my first book

January 24, 2012
For Christmas I put together a little book of photos from Denmark to give to my Italo-Danese host parents, Maibritt and Luciano. Denmark is so special to me now that I've experienced it with them and when I began to put together the book, I knew words would play second fiddle to the photographs. It's simple, short, in Italian and one of my favorite presents I've ever gifted. It's so gratifying seeing your own work in print. I highly recommend it.

in denmark, with love
to maibritt & luciano

To Maibritt and Luciano. Thank you very much. I miss you every day.

in denmark

In Denmark, the true country of the beautiful life.

opening

I'm lucky. For many years my feet have been searching for something but I did not know what. Maybe a place of tranquility. A place where my heart rests secure. A home.

Today I still do not know what it is. But I found it in Denmark.








closing

But in the end, the most important thing was not the country. It was my family, so kind and compassionate, teaching me about life and the world.

with love, celeste

With love, Ciccia (pronounced chee-cha, what Maibritt would call me)/ Light Blue ("Celeste" means light blue in Italian, what Luciano would call me)/ Celeste

fin

PS - Thanks to my big brother for hand-modeling.
PPS - I'm off to my first day at my new job!!

23 comments:

  1. oh my gosh, Celeste, this is just beautiful :) such a great idea! I never thought of making a book of my own!

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a great idea!!!
    And your book is sooo beautiful - beautiful photos, beautiful thoughts.

    Good luck at your new job!
    Have a great day.

    ReplyDelete
  3. this is a great idea! and a really beautiful book! xxx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Beautiful, thoughtful gift, Celeste! I am sure they will cherish it. I'll have to remember this idea :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Gorgeous photos! I bet they will be touched.

    ReplyDelete
  6. wow, this is incredibly thoughtful and sweet. Good luck today!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow. That is amazing. What a beautiful dedication.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Aw, this is lovely! I am sure they will love it.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Wow. Gorgeous, gorgeous photos. And such a thoughtful gift!

    ReplyDelete
  10. this looks amazing! ps. i can't for the life of me, figure out how to get a photo to stretch across both pages on blurb...help!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Chelsey-- I actually couldn't find an option for a two-page spread for one photo (dumb, I know). I had to add the same photo to each page, magnify them to the same percentage and then line them up on my own.

    ReplyDelete
  12. WOW!!!
    this is beautiful! it's a...real book!!!! wow !

    ReplyDelete
  13. wow what an incredible book! the photos look so amazing in print! what a great way to remember your trip!
    xo,
    cb

    ReplyDelete
  14. double wow! Great book Celeste :]
    You're a very talented lady!

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is genius, perfect, and beautiful. Good luck today!

    (also I want to use mypublisher which I think has a two page spread if anyone is interested in checking that out instead of blurb)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Wow, it looks so amazing!
    http://xtheperfectmess.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  17. beautiful! I've always considered making a little book for my travels, it just seems more heartfelt and lasting than just having photos in an album or on a computer.

    ReplyDelete
  18. this book and idea is incredible! how long were you in denmark? these photos make me want to go there NOW! thanks for sharing these awesome photos.

    ReplyDelete
  19. oh my goodness...this turned out so great. you are ridiculously talented. have i said that already?

    ReplyDelete
  20. You are so talented, Celeste! This is just beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  21. this book is amazing! my brother just did a study abroad in copenhagen and i went and visited him in december--it was amazing. easily my favorite country!

    ReplyDelete