I'm a little slow in posting this, but I wanted to share my story.
It was early December and I was looking at the entry forms for the Grand Nationals. I went to bed that night thinking about what I could do for a decorative scratch box project. I went to sleep with it on my mind and I woke up a couple of hours later with an idea; why not make some little books on a stand. The call could be one of the books! They should, of course, be turkey hunting books. It was a no brainer that TENTH LEGION should be the book that was actually the call. I was lying there thinking about it when I realized that this was a terribly off-the-wall idea, and that's when God seemed to say "Where do you think that idea came from, anyway?" I knew then and there that His book had to be included in the set! Here are the results:
The bookends are cherry wood gobbler silhouettes, sitting on Magnolia blocks that look like marble. I did the lettering with my laser and used the fonts that the actual book covers were printed in.
TENTH LEGION was the call. It was made of mahogany. The bookmark was the striker. Sorry the picture is not better:
I knew that I was up against a lot of great call makers, but I hoped just to get a small bit of recognition. I was more than happy to learn that it took fourth place, and one of the first people that I broke the news to was Mr. Tom Kelly. Just to see his smile and a nod of approval was something that I will never forget! I hope the author of the thick, black, book approved, too!
The title of the project is RECOMMENDED READING.
Thanks for looking!
Tom
