Last week I was the lucky first person to break in Book 3 of Etsyjournal:
![Polly in Etsy Journal 3 [detail]](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/408197784_3a2ad992fa_o.jpg)

Please remember, dear friends, swallowing pits is very bad for you, and will result in strange things growing out of your body. Consider yourself warned!
Four handmade books are travelling from one Etsian to another, and after each artist is done, the spreads are being posted to the Etsyjournal
blog. The gorgeous book was handmade by Lauren [
stellaloella on etsy]. It took me a few days to get started, I was totally blown away by how perfect it was.
I haven't spent much time in the studio at all this year, have mostly been working on prints from the house. Here is a photo of what I've been missing:

I hope to get back there soon.