tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88074292807443576722024-03-16T08:46:56.252-04:00 Paper Attic Papercrafting mixed media madness...Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-63525835530571634822024-03-16T08:29:00.015-04:002024-03-16T08:46:23.396-04:00In the Bleak MidWinter<p style="text-align: center;">Dear lovely readers, here is a journal that began in a daydream when I was listening to my favourite Christmas carol, <b><i>"In the Bleak Midwinter"</i></b>. How familiar and beautiful both the melody and the words are...I've sung this hymn many times and it never fails to stir me, and paint a wintery white scene when the world is cold and barren but yet still full of hope.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">'Bleak Midwinter'</span></i></b><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DGZGKhshu6C4hhZcASpUtJczbb_pf82x14sEJ7R_rDFKpM2a0yJIJhz0UcyoIPFbCeXhM1bosZSIERR8q_4LI_mHiX8Yg4AjTlroXwHT_GNgB8ZnrwaPkoQ6qoB_n8flcG93ZhITD_SzI7ngvAIBJ8XxxJ70qZU0ItZ8lgIO_je6KK_R4O31WnntPVQ/s800/Bleak%202%20blog%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DGZGKhshu6C4hhZcASpUtJczbb_pf82x14sEJ7R_rDFKpM2a0yJIJhz0UcyoIPFbCeXhM1bosZSIERR8q_4LI_mHiX8Yg4AjTlroXwHT_GNgB8ZnrwaPkoQ6qoB_n8flcG93ZhITD_SzI7ngvAIBJ8XxxJ70qZU0ItZ8lgIO_je6KK_R4O31WnntPVQ/s16000/Bleak%202%20blog%203.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I was curious about the words to this carol, and I discovered that the renowned poetess <b><i>Christina Rossetti </i></b>wrote the poem that became this wonderful carol. I dove head first into her world and her family, learning about the turbulent and intriguing art scene in Victorian London called <b><i>The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood</i></b> created by Christina's brother <b><i>Dante Gabriel Rossetti</i></b> and various others Victorian painters.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I began to envision a journal that was snowy white, with glistening icicles; a small tribute to a marvelous, talented and mysterious woman whose poetry is still much admired and now fully recognized outside of the shadows of her well known brother. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2_K5CDUkfJAO2dFARbn5R8-fix6YtdHd0XDwAxYuxBAtcFt_snnWpcexX4hNgVA91he078ZCeSjgJkOnBHUzUkoHbwWW7lmBQFD1Awo951EHqgUuaQtUqbnzGfiFc5UGny4PUkUIjsj9YgxLdqLZx0olfTEbSRJortJi93Tw9YzetsaDC1Xetij1SoI/s800/Bleak%201%20blog-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2_K5CDUkfJAO2dFARbn5R8-fix6YtdHd0XDwAxYuxBAtcFt_snnWpcexX4hNgVA91he078ZCeSjgJkOnBHUzUkoHbwWW7lmBQFD1Awo951EHqgUuaQtUqbnzGfiFc5UGny4PUkUIjsj9YgxLdqLZx0olfTEbSRJortJi93Tw9YzetsaDC1Xetij1SoI/s16000/Bleak%201%20blog-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The cover is many layers of white and cream cotton and lace, all stitched together with a vintage brooch with a tiny portrait of Christina. These pages are an <i>hommage</i> to this lovely lady, and how even in the bleakness of winter, we can know there is refuge and salvation.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">After all the deeply coloured journals I have created in the past few months, it felt so light and refreshing to work with a palette of such pale whites, creams, silver and gold.<br /><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdbjKIBxjUJNptX3G3rLzlzS4RHopGtttkIAHJT5MlRM_NDrTt4lL9PL51f-ytPDqDdBu-t1XzX09r9obkZh5a4NVEdMytaZcnL_L2ZBZXgokkMUE6X9keNJkbPJS30Jb9YW2oh8C3fSLlOODHq0IudqdX9Abvr33B_dOhFkEuDTmEG4amQCevOSAqVE/s800/Bleak%203%20blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdbjKIBxjUJNptX3G3rLzlzS4RHopGtttkIAHJT5MlRM_NDrTt4lL9PL51f-ytPDqDdBu-t1XzX09r9obkZh5a4NVEdMytaZcnL_L2ZBZXgokkMUE6X9keNJkbPJS30Jb9YW2oh8C3fSLlOODHq0IudqdX9Abvr33B_dOhFkEuDTmEG4amQCevOSAqVE/s16000/Bleak%203%20blog.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeD_uEPu7X28ytiom3Hn3YtbCesJeQM6j3EDVdXtBnEq8e42Fzj4p0jFCfFmAiRn_66nZl_TqSRL94HJmkT5hyphenhyphenSM3cXdQcBoWt30fPUO1jXvgBgIbd3nVTaT228RgN_HhgUmirntQy_GxDWC9BVzl2HY4uxjBLplLp6lGpAkcsRn3V_JBXhv2jKWFgJs/s16000/%20Bleak%2016.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Christina's poem <b><i>"Goblin Market" </i></b>is perhaps her best know work, and is a narrative poem about two sisters who eat forbidden fruit and struggle to survive the Goblin temptations.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I recently discovered <b><i>Arthur Rackham</i></b>, a wonderful illustrator at the turn of the century who created drawings of many famous fairy tales. 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<div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">In the bleak midwinter, long ago.<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">The ox and ass and camel which adore.<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Angels and archangels may have gathered there,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">What can I give Him, poor as I am?<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;<br /></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>- Christina Rossetti 1872</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSg5xTFLlTF7gSbzCfCmHoso0kwLSsItLiI5w7zjxuqEJRkEdg0cYEY_eN9Cyt9K0RCGeIemS_zAmjlHMPiGFDJ0axU_g5YzwWK41lPJvohCdvw1-WS1jJYMoiwn5Byxwi-lb1nd4tFiTPrTjBUAf_tpiMkRY6kPeYNyNPv98MiYtGaM_lrSgqUoV-cc/s500/%20Bleak%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSg5xTFLlTF7gSbzCfCmHoso0kwLSsItLiI5w7zjxuqEJRkEdg0cYEY_eN9Cyt9K0RCGeIemS_zAmjlHMPiGFDJ0axU_g5YzwWK41lPJvohCdvw1-WS1jJYMoiwn5Byxwi-lb1nd4tFiTPrTjBUAf_tpiMkRY6kPeYNyNPv98MiYtGaM_lrSgqUoV-cc/s320/%20Bleak%2017.jpg" width="309" /></a></div></i></b><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC2A34Fu75NzT6fLf_Dw-JyVUKdkT9Gxl5LMDcVIAVoZ1HLtCoqEJOULqsUq-TYA7xg6I1Gdv_lUU627Msl7WbyD2l3x8ubrsel0J9aiCSjFU4GVNIec62ByzrNLpBZoCx0supG9p0nrnazjO4nRKqLOkbytOQ4YS8L-gefirm0NoeU_F3uAITw50CN0/s800/Bleak%2015%20blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC2A34Fu75NzT6fLf_Dw-JyVUKdkT9Gxl5LMDcVIAVoZ1HLtCoqEJOULqsUq-TYA7xg6I1Gdv_lUU627Msl7WbyD2l3x8ubrsel0J9aiCSjFU4GVNIec62ByzrNLpBZoCx0supG9p0nrnazjO4nRKqLOkbytOQ4YS8L-gefirm0NoeU_F3uAITw50CN0/s16000/Bleak%2015%20blog.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for looking! I hope my winter journal has inspired you in some way, and do go and look up the women of the Pre- Raphaelite period, they were wonderfully talented and outrageously beautiful souls.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Love, Lisa xoxoxo</b></i><br /></p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-23484834631424948512023-12-25T21:46:00.034-05:002023-12-26T11:24:57.060-05:00Tidings of great joy<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Merry Christmas to all my lovely readers, I hope you have all had a wonderful day with family, </div><div style="text-align: center;">good food, and maybe even a little time for crafting? </div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to share my Christmas journal that I have made over the last month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Christmas Bells</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWbB5HN7cMH615awkMCXN9SwB85V8jeR7oFKE6BQiUfgbfLTC4h2mWeijtzoaL99U-85pCqhZv1MWniJUslL8v6M3eTn5VVX-Wu5q2_tBSaLcwvcTeAkNuBdVr-tKdiHSqC18roOC0dBVOCHV325kHjMfM0ujuuDrHBnBlCNHSTnA8rAoqQ2bSrbLTuU/s750/Christmas%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWbB5HN7cMH615awkMCXN9SwB85V8jeR7oFKE6BQiUfgbfLTC4h2mWeijtzoaL99U-85pCqhZv1MWniJUslL8v6M3eTn5VVX-Wu5q2_tBSaLcwvcTeAkNuBdVr-tKdiHSqC18roOC0dBVOCHV325kHjMfM0ujuuDrHBnBlCNHSTnA8rAoqQ2bSrbLTuU/s16000/Christmas%201a.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have been gathering Christmas fabrics and ephemera for quite a while so I had a really nice collection of bits to work with here. I always start with some watercolour or mixed media paper that I tea dye and then add inks in whatever colours I'm working with. Then I added pages from several vintage Christmas carol booklets that I have found at estate sales. I also had some family Christmas cards, bits of wrapping paper and tags from gifts. I made the cover by taking apart a vintage velvety Christmas stocking that had sweet little brass jingle bells. I then layered on some Christmas Suffolk puffs, and some Prima flowers left over from my scrap booking days. I love how it turned out.