This was almost the final choice for a decorated guest book:
The idea was to place the lace over most, but not all, of the front cover. Then add the ribbon for an edging, to give it a finished look. (Also, of course, creating a finished surface on the inside with a bit of navy blue satin.
In the end, we went with a different piece of lace (more textured) and no ribbon. But I still like this one a lot!
The lace pieces were all samples we had gotten from Fabric.com (now in stash) and the ribbon was in stash as well. Probably it came from a gift-wrapped Amazon package, back when they were using boxes and ribbon instead of the pretty, glitzy drawstring bags they use now. (We got a lot of lace and fabric samples when the idea of sewing the wedding dress was being considered. I fully intend to use those samples! Even if it's for embroidery test pieces and fiddling around.)
The actual guest book was from Amazon as well.
After The Big Day, I will try and post a picture of the guest book as it was finally decorated. (The bride has off-site storage for things that are completed.) The lace chosen was an embroidered net lace, very textural, in champagne. It had a pretty edge that we let lie across the cover without a ribbon. I did use glue on the inside of the cover to hold it, and then added a rectangle of navy satin--with the edges folded back--to the inside to give it a finished appearance.
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