only read the books that were assigned by school since I moved to this country. I brought several Japanese books to read with me when I moved here but soon I found that reading books in Japanese was interfering with my English-learning process. Because I got frustrated I entirely stopped reading Japanese novels at some point. It would have been great if I could've moved toward English books, but I was too lazy to finish readng books in a different language. Millions of new vocabulary, expressions, and the cultures behind it to understand the meaning seriously killed me and I found reading to be so tough! The reason I started reading spontaneously is that I thought maybe I have enough English skills to enjoy a book now, if it isn't a complicated one like ones written by Mark Twain, which I had to read for an English class and killed me really bad. And I also thought I want to expand my vocabulary and ways to express emotion and actions to be a better blogger!! Some crafty bloggers are not only good at creating things but also expressing in words on their blogs! I got jealous. so that's why. I am actually really enjoying this book, the Bright Forever. I like myself reading in the bus, on the couch, in the bed, feeling like I am gaining knowledge day by day. I like this feeling a lot! So if you have any books that you want to recommend for me, please leave a comment to let me know! I feel like reading a love-story book or a story about someone with psychological problems or something. And of course most importantly, I enjoy easy-reading! Thanks for reading!