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N4klLbK50FaCtNIszfBwFjvbSE-ChBjklVX3dTd_L6EkTe5V0UKM8CIayWRA6Td1VdMiNf4yOgJOxNhkdZTe_ThhokLcJVkwyr3MbPTAtxazsuaBGi6Y13flu4WzqRB-QL4UpFdWjkBM0juJeSa8FnhqwigmgbTSyLIjWXRu6s5Z4MlkoCIfHv1vDwk/s750/Christmas%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N4klLbK50FaCtNIszfBwFjvbSE-ChBjklVX3dTd_L6EkTe5V0UKM8CIayWRA6Td1VdMiNf4yOgJOxNhkdZTe_ThhokLcJVkwyr3MbPTAtxazsuaBGi6Y13flu4WzqRB-QL4UpFdWjkBM0juJeSa8FnhqwigmgbTSyLIjWXRu6s5Z4MlkoCIfHv1vDwk/s16000/Christmas%202.jpg" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT-3W14tIhok4pitrwZCy8ndftPhaulAXn8817D5KLLrSTVxbbIZy7VyB4CW8lHnbf2wenxF2M3HnHt9Wi3qLX7wGs4Sqwco1I-6NHYDpmqw41MWtIPxFnGLR1KRfE5SQu2watV06HqEP6l2uP689Z3mwgZB-zbZMcxVCbssf8zrpSsnZp_V-2ItXCHM/s750/Christmas%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT-3W14tIhok4pitrwZCy8ndftPhaulAXn8817D5KLLrSTVxbbIZy7VyB4CW8lHnbf2wenxF2M3HnHt9Wi3qLX7wGs4Sqwco1I-6NHYDpmqw41MWtIPxFnGLR1KRfE5SQu2watV06HqEP6l2uP689Z3mwgZB-zbZMcxVCbssf8zrpSsnZp_V-2ItXCHM/s16000/Christmas%204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8pjiaun_NTQXwhlyZp137xc_ifkTB4cV7wguQYs9-aLq9is23yiUcjQBi62pZGx9gXbZ_9_f0Xqe4jQHtHFSBTtz19G5A_QoNOhM9yBg0H9uMeW-1JplOvuvcd8oyEARRUSqQkZ6oDpt-XEBEVGi1SHp8NdubgvdpSAYP1DBAN1WpLENeYmjeiw0U5c/s750/Christmas%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8pjiaun_NTQXwhlyZp137xc_ifkTB4cV7wguQYs9-aLq9is23yiUcjQBi62pZGx9gXbZ_9_f0Xqe4jQHtHFSBTtz19G5A_QoNOhM9yBg0H9uMeW-1JplOvuvcd8oyEARRUSqQkZ6oDpt-XEBEVGi1SHp8NdubgvdpSAYP1DBAN1WpLENeYmjeiw0U5c/s16000/Christmas%203.jpg" /></a></div> </i></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b>I had so many lovely materials to work with to work with, I even had saved some candy wrappers from my favourite sweets, and they made cute little frames. Be creative and think about all the little bits of paper wrapping or packaging you can use, I added some gorgeous little vintage embroidered handkerchiefs, bits of lace to make pockets, pages from a vintage children's Christmas book, even the programme from our Candlelight church service. All these can tell your family Christmas story, your traditions, and what makes the season special to you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX35KMaoQPuOIXCeXdwmY_6VBeqT6Yec-DaiInr6n9jwTqiYj1jgU9Fyiy7CsOAMgYJ6TiDQsssf7EKa2Murt_vY2e138QY8s1V1v_pCQccCDfxhdkeUan7kvD44rgKjcRzI7LUByqC3beRWECHOITIWrtNbpqLY7KZ3lgDkIPJdHrkM2Gst9chhcuJM/s750/Christmas%2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX35KMaoQPuOIXCeXdwmY_6VBeqT6Yec-DaiInr6n9jwTqiYj1jgU9Fyiy7CsOAMgYJ6TiDQsssf7EKa2Murt_vY2e138QY8s1V1v_pCQccCDfxhdkeUan7kvD44rgKjcRzI7LUByqC3beRWECHOITIWrtNbpqLY7KZ3lgDkIPJdHrkM2Gst9chhcuJM/s16000/Christmas%2018.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuZcqxwme7e2Fyq5w7zRnj2RpFlQ7hIpcTpo0AcLJCmupTQ3nqumYUb1w88VxkEsrg7tyhrFvua_9TsTPII-VGM_EvP4v4cIE0GtoWZuDV7E0t4R3ifXd0Cjyp43rZ1B8x_zVFADeBxRTndoc9VdGoDTCqiaWTLoO-gas3J68fu8D3xQy9tT2-nrrYhc/s750/Christmas%2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This back cover I sewed a vintage doily over a piece of pretty ribbon and attached a Celtic cross ornament. And below on the back cover I found this vintage brass reindeer pin at an antique shop.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFq89-D4GPA0LtzVYkf3rNOalFhuEwLL9hvyq4Mtlg8xYN8rEg8MNoH3DW0Nxn5OB0mTBPTkkcS9na46NGLKVd-e0H4pVAGMRP6Omcz5vCwAEMDlwJMV_skPCJFv8kpvAxTE3P06Omefyxx0YMf-6XenDbbmL0hddj8qYFoCymwmoB7FOK4_0C36BKCU/s750/Christmas%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFq89-D4GPA0LtzVYkf3rNOalFhuEwLL9hvyq4Mtlg8xYN8rEg8MNoH3DW0Nxn5OB0mTBPTkkcS9na46NGLKVd-e0H4pVAGMRP6Omcz5vCwAEMDlwJMV_skPCJFv8kpvAxTE3P06Omefyxx0YMf-6XenDbbmL0hddj8qYFoCymwmoB7FOK4_0C36BKCU/s16000/Christmas%2012.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I wish all of you a happy Christmas and a wonderful Happy New Year! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for visiting, I have so many exciting plans for the new year approaching, I hope you feel inspired to create your own Christmas journal, it was such a pleasure creating this one while listening to my favourite Christmas carols.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Love, Lisa xoxox </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b><div align="left" style="padding-left: 14px; padding-top: 13px;"><span style="color: #3c605b; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"> A Christmas Carol </span><span style="color: #3c605b; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><b><i>by Emily Dickinson</i></b></span></span></div>
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Welcome, sweet Christmas, blest be the morn<br />That Christ our Saviour was born!<br />Earth's Redeemer, to save us from all danger,<br />And, as the Holy Record tells, born in a manger.<br /><br />Chorus --<br /><br />Then ring, ring, Christmas bells,<br />Till your sweet music o'er the kingdom swells,<br />To warn the people to respect the morn<br />That Christ their Saviour was born. <br /><br />The snow was on the ground when Christ was born,<br />And the Virgin Mary His mother felt very forlorn<br />As she lay in a horse's stall at a roadside inn,<br />Till Christ our Saviour was born to free us from sin.<br /><br />Oh! think of the Virgin Mary as she lay<br />In a lowly stable on a bed of hay,<br />And angels watching O'er her till Christ was born,<br />Therefore all the people should respect Christmas morn.<br /><br />The way to respect Christmas time<br />Is not by drinking whisky or wine,<br />But to sing praises to God on Christmas morn,<br />The time that Jesus Christ His Son was born;<br /><br />Whom He sent into the world to save sinners from hell<br />And by believing in Him in heaven we'll dwell;<br />Then blest be the morn that Christ was born,<br />Who can save us from hell, death, and scorn.<br /><br />Then he warned, and respect the Saviour dear,<br />And treat with less respect the New Year,<br />And respect always the blessed morn<br />That Christ our Saviour was born.<br /><br />For each new morn to the Christian is dear,<br />As well as the morn of the New Year,<br />And he thanks God for the light of each new morn.<br />Especially the morn that Christ was born.<br /><br />Therefore, good people, be warned in time,<br />And on Christmas morn don't get drunk with wine<br />But praise God above on Christmas morn,<br />Who sent His Son to save us from hell and scorn.<br /><br />There the heavenly babe He lay<br />In a stall among a lot of hay,<br />While the Angel Host by Bethlehem<br />Sang a beautiful and heavenly anthem.<br /><br />Christmas time ought to be held most dear,<br />Much more so than the New Year,<br />Because that's the time that Christ was born,<br />Therefore respect Christmas morn.<br /><br />And let the rich be kind to the poor,<br />And think of the hardships they do endure,<br />Who are neither clothed nor fed,<br />And Many without a blanket to their bed. </i></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-10682655619904743722023-11-04T20:30:00.002-04:002023-11-04T23:24:20.771-04:00October Journal<div style="text-align: center;"> Warm greetings dear readers, happy fall!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished this journal for October, but here we are already in November.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Again I'm working with some antique fabrics that I found during my weekend scavenger hunts.<br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i> Warm October</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1fnDYGusw_qk6qhWcgcTkhzlUaoeyKfEeb0cldmvRL9wlYT16Dve_nL2hnZYfgzqr1yMZPGPABK_W7pgDLJYOZ8OysyUg7kVYuVWSWje_ych0mYyO2t6DHs64En47FfLCu_Ksd66h7g8sqiLoi6yqmoDMjTp5vOPhujDk62gzhsHQy1FePUK7FU3TCY/s750/October%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1fnDYGusw_qk6qhWcgcTkhzlUaoeyKfEeb0cldmvRL9wlYT16Dve_nL2hnZYfgzqr1yMZPGPABK_W7pgDLJYOZ8OysyUg7kVYuVWSWje_ych0mYyO2t6DHs64En47FfLCu_Ksd66h7g8sqiLoi6yqmoDMjTp5vOPhujDk62gzhsHQy1FePUK7FU3TCY/s16000/October%201-2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This grungy piece on the cover was salvaged from a needlepoint antique pillow that I tore up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into pieces, then discovered that I liked the look of the back more than the front! You</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can still make out a flower, but I just couldn't resist the rough woolly texture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimycGm01Z2c4EWGnxiVFFm9j5eOt4EzTIiPa0liCHgdwnY4wvCzfFyoX4tKHL1rwYUILGBuwknvMUl_-pA7DicROifwIHa0dl3VothYLEP-MvRT4muBHlg7QoAW5s-ZLtAVO-p_knLeK-PGUMBbcX6tQuafy4_XdzmQ3bniYV0Q6TfdNM4PZq-uMsMDmQ/s750/October%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimycGm01Z2c4EWGnxiVFFm9j5eOt4EzTIiPa0liCHgdwnY4wvCzfFyoX4tKHL1rwYUILGBuwknvMUl_-pA7DicROifwIHa0dl3VothYLEP-MvRT4muBHlg7QoAW5s-ZLtAVO-p_knLeK-PGUMBbcX6tQuafy4_XdzmQ3bniYV0Q6TfdNM4PZq-uMsMDmQ/s16000/October%202.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJpTDKc-gtM2PettOG4uYagT8IABL68b_fPvijPI0PnaHXOoxgDQgNd-8eyTHSxhuJHQA9SXREhPk4TZ-Mify-HcPMyyOttfiqFLkf5bHExrtLP-DnbrS4HCdJEhYwTvdEQ8QPIvx0ZYF4jdVj0tTluc2PgE2kGaL7JHpPg4Ksmxbijo-PZO5L2jQ4F8/s750/October%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJpTDKc-gtM2PettOG4uYagT8IABL68b_fPvijPI0PnaHXOoxgDQgNd-8eyTHSxhuJHQA9SXREhPk4TZ-Mify-HcPMyyOttfiqFLkf5bHExrtLP-DnbrS4HCdJEhYwTvdEQ8QPIvx0ZYF4jdVj0tTluc2PgE2kGaL7JHpPg4Ksmxbijo-PZO5L2jQ4F8/s16000/October%209.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While making this journal it struck me that I am creating a collage, but with pieces of cloth instead of papers and paint. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIijIJFpcBtC64ZJ730DHuKFtoQTbs1_NR0jxivn1iB9Epy2yelMNiKaeBRL7U_Nw1IcclGMEcGGEBm7uPHKiAOcw87kauaS3ZlPMI_0tew65ZAYHzKwOxh3lJu_A3Y0WRsBlveID54-p8o_qEyNYSPmWuEMuMjVwpvcQOxOfsaRJnc_BVPnFWBbk8Ak/s750/October%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIijIJFpcBtC64ZJ730DHuKFtoQTbs1_NR0jxivn1iB9Epy2yelMNiKaeBRL7U_Nw1IcclGMEcGGEBm7uPHKiAOcw87kauaS3ZlPMI_0tew65ZAYHzKwOxh3lJu_A3Y0WRsBlveID54-p8o_qEyNYSPmWuEMuMjVwpvcQOxOfsaRJnc_BVPnFWBbk8Ak/s16000/October%2015.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in
