October Journal

 Warm greetings dear readers, happy fall!

I finished this journal for October, but here we are already in November.

     Again I'm working with some antique fabrics that I found during my weekend scavenger hunts.

 Warm October

This grungy piece on the cover was salvaged from a needlepoint antique pillow that I tore up

into pieces, then discovered that I liked the look of the back more than the front! You

can still make out a flower, but I just couldn't resist the rough woolly texture.

 

 

I have definitely found a lot of joy in gathering bits and pieces of old fabrics, I have baskets of them sorted into themes or colours. I put on some calming dreamy music, light a candle or two, and then rummage in my baskets, trying not to think too much, letting my hands move unhindered. I start with a foundation piece of cloth, and then begin to build my layers, moving around little bits of material, lace and fibers until I like the composition, then pin it all together.

While making this journal it struck me that I am creating a collage, but with pieces of cloth instead of papers and paint.

                

         

I love using real pressed flowers on my pages, I happened to find some small antique crocheted swirls and thought they added a sweet little texture to my petals.

   

 "There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October." — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Thank you for looking.....xoxoxoxox

I am so happy to finally enjoy the crisp cool autumn air, this always make me want to bake!

Enjoy the season, I'll be back soon with another fall journal.

 

Love, Lisa 

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