Franz, Adelaide and the Bishop of Bamberg

Back in May 2012, Erinbit sent me this cute card:

She's from Asheville, a "cool town" in the mountains of western NC. She said she was in the middle of reading "The Girl in the Flammable Skirt," a collection of weird short stories. I've never actually read a collection of short stories before, which is odd, since I read alot. Anyway, she asked what I'm reading, and today (August 16, 2012) I'm finally sending her a response. Yay! Just in case you're interested too, here's what I told her: Right now I'm reading the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and a few days ago I finished Life Laughs by Jenny McCarthy. This summer I also read 2 books that have been sitting on my shelf for years: Sahara by Clive Cussler and The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum.

 Her sendsomething profile says she's into upcycling, and she even has her own etsy shop. So, I decided to actually make her something. Months ago I bought a really old book just for this purpose and I finally got around to cutting it up last night. The book is called Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and the Drama, by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and it was published in 1892. Holy cow!

This is the card, unfolded:

And this is the description of the print "Franz, Adelaide and the Bishop of Bamberg", I pasted on the inside of the card:

And then I cut the next page into an envelope (well, my cricut cut it):

There's a funny poem on the envelope that wrap around to the front so you can't read it all, so here it is:
      "Here lies Fred,
Who was alive, and is dead.
    Had it been his father,
    I had much rather;
    Had it been his brother,
    Still better than another;
    Had it been his sister,
    No one would have missed her;
Had it been the whole generation,
    Still better for the nation;
    But, since 'tis only Fred
    Who was alive, and is dead,
      There's no more to be said!"
- the epitaph written about Fred Lewis, prince of Wales, father of George III.