October." — <b>Nathaniel Hawthorne</b><span><span></span><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for looking.<b><i>....xoxoxoxox</i></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so happy to finally enjoy the crisp cool autumn air, this always make me want to bake!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the season, I'll be back soon with another fall journal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Love, Lisa </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>xoxoxoxx </i></b><br /></div><p><br /> </p></div></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-91412068779386623412023-09-29T10:23:00.000-04:002023-09-29T10:23:45.938-04:00Plum Birthday Journal<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello lovely ladies. It's my birthday month and as I shared last September a journal I had made for myself, I'm back this month to do the same. As I go on my weekly scavenger hunts I often find random vintage textiles that are of wildly varying colours - but alas - there is a method to my madness (I think!) and these dusty forgotten lovely pieces of cloth come home with me where I wash them tenderly and sort them into baskets. Over the summer I gathered a few plum coloured fabrics and so they all came together in my new birthday journal. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: large;">September </span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBSj4E--NZkDk9BCJSi0g7Vpj3SiclnL3JnNZzu_3sh2ruXaogvHzMZKp5hIwVlwVzW6Y2JGhATy-FjjazrjwBMFPlusdRXP_kR8a-dj8t7T7IRSWQ6S5805FkEyDztzi0iks29-8glLCkvwaEUKUWr-_a5H0RuNQd8gnknI1bWgNdKIHU0_soIktSys/s750/Plum%201%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="613" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBSj4E--NZkDk9BCJSi0g7Vpj3SiclnL3JnNZzu_3sh2ruXaogvHzMZKp5hIwVlwVzW6Y2JGhATy-FjjazrjwBMFPlusdRXP_kR8a-dj8t7T7IRSWQ6S5805FkEyDztzi0iks29-8glLCkvwaEUKUWr-_a5H0RuNQd8gnknI1bWgNdKIHU0_soIktSys/s16000/Plum%201%2023.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I created a collage of different bits of vintage trims and velvety flowers. I found this vintage silver plated leaf decoration in a thrift store that really made me happy, I thought it added the perfect touch to my cover of of fanciful flowers.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPUAKujZ6l0DcbF14KCKYWHYx35-e8pcQb3wJQV0O76QyOr8nkCBRKPLiaKqUfRu-5XOJ5MaQDdVatxWDJTMTYE29-NmnyIo6BvVVmvRjCtf2KvzSJrEgWtO7zEQbcIkdFfd6Jzda4C6cz-iWEtarNpESJb973QBM_n5RzNCQ3-kN0in_if_p5CZhCc/s750/Plum%202%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPUAKujZ6l0DcbF14KCKYWHYx35-e8pcQb3wJQV0O76QyOr8nkCBRKPLiaKqUfRu-5XOJ5MaQDdVatxWDJTMTYE29-NmnyIo6BvVVmvRjCtf2KvzSJrEgWtO7zEQbcIkdFfd6Jzda4C6cz-iWEtarNpESJb973QBM_n5RzNCQ3-kN0in_if_p5CZhCc/s16000/Plum%202%2023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I made a trip home this summer where I had time to pull out some old family photo albums.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a joy it is to see an old photograph and suddenly find long lost memories washing over you. This photograph of me as a little girl made me recall that my very first memories are here in this apartment on Eglinton Avenue. I distinctly remember my very young self looking up in absolute wonder at very long crystal clear icicles hanging from the eaves of the entrance. Winter is such a magical time when you are young. I also remember my Dad taking us to a nearby park where we would ride a toboggan down the icy hills into piles of fluffy snow.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVN-x9bJLoCMsm2WM51OdtVXcBlAPj0VHYHqq6-cVkc3vCLC-kL76AciYmK520l4uEZRWVndN7kemO1wH6cBD6y19oJeRvLuHYO54ad3o4gbvMCcYumjXStBWXN266FmAVkzjd97xOkaJ5s4qtodzWue8grO0CZFFFsfzz7R6TOmm9DAs4RH6dz9sqsM/s750/Plum%203%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVN-x9bJLoCMsm2WM51OdtVXcBlAPj0VHYHqq6-cVkc3vCLC-kL76AciYmK520l4uEZRWVndN7kemO1wH6cBD6y19oJeRvLuHYO54ad3o4gbvMCcYumjXStBWXN266FmAVkzjd97xOkaJ5s4qtodzWue8grO0CZFFFsfzz7R6TOmm9DAs4RH6dz9sqsM/s16000/Plum%203%2023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'll be back with another share. Thanks for looking and I hope you feel inspired.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Love, Lisa xoxoxox</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></p><div class="c-feature-bd" style="text-align: left;">
<div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView">
<div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Departing summer hath assumed
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>An aspect tenderly illumed,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>The gentlest look of spring;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>That calls from yonder leafy shade
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Unfaded, yet prepared to fade,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>A timely carolling.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>No faint and hesitating trill,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Such tribute as to winter chill
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>The lonely redbreast pays!
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Clear, loud, and lively is the din,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>From social warblers gathering in
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Their harvest of sweet lays.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Nor doth the example fail to cheer
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Me, conscious that my leaf is sere,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>And yellow on the bough:—
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Fall, rosy garlands, from my head!
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Ye myrtle wreaths, your fragrance shed
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Around a younger brow!
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Yet will I temperately rejoice;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Wide is the range, and free the choice
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of undiscordant themes;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Which, haply, kindred souls may prize
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Not less than vernal ecstasies,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>And passion's feverish dreams.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>For deathless powers to verse belong,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>And they like Demi-gods are strong
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>On whom the Muses smile;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>But some their function have disclaimed,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Best pleased with what is aptliest framed
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>To enervate and defile.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Not such the initiatory strains
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Committed to the silent plains
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>In Britain's earliest dawn:
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Trembled the groves, the stars grew pale,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>While all-too-daringly the veil
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of nature was withdrawn!
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Nor such the spirit-stirring note
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>When the live chords Alcæus smote,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Inflamed by sense of wrong;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Woe! woe to Tyrants! from the lyre
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Broke threateningly, in sparkles dire
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of fierce vindictive song.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>And not unhallowed was the page
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>By wingèd Love inscribed, to assuage
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>The pangs of vain pursuit;
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Love listening while the Maid
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>With finest touch of passion swayed
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Her own Æolian lute.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>O ye, who patiently explore
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>The wreck of Herculanean lore,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>What rapture! could ye seize
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Some Theban fragment, or unroll
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>One precious, tender-hearted scroll
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of pure Simonides.
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;">
<i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>That were, indeed, a genuine birth
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of poesy; a bursting forth
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Of genius from the dust:
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>What Horace gloried to behold,
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>What Maro loved, shall we enfold?
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i>Can haughty Time be just!
