The Swallows and Amazons Page

I know I've said it before: isn't it great when one project you've been working on leads into another? I would never have got to this page if my scrapbooking friend Helen hadn't put out an appeal for warm woolly hats. I could knit some hats, I thought, and I did. Then I found a book of patterns, I knitted a skull and crossbones hat and it turned into this:

Then I knitted another and it turned into this:

A wardrobe of hats and scarves for a little boy I know. And then I thought, if I can put a fringe on a scarf, what would a fringe on a page look like? So I tried it out:

I punched a couple of holes and cut some lengths of embroidery thread and knotted them through and I kind of like it. A tone on tone version would add a nice border to a wedding page or (and if I have the patience some day soon, I'm going to try this) a big circle with a yellow fringe right round would be a great base for a page about lions. Or would black on black be menacing enough for a page about killer penguins? Mmm