Book Arts Tuesday-Starting a New Spirit Book

I've started a new Spirit Book. The design of the pages is inspired by the approaching season in the Celtic calendar—spring—and the custom of making and hanging a St. Bridget's cross on the door for twelve month's luck. I've always been interested in folk customs, particularly those that connect with the season and form a bridge between the outside world and the one within our homes. I think there is a link between that interest and the Spirit Books.

Here are some of the miniature St. Bridget's crosses I've made for the pages of the book. It's a simplified version made with paper. Traditional ones are made from rushes. I think I have mentioned how faulty my math can be. I am planning for 6 sections in the book with 8 pages in each. My first round of math led me to say that I needed to make 48 crosses. For some strange reason, I decided that was wrong and redid the math to come up with the number 256 (24 x 8) for who knows what reason. Thankfully I realized my original calculation was correct before I continued on past 48.

Upcoming posts this week will feature progress on the book and directions for how to make your own simplified St. Bridget's cross out of paper.