<br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>September 1819</i></span></b></div><div style="padding-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>by William Wordsworth<br /></i></span></b></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-75711156370539153162022-11-24T20:46:00.000-05:002022-11-24T20:46:36.462-05:00New Autumn journal <div style="text-align: center;"> Hello and a Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers, and warm greetings to all those abroad! We feast on roast turkey and count our blessings on this day; family, faith, love and friends to share happy times with.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to share my latest book, inspired by the fiery colours of autumn, as the trees turn all sorts of warm reds, orange and gold. The size is smaller that I usually make, and I love it, it fits nicely into your hands, and can be brought along with you as you go for a walk or a drive in the countryside. It's so soft and lovely, I used some thick soft brocade and pieces of a beautiful gold and crimson Indian dress that I thrifted.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>'Ode to Autumn'</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcQktfjHSNAegnm1RNP1Xri5FhgMMrrD4qTHsqC17r95OI3rXrXO19XsxFJYbIxsOXXAaf0RSxQWtfKK3XILlHMBQ31-LZl5yy9Iq5-AfIOacqQ2m_R3VJR8gq54Rj14kD8ULl5WdAB20NYjpoTlabaeSI50agaXUYux_BmX4KNgfhinKpHMuVotk/s750/Autumn%20blog%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcQktfjHSNAegnm1RNP1Xri5FhgMMrrD4qTHsqC17r95OI3rXrXO19XsxFJYbIxsOXXAaf0RSxQWtfKK3XILlHMBQ31-LZl5yy9Iq5-AfIOacqQ2m_R3VJR8gq54Rj14kD8ULl5WdAB20NYjpoTlabaeSI50agaXUYux_BmX4KNgfhinKpHMuVotk/s16000/Autumn%20blog%201.jpg" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Aep2ml5vDFoXrPtMp-v5yM8LIYsaPtMBImlHoU2xxgHMMDx36VS-u9nQH2dUuW0TPHTgf2qtyPq7j5Rqz3J_OyXavyjJ1a8vFWF-gOUeu8zohIDBwAx6imnwd9UNfZsbldupYVoQJKUVhDt_IwYUBGtCOYR5OwTpG-IKCCv44SA8YrtspyRMLVYN/s750/Autumn%20blog%2028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr01XwmnwXTkAkawMXiGgRtZiEYalpbR6Uy4KaATBIGX9GXeSkT_Kn8CJK0QtKwI2x0EPN-HF4HIlEGaO4_3e-fSQn6159HyxK6PcqUPKfWI8lMSMa5NavTzmKkSZ2dnoquSdf7x-6ASTMglO3ouEo2gLckE5ECBiWPL8dWoq_2cb8ccRjk69a3dO/s16000/Autumn%20blog%2010.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">This is a small collage I made using a vintage photograph, and little bits of the fabrics</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was using in my journal. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ykhXXFbPv9SPx6WXjmqJTkWvwN-0HYIGeY-KazPsC4NDjVD4OLXdW0DIbFS3U9WSUmvbiHxmwTWaK4dBA6GD_u32maXh-VPJLLGUsdhri6R3Gncf0ob_8fEr0HgTCn_iwZViq-trmQeuh0SR0XBeN4mJn6TCVb6F5usoRoR75wtnxGB4y6qZY0M_/s750/Autumn%20blog%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On the under side of this flap is a </div><div style="text-align: center;">lacey pocket to tuck a note or a photograph into. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqm-3nJUgi1alLU8TKc_KX67dc8h9VAFl40t7C02lI9eCLEuc1IcOidUBuut6slP3GWrCqQN1XZwmoyUb_Qc53F4vboPlCjEj2ovAuyLdasozO8CwJFEBILc_9Naw_yA7j2HYN94i2C50Q3hIsrK5fWpv6cs5o04kqlO74gyjTAwyl3HUFc9gnnnG/s750/Autumn%20blog%2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqm-3nJUgi1alLU8TKc_KX67dc8h9VAFl40t7C02lI9eCLEuc1IcOidUBuut6slP3GWrCqQN1XZwmoyUb_Qc53F4vboPlCjEj2ovAuyLdasozO8CwJFEBILc_9Naw_yA7j2HYN94i2C50Q3hIsrK5fWpv6cs5o04kqlO74gyjTAwyl3HUFc9gnnnG/s16000/Autumn%20blog%2021.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKzR_lSFUK5eRQntjjJ4gXY_Il893KTwos1wlmIiB1IqJWrCyq98pFw62zmuev-97FxPvijInAmDquTHxfffXWr4YjJGKbKAMlybmqX26KJT8u2V9WL1eRKNWwWvdRHKNomWdzveSbsIhOxHcYf-DhdeV1XFG3QSeRiBE1Wo_q7fk9m7SBTdjnNUO/s750/Autumn%20blog%2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKzR_lSFUK5eRQntjjJ4gXY_Il893KTwos1wlmIiB1IqJWrCyq98pFw62zmuev-97FxPvijInAmDquTHxfffXWr4YjJGKbKAMlybmqX26KJT8u2V9WL1eRKNWwWvdRHKNomWdzveSbsIhOxHcYf-DhdeV1XFG3QSeRiBE1Wo_q7fk9m7SBTdjnNUO/s16000/Autumn%20blog%2022.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIOQ1Avcf7GyEKLtXk7H_jSKgkfxh71XqT46mMytFSWJRZQOciyHlJQqlM4OLdC6FELKt8IyRESdmWpf8MSFYf9fK9ncgpzzHUI5_TQ1C6i8qW1lXZOV0ngc4sNtcYnC2DE9om7iTfiURCkBD9JqumWUMH5gEHpnVKQDD8TL_TMK1D8i0pQqcuRdj/s750/Autumn%20blog%2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIOQ1Avcf7GyEKLtXk7H_jSKgkfxh71XqT46mMytFSWJRZQOciyHlJQqlM4OLdC6FELKt8IyRESdmWpf8MSFYf9fK9ncgpzzHUI5_TQ1C6i8qW1lXZOV0ngc4sNtcYnC2DE9om7iTfiURCkBD9JqumWUMH5gEHpnVKQDD8TL_TMK1D8i0pQqcuRdj/s16000/Autumn%20blog%2023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OrDEOXB0TsnmhIjg5Ee2KIZcHoRb1RzZil092TgqphOMxKoM6-oSD2hi313V_EVaMaBok-5md_5mNQ18Gk7cuP_R8buf0uJdlVK2bZNXJkTgA7oYUWS7GaxPJ578zA_0SyS0hqlnxl6jyDTLi8vDP9mucPPe_DAOiTG91JEB4M4xjALMxktkRXbo/s750/Autumn%20blog%2025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OrDEOXB0TsnmhIjg5Ee2KIZcHoRb1RzZil092TgqphOMxKoM6-oSD2hi313V_EVaMaBok-5md_5mNQ18Gk7cuP_R8buf0uJdlVK2bZNXJkTgA7oYUWS7GaxPJ578zA_0SyS0hqlnxl6jyDTLi8vDP9mucPPe_DAOiTG91JEB4M4xjALMxktkRXbo/s16000/Autumn%20blog%2025.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Many relaxing evening hours were spent ripping and sewing and piecing this journal together :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope it inspires you in some way. I have most definitely found my joy in working with fabrics, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and creating books that I will treasure over time has really brought me happiness.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="card-header pb-2 pt-3 bg-white" data-v-6ee59ef1=""><div data-v-6ee59ef1=""><div class="d-flex poem__title mb-1" data-v-6ee59ef1=""><h1 class="card-title" data-v-6ee59ef1="" itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Fall, Leaves, Fall</i></span></h1></div><i><span class="card-subtitle" data-v-6ee59ef1=""><span class="dates" data-v-6ee59ef1=""></span></span></i></div></div><div><i>Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>Lengthen night and shorten day; </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>Every leaf speaks bliss to me, </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>Fluttering from the autumn tree. </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>I shall smile when wreaths of snow </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>Blossom where the rose should grow; </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>I shall sing when night’s decay </i></div><i>
</i><div><i>Ushers in a drearier day.</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i>- Emily Brontë</i></div><div> <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back in December for another share, I am working in navy blues, silver and gold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sending many blessings your way, thanks for looking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hugs,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Lisa xoxoxoxo </b></i><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-23309535268890990592022-09-29T19:50:00.000-04:002022-09-29T19:50:15.652-04:00September Birthday journal<p style="text-align: center;"> September has always been my favourite month of the year, and not just because it's my birthday month! I have always loved the changes in the light, the air; and to me, a sense of a new beginning. I created this journal as a love letter to September (and to myself), to write down my thoughts and dreams at this beautiful time of the year. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXcIsQQcARuZhOsuMebI7oIxlCBvZApj8fYGCAy5PlgngJdiANbvkrx0T9Gp-p9Z-YeuTVSpJsSJD6XMINdA0or-Qm5C6llqX7hA5c2Dvmd8Y33kqzd2WAHeCMpd3XMX4gE6hGgTYIlTMyuJJ2q3g8KU60qkVqn9b9iwnspSAWG40N8bIU85y1WeA/s750/mulberry%20blog%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXcIsQQcARuZhOsuMebI7oIxlCBvZApj8fYGCAy5PlgngJdiANbvkrx0T9Gp-p9Z-YeuTVSpJsSJD6XMINdA0or-Qm5C6llqX7hA5c2Dvmd8Y33kqzd2WAHeCMpd3XMX4gE6hGgTYIlTMyuJJ2q3g8KU60qkVqn9b9iwnspSAWG40N8bIU85y1WeA/s16000/mulberry%20blog%201.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">After gathering a pile of some vintage linens and a pretty deep mauve coloured skirt bought from a thrift store, I created a lot of collaged paper that I had tea dyed and inked, and then sewed some fabric scraps into signatures and also as pockets on some of the pages. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGKc3qpSsuIo03PWQDhTZvSazz_7zFiBLEwbUkS4IS2i_Rajx_2doNVz2vWAU0I_VejUzwqbR2C3ST6jP5pIwJDtx3Q4OrVrPSCfYuxdIheSmqEJWHkRRAvAMQWph_XxHfuvvkjmdHRqHSDWItOejj0DGxCFi2osGlY3_nFQJ7JK-LQfoNIJatH4m/s750/mulberry%20blog%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGKc3qpSsuIo03PWQDhTZvSazz_7zFiBLEwbUkS4IS2i_Rajx_2doNVz2vWAU0I_VejUzwqbR2C3ST6jP5pIwJDtx3Q4OrVrPSCfYuxdIheSmqEJWHkRRAvAMQWph_XxHfuvvkjmdHRqHSDWItOejj0DGxCFi2osGlY3_nFQJ7JK-LQfoNIJatH4m/s16000/mulberry%20blog%202.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I decided on a soft fabric cover and added some lace and ribbons to tie the journal together. I handmade the flowers by taking strips of same fabric and running a long gathering stitch down the center, gathering up the strip of fabric, and then winding them into a circular flower shape. I sewed the gathered fabric together at the bottom, and then hand sewed them onto my cover. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some photos of the signatures:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqAeWhnHM_1kntlwo7hHrSzYr6beJWTrCXrtyYIIFIoyaI5bUNpC0-Uf-DwIMGhFZK273xKUhJY9G-9A68dEMS2nMRDQM-nu-0Bzer91CZfSTf9isam8zqTeNjCj2tVXrlMUKXZS2ZnN3YBhm-g9eYqN6Ufg3O1lAQfpt2etpWELc1pX6hTCUjjN2/s750/mulberry%20blog%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqAeWhnHM_1kntlwo7hHrSzYr6beJWTrCXrtyYIIFIoyaI5bUNpC0-Uf-DwIMGhFZK273xKUhJY9G-9A68dEMS2nMRDQM-nu-0Bzer91CZfSTf9isam8zqTeNjCj2tVXrlMUKXZS2ZnN3YBhm-g9eYqN6Ufg3O1lAQfpt2etpWELc1pX6hTCUjjN2/s16000/mulberry%20blog%2011.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uuihi0nxmeI0ABkmrssobwQgDmHzSy0E2BOkl-JPcnJeaufyv65qNHaNI9QvfxMg2eOk5BKzmf5RJUlXzgFU48x14UHt9SEr6k1Iyu-yuDZIjfSCfV3PsAQKQRB-_Z3ml04ajlGo1rjjPNIkwPptJIWRV5lC0VQEMOE3r57R0Gl8w2YSdiR-NTv1/s750/mulberry%20blog%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uuihi0nxmeI0ABkmrssobwQgDmHzSy0E2BOkl-JPcnJeaufyv65qNHaNI9QvfxMg2eOk5BKzmf5RJUlXzgFU48x14UHt9SEr6k1Iyu-yuDZIjfSCfV3PsAQKQRB-_Z3ml04ajlGo1rjjPNIkwPptJIWRV5lC0VQEMOE3r57R0Gl8w2YSdiR-NTv1/s16000/mulberry%20blog%208.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfRp_lXr1B011zyS0tJFnoEBRq12E9ztw-LPcKrb66CAgHsTprff0IAtd_9sfR7j47f2wmgwUQUgnZlfcJA3WZI7CZ0GjIDiyZ3YISw3kUmUXlnNbUeqoPot7fOn4XYa48AQnuJ7Z4iG9eFUCbeZNPCqoVprx6WDTgP9uQj23RBGkNFXwGjQZnb33/s750/mulberry%20blog%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfRp_lXr1B011zyS0tJFnoEBRq12E9ztw-LPcKrb66CAgHsTprff0IAtd_9sfR7j47f2wmgwUQUgnZlfcJA3WZI7CZ0GjIDiyZ3YISw3kUmUXlnNbUeqoPot7fOn4XYa48AQnuJ7Z4iG9eFUCbeZNPCqoVprx6WDTgP9uQj23RBGkNFXwGjQZnb33/s16000/mulberry%20blog%207.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I had a tiny light bulb go off in my head one night, and thought to add several strips of sari ribbon to use as a book marker, and then found this adorable little magnifying glass to add a little whimsy. 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I hope I have inspired all the journal makers out there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back next month with another autumn inspired book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Love, Lisa xoxoxox</i></b><br /></div><p></p><p></p>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-539205760164418442022-08-30T10:06:00.000-04:002022-08-30T10:06:54.396-04:00My first fabric collaged journal<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello dear readers, I hope everyone is enjoying summer so far...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am back to share another style of journal, this time with my very first fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">collaged cover. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPpCcoysDZ4N9fE2WMlbwL6gNY8x9jtfFhsR785oFGrZK_n59g0LDRwwtlYpz1KtsqsUgfBDz98tscWeOABY3N8-bdPsTIIEAOigv3D5KHl8_MxzQ9cj_rISlj1JxzFP77wDwz9g-rQpRCK6dd9fuhakkPN6z4d1U_Iz78EtdtaRM_Gae928a7Dy1/s750/Brown%20journal%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPpCcoysDZ4N9fE2WMlbwL6gNY8x9jtfFhsR785oFGrZK_n59g0LDRwwtlYpz1KtsqsUgfBDz98tscWeOABY3N8-bdPsTIIEAOigv3D5KHl8_MxzQ9cj_rISlj1JxzFP77wDwz9g-rQpRCK6dd9fuhakkPN6z4d1U_Iz78EtdtaRM_Gae928a7Dy1/s16000/Brown%20journal%201.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I have admired for so long all my favourite fabric artists, especially those creating many layered vintage fabric collages, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so I tried it for myself, and this was my result. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe this is also called slow - stitching :) :)<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I was quite late in discovering slow - stitching; but since then, I've found myself a bit obsessed with hunting for vintage fabrics, especially antique linens and laces. Now that I have built up a little collection, I can start to create collage projects by grouping together like colours and textures. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I found slow - stitching described as:<br /></p><p><i>Slow stitching is a new art form built on old traditions. The
movement was originally spearheaded by Mark Lipinksi, one of the
quilting industry's most well-known figures.</i></p><p><i><span><span><span>Slow
stitching is a craft where modern creativity meets ancient practices; a
craft that's about the journey, not the destination. Slow stitching
isn't about mending or making garments from a pattern. Neither is it
about working towards a goal or a timeframe.</span></span></span></i></p><p><i><span><span><span>Slow
stitching is about using the needle and thread in the same way you'd
use a paintbrush. It's about creating art, about enjoying the process
rather than worrying about the product.</span></span></span></i></p><p><i><span><span><span>Basically,
slow stitching is about taking a step back from the busy, chaotic world
we live in. It's about appreciating the moment, about taking a few deep
breaths and relaxing. In other words, it's about mindfulness.</span></span></span></i></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Doesn't that sound wonderful? An art practice that is relaxing - not stressful, more concerned with exploration - rather than fixed goals, focused on peaceful enjoyment - not rules, or complicated expectations. As well as, low investment! You can pick up a few fabrics at your local thrift store, and some basic trims, needles and embroidery thread at your local craft store. </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you love fabrics and sewing, I highly recommend you try your hand!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzk6dvN3jUFeWzv6keuh2jAIhH30dBjE28A89TYnQhXGl14JsWR09noZUvXfQEKMJ1ZmzTreXHwI642kbjNtZMO_BbMym_zj1bpKVAdFMcwM7jW32vj_DTzVEGnBAA5Auc9ZAy8TfUDBm2NTqS9OvgvIOXaFo8IlvP6sXgO_6KrXrkU-HQw_FHF65/s750/Brown%20journal%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzk6dvN3jUFeWzv6keuh2jAIhH30dBjE28A89TYnQhXGl14JsWR09noZUvXfQEKMJ1ZmzTreXHwI642kbjNtZMO_BbMym_zj1bpKVAdFMcwM7jW32vj_DTzVEGnBAA5Auc9ZAy8TfUDBm2NTqS9OvgvIOXaFo8IlvP6sXgO_6KrXrkU-HQw_FHF65/s16000/Brown%20journal%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> I selected various pieces of coordinating vintage fabric pieces, then starting with a sort of base piece of fabric, I layered on different pieces and swatches of fabrics and trims, and once I liked the arrangement, I hand sewed them all together using some very simple embroidery stitches. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some more photos of my journal signatures.<br /></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfOoXpaGYZDGc6sbsB5QoFUYtPlUNX4pJ_BMxPvx3ZO9zFW_l2SnhqSYAr-O891_9cliaV7_sOxWikpu4K6XWNoP1bjCKVu4Cb_qF1FVYXXkUKBunoHhJBMZo63BoTAz8l1EiwMbzkTUfCIVsosJLdrM2eyVLQb42GTwEtaI5tE6oTHqkMiOSrjVR/s750/Spring%20blog%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfOoXpaGYZDGc6sbsB5QoFUYtPlUNX4pJ_BMxPvx3ZO9zFW_l2SnhqSYAr-O891_9cliaV7_sOxWikpu4K6XWNoP1bjCKVu4Cb_qF1FVYXXkUKBunoHhJBMZo63BoTAz8l1EiwMbzkTUfCIVsosJLdrM2eyVLQb42GTwEtaI5tE6oTHqkMiOSrjVR/s16000/Spring%20blog%201.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have been so lucky finally living near a larger city that I find myself obsessed with going</div><div style="text-align: center;">to estate sales every Saturday, scavenging for treasures....I have found so many vintage linens</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to pinch myself sometimes. Here I made a sort of fabric collage on the cover using some</div><div style="text-align: center;">of these linens that I dyed with strong tea, and then layered and stitched them together.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how this turned out so I have many photos.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ3eDmebTxGMmSuTXBrRjcKBOXkSzs0K1v3zd4aI2jEocxoRhtpu1Mn7uigrz5wYOdDYQuJDb0OrqhskZ9AjN87Hnjw_Hrxj_XIa6H8nd9f8z6_e2KSGTtUuMDgKa_UWxrxL1IJW1Vi4sYEnkNPMdyyKEDGVvxgZMKP9tenLxlsit6zH1bEYGyI28/s750/Spring%20blog%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ3eDmebTxGMmSuTXBrRjcKBOXkSzs0K1v3zd4aI2jEocxoRhtpu1Mn7uigrz5wYOdDYQuJDb0OrqhskZ9AjN87Hnjw_Hrxj_XIa6H8nd9f8z6_e2KSGTtUuMDgKa_UWxrxL1IJW1Vi4sYEnkNPMdyyKEDGVvxgZMKP9tenLxlsit6zH1bEYGyI28/s16000/Spring%20blog%203.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I added some pretty charms to the sari silk ties that bind the journal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love ripping them up, sewing bits together and creating lovely </div><div style="text-align: center;">pieces that make delicate soft pages in a book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVH2NDXMw_s1zZLU2SHLb-qhWe6eXPk1ZbMOW-WRI-YmfOg17PBu_BY937XYnam1R6ellhhY3An3lo6d4fNSnVZ0oU-pb2botzPIhGA6bFZDPlQ3ZEkiZ-xdjTdYukcvEuUjMV56Fp5N15AhYizFyRWKYfbLg8ybn1fGpcim6po0NhsV0MmDZt7Se/s750/Spring%20blog%2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVH2NDXMw_s1zZLU2SHLb-qhWe6eXPk1ZbMOW-WRI-YmfOg17PBu_BY937XYnam1R6ellhhY3An3lo6d4fNSnVZ0oU-pb2botzPIhGA6bFZDPlQ3ZEkiZ-xdjTdYukcvEuUjMV56Fp5N15AhYizFyRWKYfbLg8ybn1fGpcim6po0NhsV0MmDZt7Se/s16000/Spring%20blog%2012.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I try to leave plenty of spaces to sketch, doodle, write down some thoughts, or add photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AKs18sSSNIOXM2Pqu4mKFp9kQOEJKgdRGA-R26Uxp_ac-7ZKWN1Ki4KCWVz-DUF7hCLAHHkJ5ocbH_Lha8_pSpIH6BSm4NyDROK7o9dmAo63r1yNUqimCV8HfKpROhkHgUzrcHk_m2988bAZVDbBk_ktUsMJHGbYkwTMeayypTL_0pMzutK6DRNB/s750/Spring%20blog%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AKs18sSSNIOXM2Pqu4mKFp9kQOEJKgdRGA-R26Uxp_ac-7ZKWN1Ki4KCWVz-DUF7hCLAHHkJ5ocbH_Lha8_pSpIH6BSm4NyDROK7o9dmAo63r1yNUqimCV8HfKpROhkHgUzrcHk_m2988bAZVDbBk_ktUsMJHGbYkwTMeayypTL_0pMzutK6DRNB/s16000/Spring%20blog%2013.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-92hPtV09cHvjOWqjXohmA4dQhP0lRiM8fAynKOt2jrVc8uXK4ZbEbW0xfByT-TrSEsvVNK2FnV8_2cke7EOcQDJwC0wIOkp5PwSog_NSCWEs5f6zrd0v7Lgfu8iCOyP3N1p0XMf3zAgufoKL14AOm-PWCCDcPzGTwekvjfz59wlRU2GsuCEbHRy_/s750/Spring%20blog%2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-92hPtV09cHvjOWqjXohmA4dQhP0lRiM8fAynKOt2jrVc8uXK4ZbEbW0xfByT-TrSEsvVNK2FnV8_2cke7EOcQDJwC0wIOkp5PwSog_NSCWEs5f6zrd0v7Lgfu8iCOyP3N1p0XMf3zAgufoKL14AOm-PWCCDcPzGTwekvjfz59wlRU2GsuCEbHRy_/s16000/Spring%20blog%2014.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6taTb68ajsZc513wIWWj343yNskWz0ZAf6EAU9-gq8kuq98ozQQMc_4KEIKz5fchPQnvmZdtO-J0AMnZZ9y7J6OAQI9TuZXQrwfEIYeIglMMi_GebC6vHii01kcrP7AFUoonz9cG832R1vw7fYpot-cAkhZCxau62uJch7herh2eGPGnmIvwMyYJ/s750/Spring%20blog%2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6taTb68ajsZc513wIWWj343yNskWz0ZAf6EAU9-gq8kuq98ozQQMc_4KEIKz5fchPQnvmZdtO-J0AMnZZ9y7J6OAQI9TuZXQrwfEIYeIglMMi_GebC6vHii01kcrP7AFUoonz9cG832R1vw7fYpot-cAkhZCxau62uJch7herh2eGPGnmIvwMyYJ/s16000/Spring%20blog%2015.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8e9C1_U7Krqmq8ED_WaD1kNAD_BGru53fsSYIqHIqIWu-3c3V2i37svCiFrqslKGN9WR4xUWpmYi755iQuxPqoKwpMIcuITMXfWFF6QIgQM-83YG79GJpZyATGzYw4UaYkMtDlFD-HPzlUetTO1d8AKvVNKYlRG3pl-3grusqR53o8XLoRA1hLu/s750/Spring%20blog%2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8e9C1_U7Krqmq8ED_WaD1kNAD_BGru53fsSYIqHIqIWu-3c3V2i37svCiFrqslKGN9WR4xUWpmYi755iQuxPqoKwpMIcuITMXfWFF6QIgQM-83YG79GJpZyATGzYw4UaYkMtDlFD-HPzlUetTO1d8AKvVNKYlRG3pl-3grusqR53o8XLoRA1hLu/s16000/Spring%20blog%2016.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking! Enjoy the sunshine!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back in August with another style of journal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Lisa xoxoxoxo</b></i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-49477305369790277292022-06-01T17:23:00.000-04:002022-06-01T17:23:03.743-04:00New journal made with 'In the Past' AB Studios collection<div style="text-align: center;"> Hello dear readers, I'm back today to share another journal I made, this time using</div><div style="text-align: center;">the <i><b>AB Studios</b></i> collection <i><b>'In the Past'</b></i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbc6z45nakPGoAsTJghGCwhia2XcM_TOt1lY3ytavhvS9c1DvZAFjvWxTLE5e4wzKSDFCk3JKfQgKuHluGNMAbbZyvScvOCuqfjUMauiRhegm042FlTRGACHAFrkXFTgr8KhceGXcaUaoiSdLdb0p7xq9SDZ8BntmllEZKBhxYwV35dL0_dvMraTn/s750/ITP%20blog%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbc6z45nakPGoAsTJghGCwhia2XcM_TOt1lY3ytavhvS9c1DvZAFjvWxTLE5e4wzKSDFCk3JKfQgKuHluGNMAbbZyvScvOCuqfjUMauiRhegm042FlTRGACHAFrkXFTgr8KhceGXcaUaoiSdLdb0p7xq9SDZ8BntmllEZKBhxYwV35dL0_dvMraTn/s16000/ITP%20blog%201.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">This time I chose to try my hand at a soft journal cover made from an old embroidered blouse and some black velvet. I added a little glass cloche that I made using some tiny shells and a bit of sand from 'my beach' nearby. I also added some seashells and glass beads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find this collection and all of Ada's other wonderful products <a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/"><i><b>here.</b></i></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQyKKsaesZxVzkTxBN9q7nJ20qAWAuTnGOPp2ZkYGXyLSlAy4uHzejaDJsZFvGYJrLJHaiV6vyUBa8W90Otfy_6p8OgG_5OTOH1kC3ecj_lz7Ef3MsbN5aHJE4df8BtWxSm33vGACgRIlQy_jGXk6Afi81gZrffMhKXf25OSWTmQVRNR5Z8CCIAq2/s750/ITP%20blog%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQyKKsaesZxVzkTxBN9q7nJ20qAWAuTnGOPp2ZkYGXyLSlAy4uHzejaDJsZFvGYJrLJHaiV6vyUBa8W90Otfy_6p8OgG_5OTOH1kC3ecj_lz7Ef3MsbN5aHJE4df8BtWxSm33vGACgRIlQy_jGXk6Afi81gZrffMhKXf25OSWTmQVRNR5Z8CCIAq2/s16000/ITP%20blog%202.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Lots of soft pretty trims sewn onto the edges of my signatures so that they spill out of the book.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sub0OMgC4hleytqfVXJod_43TmR3QQns3k7rS1ivvSPw24nIHVbU14y7ot-GjybrIkarDC1Fww_2gyxrbYYd3S8uX-GC8DZ9y7ZGoxnXZfX6GUaQw5o7NKVLoGCffjY6CMCh6Ty9tWLKcUrHYZ7Nl_BxYy8ENs9w_94M1m05MZbqrm8O3xSCVMst/s750/ITP%20blog%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sub0OMgC4hleytqfVXJod_43TmR3QQns3k7rS1ivvSPw24nIHVbU14y7ot-GjybrIkarDC1Fww_2gyxrbYYd3S8uX-GC8DZ9y7ZGoxnXZfX6GUaQw5o7NKVLoGCffjY6CMCh6Ty9tWLKcUrHYZ7Nl_BxYy8ENs9w_94M1m05MZbqrm8O3xSCVMst/s16000/ITP%20blog%207.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFStOjY2U9TMn0XGOCn5ELvkFDCnXYYiqW9lbl1XuIBmmvUKFzDxTF0WIBKCemhP_pJHR7ZCmjJiJ2ztDLxkiyOembUzZNXs_k91iplpk8tA6zj8gbtkb1_2PIViV-SeETYiV2m3eAZeAiRenfAS_jowQl16pv332jV6tr_Ma7IrqHLlJHRWQSZrY/s750/ITP%20blog%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFStOjY2U9TMn0XGOCn5ELvkFDCnXYYiqW9lbl1XuIBmmvUKFzDxTF0WIBKCemhP_pJHR7ZCmjJiJ2ztDLxkiyOembUzZNXs_k91iplpk8tA6zj8gbtkb1_2PIViV-SeETYiV2m3eAZeAiRenfAS_jowQl16pv332jV6tr_Ma7IrqHLlJHRWQSZrY/s16000/ITP%20blog%208.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVAyyOYK5pn95aQpNXWj1MRiD4sCtqFhudhiaMqrKm6Fo-TYO9YpnFjQPd7V02M3RBMrVicLS6tfzcfkUKqKc1WBM8QP7GISJ-xsv-IkklXh-EX0AfxE6hld4d8FkdY9nDWdWmVTeJiO3833umla86xj5OL8vAQgTHJX6XgubT4f9KX9k8_MMEExJ/s750/ITP%20blog%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVAyyOYK5pn95aQpNXWj1MRiD4sCtqFhudhiaMqrKm6Fo-TYO9YpnFjQPd7V02M3RBMrVicLS6tfzcfkUKqKc1WBM8QP7GISJ-xsv-IkklXh-EX0AfxE6hld4d8FkdY9nDWdWmVTeJiO3833umla86xj5OL8vAQgTHJX6XgubT4f9KX9k8_MMEExJ/s16000/ITP%20blog%205.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I use either coffee or tea to darken and age my pages. Then I use different things I've gathered to collage onto the papers....old letters, doilies, vintage book pages, dried flowers etc.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkw17fuHr8Nidfkoimg_dP7nHlvwkQZN6QeLOyMaBN8-ms33EbpHCPazfXj-FsB6dS7NADnpmuwHVbN2hqlF9kNFIylRzsJDVeFHB-BU_250U9RI17svB2qG1JXs8hG7nZXdPe2YSikQ8ZFQnQn27FvVcJ4EA8aZT5FncsCtK643rdpzCepeUORA7/s750/ITP%20blog%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkw17fuHr8Nidfkoimg_dP7nHlvwkQZN6QeLOyMaBN8-ms33EbpHCPazfXj-FsB6dS7NADnpmuwHVbN2hqlF9kNFIylRzsJDVeFHB-BU_250U9RI17svB2qG1JXs8hG7nZXdPe2YSikQ8ZFQnQn27FvVcJ4EA8aZT5FncsCtK643rdpzCepeUORA7/s16000/ITP%20blog%206.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHEzzdLCJaGWmXYlHUMXrvd001vf_jzQamXVdUaNhrcdNIdhulVp-QxfLAY4mUjyHq8681PG03RGpbclvn34_t7hlYV5PbCywuQRqbSFDJfnx9wEJJVBqjC-siu4mQRC9CMsF3fk7Zu1wAbTJ3FCMF5F134rJwJ1p9wFTToyD2NDjSM_nP_KCDSxn/s750/ITP%20blog%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHEzzdLCJaGWmXYlHUMXrvd001vf_jzQamXVdUaNhrcdNIdhulVp-QxfLAY4mUjyHq8681PG03RGpbclvn34_t7hlYV5PbCywuQRqbSFDJfnx9wEJJVBqjC-siu4mQRC9CMsF3fk7Zu1wAbTJ3FCMF5F134rJwJ1p9wFTToyD2NDjSM_nP_KCDSxn/s16000/ITP%20blog%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildXCbtZKapq20Er5yFNe7zAPnaw5nbdXefKxoMryg5YKREaQnSffBkc1uQN0ow_-y0wTOOB98mlnmT4uaCYJ7-zku-djJwbRoD0QPs6eOn3IpdKZ2LK53tglKwlZwNmll-QuDkzO_3HXWRWvAaR6ra8L5GYCa5AUxH4wLvZRHEXEaBZK4uJDFZtyA/s750/ITP%20blog%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildXCbtZKapq20Er5yFNe7zAPnaw5nbdXefKxoMryg5YKREaQnSffBkc1uQN0ow_-y0wTOOB98mlnmT4uaCYJ7-zku-djJwbRoD0QPs6eOn3IpdKZ2LK53tglKwlZwNmll-QuDkzO_3HXWRWvAaR6ra8L5GYCa5AUxH4wLvZRHEXEaBZK4uJDFZtyA/s16000/ITP%20blog%204.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking, have a wonderful time in the sunshine this month! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back with my Spring Flowers journal that I've almost finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love, Lisa xoxoxo<br /></div><br /><br />Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-38448103474352344352022-05-01T19:30:00.000-04:002022-05-01T19:30:55.098-04:00New shabby junk journal!<div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"> Hello lovely readers, it's been so long since I posted on my blog, </div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">my creativity comes and goes like a breeze across the shore. </div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">My mind is always turning and full of ways to use vintage textiles and papers. I have been making journals for quite some time now, and I want to share some photos of them over the next few months. The first one to show is a dreamy shabby journal that I made for a very sweet, very special friend. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJzdhOpPWX0/YBMCldz1eyI/AAAAAAAAVNw/ir36UQ64kUMstDNUqLp6C4uuKh735UnpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/LJ%2Bbook%2Bblog%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJzdhOpPWX0/YBMCldz1eyI/AAAAAAAAVNw/ir36UQ64kUMstDNUqLp6C4uuKh735UnpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/LJ%2Bbook%2Bblog%2B1.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I created all the pages in this journal using a kit full of soft shabby pinks with wonderful bits of different fabrics and laces that my friend sent me for my birthday. I decided to try my hand using a hard cover book I that removed the insides from, and then collaged over the front and back cover.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the signatures:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEi7cpxJvYtDLOJ4cbk7_84qmbBppKAXLZL4esKWiC5sdItaWaA1srT-iR677rdvoJ3ghlUCcyFiJjG-hXJCHF5gZ1jjsWW4Rom5sPnHlGzS5yLN5CsJL5cYyXNuTZGBazR4HqFmb9_HDUc7nzbHUdpC95UmYDvmb8_a7D88ppCL-f6Ox6b9LhzvU/s1000/Joyce's%20book%203%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1000" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEi7cpxJvYtDLOJ4cbk7_84qmbBppKAXLZL4esKWiC5sdItaWaA1srT-iR677rdvoJ3ghlUCcyFiJjG-hXJCHF5gZ1jjsWW4Rom5sPnHlGzS5yLN5CsJL5cYyXNuTZGBazR4HqFmb9_HDUc7nzbHUdpC95UmYDvmb8_a7D88ppCL-f6Ox6b9LhzvU/w640-h563/Joyce's%20book%203%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rOOz6mLWU0pKFxrnFxOiFNELxxVyD2iG3-iewDgCurRTU8VeGV5z6W-Cb_PpLP6T5eeRIkz5iNMlYqOtUCo8m_zLPFfDrMP70aCSyLUK51yZpa_K19DuCWDihPKuGuHdXg012Mbkk16rkC9DjVLoGWdsAf-3DxusQWahnCk7iBJx78jqtDNJyUwU/w640-h482/Joyce's%20book%208%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I generally use a lot of plain copy paper that I dye with coffee or tea, and then collage</div><div style="text-align: center;">onto the pages using vintage ephemera, gesso, paints, and stamps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><p> </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQDvDjdJhj9JC_12CxmmuREE1cXEbg3putWhOsRdgh6yoiNXAmynLGAgLLPHOGgIPYmy9grOSsv74GUrwSlD3_Mz_n5RXSqAd82D8ibQrRjTQmeNX13hQ10fYt0dOSaTFB4za2hkZHBENHqR9w7ki85zqGvf9GxcClTimoiheeUbIGSgAGJP4BFXr/s1000/Joyce's%20book%209%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1000" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQDvDjdJhj9JC_12CxmmuREE1cXEbg3putWhOsRdgh6yoiNXAmynLGAgLLPHOGgIPYmy9grOSsv74GUrwSlD3_Mz_n5RXSqAd82D8ibQrRjTQmeNX13hQ10fYt0dOSaTFB4za2hkZHBENHqR9w7ki85zqGvf9GxcClTimoiheeUbIGSgAGJP4BFXr/w640-h514/Joyce's%20book%209%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUofBQ9qJHI6LJEf_vfgypJ8P4LQISCNsm40RFMaXJvb04EwButpRPqxqt3KzVCT6V-LTBrcbtDG2htmLW9PKiNLQpFaNjwaoiqi3HnvxbDRbB69qeZBANVbpdIGRnPPHaF3gTggx1mqvZ1SorYt8hDcJJWv2K9OxeLaXvO79RmmxG_BJn9Ibv683R/s1000/Joyce's%20book%2011%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUofBQ9qJHI6LJEf_vfgypJ8P4LQISCNsm40RFMaXJvb04EwButpRPqxqt3KzVCT6V-LTBrcbtDG2htmLW9PKiNLQpFaNjwaoiqi3HnvxbDRbB69qeZBANVbpdIGRnPPHaF3gTggx1mqvZ1SorYt8hDcJJWv2K9OxeLaXvO79RmmxG_BJn9Ibv683R/w640-h420/Joyce's%20book%2011%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I like to leave the ends of the waxed cord that I use to bind the signatures nice and long so that I can add some pretty beads and charms. I love how they add some glittery interest and little jangle when you are browsing the book.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJopq5LNMdF_cM_EpMryuROANlvETvXrpN1nHYyTaU4qjeqKNTbDvmxPTKf4rrUieS5BrZvGHFxFUASkf3uAMbjiWTejbGluQ45TQG6FOxg0LPi7VHjzL5TpQ_D6WCu5gaJaMTAdcGSIWqMX_f7LZA2tol5QA02ocN21zb4nvuGIOubLhu7Qm_zVuF/s1000/Joyce's%20book%2012%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1000" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJopq5LNMdF_cM_EpMryuROANlvETvXrpN1nHYyTaU4qjeqKNTbDvmxPTKf4rrUieS5BrZvGHFxFUASkf3uAMbjiWTejbGluQ45TQG6FOxg0LPi7VHjzL5TpQ_D6WCu5gaJaMTAdcGSIWqMX_f7LZA2tol5QA02ocN21zb4nvuGIOubLhu7Qm_zVuF/w640-h496/Joyce's%20book%2012%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I love creating pages with dried flowers. When I gather them, I immediately press them between wax paper and put them in a large heavy book. Later you can add them to your pages and then seal the flowers with either clear gesso or Modge Podge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmvQp4WxPFjkvSgE3kzBxC4vmn8pso34RGOUftNa0vAa4OcDvALGOHv9q96LvIU0A5ZUdMmYmM0IAY750aa93B_UTV2i3m0lLk_f_oh4takMd1mgkwQYjlE5XGcHbuHie74lpsZg_FcV_Hq1F2Q5tY2n8uNlRN7YZlJJqim7uxpQ15Bj1DghQ2x7i/s1000/Joyce's%20book%2013%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1000" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmvQp4WxPFjkvSgE3kzBxC4vmn8pso34RGOUftNa0vAa4OcDvALGOHv9q96LvIU0A5ZUdMmYmM0IAY750aa93B_UTV2i3m0lLk_f_oh4takMd1mgkwQYjlE5XGcHbuHie74lpsZg_FcV_Hq1F2Q5tY2n8uNlRN7YZlJJqim7uxpQ15Bj1DghQ2x7i/w640-h526/Joyce's%20book%2013%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40kCNMgtEnH3UeLtpKCNsa1f8pfznCjAo8vexMoIoIaPJwFFInAIGrA2zKnq5OwuUF6kJQXm53oRpdE5kjiVvE6THcPvoZtbHnyUSNxxvs1cymb8cSWtcHyF2Oe6QQbzkxMHI_kBfjzfNTVY-uOv4VWE6vJi0GlclK9kInkMkBtkHLs6tE8YStTS3/s1000/Joyce's%20book%2015%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40kCNMgtEnH3UeLtpKCNsa1f8pfznCjAo8vexMoIoIaPJwFFInAIGrA2zKnq5OwuUF6kJQXm53oRpdE5kjiVvE6THcPvoZtbHnyUSNxxvs1cymb8cSWtcHyF2Oe6QQbzkxMHI_kBfjzfNTVY-uOv4VWE6vJi0GlclK9kInkMkBtkHLs6tE8YStTS3/w640-h478/Joyce's%20book%2015%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMKW-U1xdzV9_RU2TFJ55Sh-TZzOOXS49z-tONPAf81HvlqKKUPRTDZpNRXtWQT5XZI053qHonR3Zmr8_RqYfyVDwymmEhQrJGD4BMQr60G9ukgj1K7Y7iD-7o-ilWQmvfB1eSF8mhDE6QFndmIXjClTcvNnnVgwUoZUDX834VtlH7FgJSjreZg5B/s1000/Joyce's%20book%2016%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1000" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMKW-U1xdzV9_RU2TFJ55Sh-TZzOOXS49z-tONPAf81HvlqKKUPRTDZpNRXtWQT5XZI053qHonR3Zmr8_RqYfyVDwymmEhQrJGD4BMQr60G9ukgj1K7Y7iD-7o-ilWQmvfB1eSF8mhDE6QFndmIXjClTcvNnnVgwUoZUDX834VtlH7FgJSjreZg5B/w640-h566/Joyce's%20book%2016%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">As a final note, when it comes to ways to add a closure to the book, I thought about ways to attach some ties. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I sewed two pieces of a thrifted blouse directly onto the book cover, and then added a glittery brooch.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking, and I'll be back soon with another yummy journal to share.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Take care of each other!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hugs, Lisa xoxoxoxoxo<br /></p>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-77436540064393399652020-12-26T21:50:00.019-05:002020-12-26T23:10:05.751-05:00'Noel' for AB Studios<div style="text-align: center;"> Merry Christmas to all my sweet crafty friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone has had some great family time and shared the warmth of this</div><div style="text-align: center;">holiday season with those closest to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <b><i>'Holly Jolly Christmas' </i></b>paper set by <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> is full of wonderful Christmas colours </div><div style="text-align: center;">and patterns. I especially loved the page<b><i> 'December';</i></b> it has a warm vintage feel to it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it really inspired me to create these mixed media journal pages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WykEZ9PYDzs/X-e45CXVDBI/AAAAAAAAVLM/P3hqdybu-yw-hK9mSAaOpqL7TnFMYX1owCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bblog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="741" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WykEZ9PYDzs/X-e45CXVDBI/AAAAAAAAVLM/P3hqdybu-yw-hK9mSAaOpqL7TnFMYX1owCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bblog.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The magic of Christmas is best seen through the eyes of a child, and I always</div><div style="text-align: center;">find myself feeling nostalgic around this time of year. My girlhood memories of longing</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the excitement of Christmas day, ripping through the presents, the special family </div><div style="text-align: center;">dinner, all the wonderful times I have spent with my parents and sisters, come</div><div style="text-align: center;">flooding back to me. All the memories I make with my child, I hope he holds dear too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We get our portrait taken together every Christmas - he's growing up so fast -</div><div style="text-align: center;">but still counts down the days through December. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We sang some beautiful hymns, listened to the story of Jesus, full of rebirth and </div><div style="text-align: center;">hope for peace on earth, and prayed for a better year coming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used so many pretty <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> products here, stamps, stencils and the wonderful </div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas papers. I fussy cut some wreaths, and added some watercolors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> shop here: <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/">https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few close ups:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6FM9vPlIFw/X-e-OUuNqII/AAAAAAAAVLY/cURc71WC1H4AxCQz5pGD6kqYRDiAF7riACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bdet%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6FM9vPlIFw/X-e-OUuNqII/AAAAAAAAVLY/cURc71WC1H4AxCQz5pGD6kqYRDiAF7riACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bdet%2B1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07H6AQfe0ec/X-e-OXl9GBI/AAAAAAAAVLc/TiEfg6r9Y2ofPfEB8qMmY8Yr9T8H0hvUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bdet%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07H6AQfe0ec/X-e-OXl9GBI/AAAAAAAAVLc/TiEfg6r9Y2ofPfEB8qMmY8Yr9T8H0hvUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bdet%2B2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-maEZHZ0EX_8/X-e-OSHt_zI/AAAAAAAAVLg/nu8topkkHjo7CvJYjFMlJY7FDdzioioFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bdet%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="486" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-maEZHZ0EX_8/X-e-OSHt_zI/AAAAAAAAVLg/nu8topkkHjo7CvJYjFMlJY7FDdzioioFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bdet%2B3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ImwEca1zgR0/X-e-PcbXATI/AAAAAAAAVLs/rh6uyol1SPwZ4izcXRkAtBa0izwkvX4_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bdet%2B6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ImwEca1zgR0/X-e-PcbXATI/AAAAAAAAVLs/rh6uyol1SPwZ4izcXRkAtBa0izwkvX4_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bdet%2B6.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been creating handmade journals and really enjoying recycling all kinds of papers</div><div style="text-align: center;">including plain brown paper bags - I like to messily coat them with gesso and add stamps and </div><div style="text-align: center;">some die cut shapes - here I cut some out of the paper<b><i> 'A Holly Jolly'</i></b>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5YwTnJqUejA/X-e-PBmRWwI/AAAAAAAAVLk/X8_te8aq3kgAx_VSccXb_Iyq5LVjIZM0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/noel%2Bdet%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5YwTnJqUejA/X-e-PBmRWwI/AAAAAAAAVLk/X8_te8aq3kgAx_VSccXb_Iyq5LVjIZM0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/noel%2Bdet%2B4.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>THE</b> people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.
They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them
hath the light shined.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government
shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of
Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right;"><i> <b>Isaiah 9: 2, 6–7 </b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All best wishes for a healthy happy New Year to all my friends,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love, <b><i>Lisa xoxoxox</i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-42637571177995668422020-12-12T09:36:00.000-05:002020-12-12T09:36:09.794-05:00'thankful' a new layout for AB Studios<p style="text-align: center;">Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is doing well!</p><div style="text-align: center;">I am back to share a new layout I created the week of Thanksgiving with the wonderful </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>AB Studios </i></b>paper collection called <b><i>'Rustical Journey'</i></b>.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>'thankful'</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yqLaXgSMcuo/X9TLp6izy2I/AAAAAAAAVIQ/ye-yiOoC-4EDTrU88yz1ocmfJ-5Zz33SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yqLaXgSMcuo/X9TLp6izy2I/AAAAAAAAVIQ/ye-yiOoC-4EDTrU88yz1ocmfJ-5Zz33SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> To me there aren't any scrapbooking papers around that can touch the vintage beauty of <b><i>AB Studios</i></b>. This collection <b><i>'Rustical Journey'</i></b> has beautiful images of doilies and flowers, very pretty and so unique. I started with the sheet called <b><i>'Start your Journey'</i></b>, and then layered on some tags, watercolors, a few charms and ribbons, and some <b><i>Prima</i></b> flowers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also used an <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> stencil and two <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> stamps.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The link to the <b><i>AB Studios shop</i></b> is here: <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/">https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here are a few details:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohwT8BEvEkM/X9TTGl4DbiI/AAAAAAAAVJE/iPHzTHg_xbE2GjMoifS7aeiBTJc_XeHqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohwT8BEvEkM/X9TTGl4DbiI/AAAAAAAAVJE/iPHzTHg_xbE2GjMoifS7aeiBTJc_XeHqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog%2B6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this vintage photograph in my stash and I sat staring at this old house thinking about how important our homes are to each of us; it's where we live, grow, and make memories that last a lifetime. We just moved from our town we lived in for 14 years and the change was hard for me. But on the bright side we now live in Florida, very close to the ocean which I am still pinching myself over! The landscape is so beautiful - the tallest trees I've ever seen, swaying with Spanish moss, and the huge wondrous sky lights up in pinks and oranges most nights. I can't wait to explore my new surroundings...this is a dream come true! I found the words <b><i>'I am thankful' </i></b>on one of the papers from this collection and it is exactly what I'm feeling these days. Hoping that everyone has family and friends to share the holidays with and can feel grateful for all of our blessings, even through these difficult times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-BZz4UsNTA/X9TOI7SKk2I/AAAAAAAAVIc/22jqTGmh27w00BA7TRCpQbrXlUypMIIQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-BZz4UsNTA/X9TOI7SKk2I/AAAAAAAAVIc/22jqTGmh27w00BA7TRCpQbrXlUypMIIQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog%2B3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FEWqk4fQ3c/X9TOJh7BGDI/AAAAAAAAVIs/iSHhPNF6sf4AAtePCJga2MSXuM7adafIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FEWqk4fQ3c/X9TOJh7BGDI/AAAAAAAAVIs/iSHhPNF6sf4AAtePCJga2MSXuM7adafIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog%2B5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3PJdNcdiWG4/X9TOI22bjII/AAAAAAAAVIk/oXkf0iyG8eAZq8DWT6BCjTUuur_-2vb_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3PJdNcdiWG4/X9TOI22bjII/AAAAAAAAVIk/oXkf0iyG8eAZq8DWT6BCjTUuur_-2vb_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog%2B1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls9Ab70gGjw/X9TOJUMaY8I/AAAAAAAAVIo/KM34aHFW8egBCO64y-BxHhFfjTzgNmB_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/thankful%2Bblog%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls9Ab70gGjw/X9TOJUMaY8I/AAAAAAAAVIo/KM34aHFW8egBCO64y-BxHhFfjTzgNmB_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/thankful%2Bblog%2B4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thank you for looking, see you soon,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Lisa xoxoxox</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-49721060551686248622020-09-16T20:58:00.000-04:002020-09-16T20:58:13.135-04:00'Wonderful' tags for AB Studios<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greetings my crafty friends! I have been playing with my <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> papers....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this time working with the collection <b><i>'Somewhere'</i></b>, so delicate and pretty,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that it inspired me to create a couple of tags with pink roses and a vintage touch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>'Somewhere' </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKMWa4wNieY/X2CjgzDyzxI/AAAAAAAASD8/9OhNOkPtdV0elvJDM_RaGaM9wz8FE2GDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/somewhere%2Btags%2Bbest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1000" height="689" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKMWa4wNieY/X2CjgzDyzxI/AAAAAAAASD8/9OhNOkPtdV0elvJDM_RaGaM9wz8FE2GDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h689/somewhere%2Btags%2Bbest.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started out with a piece of cardboard and covered it with pieces of <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> papers</div><div style="text-align: center;">then used a stencil with white heavy gesso. After all that dried I added some pink <b><i>Lindy's </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stamp Gang</i></b> sprays. I added one of <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> transfers that you apply by rubbing on the </div><div style="text-align: center;">backside of the transfer, it looks just like a stamp. I can imagine all kinds of fun ways </div><div style="text-align: center;">to use these transfers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWNLUkRFJg8/X2Cjg_L554I/AAAAAAAASEE/FqoeY6naRTMAjx6vLs-vG9C9p1mTrVslwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1000" height="595" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWNLUkRFJg8/X2Cjg_L554I/AAAAAAAASEE/FqoeY6naRTMAjx6vLs-vG9C9p1mTrVslwCLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h595/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B2.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite ways to use chipboard is to emboss them with metallic powders - </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love it! First I cover the chipboards with a layer of thick white gesso and I heat them</div><div style="text-align: center;">up with the heat gun so that the gesso bubbles creating a nice rough texture. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I messily embossed them in gold, love how they turned out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>AB Studios</i></b> has so many beautiful products for mixed media... </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find Aga's shop here - <b><i><a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/" target="_blank">AB Studios</a></i></b>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rd7I_V7zU8E/X2CkblFVWPI/AAAAAAAASE0/HQv3xgqF6Ew5VVrj4xRiMOrG7D59zM_hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="781" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rd7I_V7zU8E/X2CkblFVWPI/AAAAAAAASE0/HQv3xgqF6Ew5VVrj4xRiMOrG7D59zM_hgCLcBGAsYHQ/w520-h781/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B6.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wpox5tOF9io/X2CkpKrIwII/AAAAAAAASE4/naNf7mLpYnACNtFezpnaukMXJaxbsFweQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="706" height="781" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wpox5tOF9io/X2CkpKrIwII/AAAAAAAASE4/naNf7mLpYnACNtFezpnaukMXJaxbsFweQCLcBGAsYHQ/w554-h781/somewhere%2Btags%2Bdet%2B5.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a few seashells from my trip to St. Augustine....I collected quite a few and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">found a pretty glass jar to keep them in on my table to remind me of the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heaven on earth is siting on the soft sand watching the sunset and the sky light up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the most beautiful pinks and purples......listening to the waves softly crash the shore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfQbb6PYTD8/X2Cjg3ZTevI/AAAAAAAASEA/d0XUTdExffw5YcdyQQjxxWZ_985bzpaOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/somewhere%2Btags%2B%2Bdet%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1000" height="616" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfQbb6PYTD8/X2Cjg3ZTevI/AAAAAAAASEA/d0XUTdExffw5YcdyQQjxxWZ_985bzpaOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h616/somewhere%2Btags%2B%2Bdet%2B1.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for looking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you soon,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Lisa xoxoxox</i></b></div><br />Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-70127990553652901692020-08-26T21:39:00.000-04:002020-08-26T21:44:34.045-04:00A wonderful day<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Warm greetings my lovely friends!</p><p style="text-align: center;">As soon as I saw the large vibrant bursting with color roses in the collection called <b><i>'Never Never Land'</i></b> I knew I would create a page flowing with reds and pinks. I added a vintage photograph in a little adorable frame that I cut from the paper called <b><i>'Craftland'.</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>'a wonderful day'</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFb0_MlqXN4/X0MhP1EBv1I/AAAAAAAAOQI/kng4NtuTC383Vs62LtlsBbwO0kP-LAIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/wonderful%2Bday%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="959" height="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFb0_MlqXN4/X0MhP1EBv1I/AAAAAAAAOQI/kng4NtuTC383Vs62LtlsBbwO0kP-LAIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w768-h800/wonderful%2Bday%2B2.jpg" width="768" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created a watercolor background, and used heavy white gesso with a <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> flower stencil to add texture, then created a bouquet of roses in a circle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There have been several brand new collections released - so pretty! There's even a Christmas collection too. You can check out the <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> shop <a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/scrapbooking-papers/never-never-land">https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/scrapbooking-papers/never-never-land</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rpcNojcbf98/X0XD-PvOUEI/AAAAAAAAOTk/I0_Nq5W-tIoLJzrIR5Bqx7bOMxKOXzsjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="714" height="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rpcNojcbf98/X0XD-PvOUEI/AAAAAAAAOTk/I0_Nq5W-tIoLJzrIR5Bqx7bOMxKOXzsjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w714-h1000/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B4.jpg" width="714" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">I've had so much fun going back to creating my pages - I absolutely adore this collection.</div></blockquote></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJPx8Cgvkhc/X0XD-AD-29I/AAAAAAAAOTg/DzJXz9O9-AA5zgGbTHhZsi7Vy9YUtM5yACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B6-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="534" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJPx8Cgvkhc/X0XD-AD-29I/AAAAAAAAOTg/DzJXz9O9-AA5zgGbTHhZsi7Vy9YUtM5yACLcBGAsYHQ/w800-h534/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B6-2.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vVdmizR60v4/X0XD9_qDgVI/AAAAAAAAOTc/e1sEfRCWG6s7c3kAi8NGwl30fhfd-70jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="534" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vVdmizR60v4/X0XD9_qDgVI/AAAAAAAAOTc/e1sEfRCWG6s7c3kAi8NGwl30fhfd-70jwCLcBGAsYHQ/w800-h534/wonderful%2Bday%2Bdet%2B5.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking, see you soon,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Lisa xoxoxx</i></b></p>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-35639352277662701392020-08-15T11:06:00.001-04:002020-08-15T11:06:24.926-04:00'love for old things' my first layout for my brand new design team....AB Studios!<div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hello dear readers!</div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">I am so delighted to be a designer for the new<b><i> A B Studios</i></b> design team! I have long admired Aga's beautiful watercolor flowers....also so many other beautiful products for mixed media art. Wonderful chipboards, stencils and stamps. What a joy to receive a big box of supplies :) <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">So I am back to share a layout I created recently, with the absolutely beautiful papers from <b><i>AB Studios</i></b>. This collection is called <b><i>'Love for Old Things'...</i></b>.sounds perfect for me because I feel so inspired by anything vintage and I was really missing creating mixed media art!</div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>'Love for Old Things' </i></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wOWc6eXOUg4/XzfxEKEY7DI/AAAAAAAAOOg/NTGpaHwA9GkRtQNjcP8J4Y54Fpiu7jGZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Love%2Bfor%2Bold%2Bthings%2BL.Griffith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="987" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wOWc6eXOUg4/XzfxEKEY7DI/AAAAAAAAOOg/NTGpaHwA9GkRtQNjcP8J4Y54Fpiu7jGZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Love%2Bfor%2Bold%2Bthings%2BL.Griffith.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I began with the paper <b><i>Sheet No. 5 'Pure Vintage' </i></b>and added lot of gesso with a doily stencil,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some <b><i>Lindy's Spray's</i></b> and layered some pretty ornate frames that I painted white and then rubbed with some gold wax. I added some bits of vintage jewelry, and lastly some transparent foil butterflies that I cut out and have fluttering up the page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find <b><i>AB Studios</i></b> products here at the shop : <a href="https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/" style="text-align: left;">https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There has just been a new release of some new paper collections, so be sure to go have a peek:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some close ups:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2D0LxDrQNo/XzfshNM9YCI/AAAAAAAAONY/mxoo6IGB5sw102MpMPBIa1BThDWlaGLEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2D0LxDrQNo/XzfshNM9YCI/AAAAAAAAONY/mxoo6IGB5sw102MpMPBIa1BThDWlaGLEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-cUNFnjj6E/XzfshANz0aI/AAAAAAAAONc/qu3hmRbU2Xo7Sq2ABTvtrH508kkx6OpQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-cUNFnjj6E/XzfshANz0aI/AAAAAAAAONc/qu3hmRbU2Xo7Sq2ABTvtrH508kkx6OpQACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VntkwTy3I2s/XzftWhHbfkI/AAAAAAAAON8/OYVVn7EoWz8MUBQEPXHfFrPRBrTHDCuMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="646" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VntkwTy3I2s/XzftWhHbfkI/AAAAAAAAON8/OYVVn7EoWz8MUBQEPXHfFrPRBrTHDCuMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPjh1jsac8A/XzftXEl8giI/AAAAAAAAOOA/2CCa8Tjari4ohJeIj7tkp_FRCG6aIbOlACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPjh1jsac8A/XzftXEl8giI/AAAAAAAAOOA/2CCa8Tjari4ohJeIj7tkp_FRCG6aIbOlACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Old%2BThings%2BL.Griffith%2B4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So grateful to Aga for inviting me to be on her design team! What a sweet and talented lady she is....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I have some new collections to play with so I will share some more projects soon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for looking! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs, <b><i>Lisa xoxoxox</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-63927124964500944212020-05-16T09:57:00.001-04:002020-05-18T12:18:32.231-04:00Calling all junk journal lovers!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello there my creative friends!<br />
I'm not sure if there is anyone out there who still reads my blog, and it feels like forever....</div>
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but I have something to share. I have admired junk journals for quite a while now,</div>
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and always wanted to make one of my own, but having never made one,<br />
I felt quite stuck and very overwhelmed at the mere thought of it.<br />
I experimented with coffee dying some papers, sketching, sewing,<br />
stenciling and painting them and I finally finished my first junk journal in violet and pinks. </div>
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As I drifted away from scrap booking last year, (the love of mixed media is still very much<br />
present in me, I just needed some new avenues to go down), the idea of creating my own<br />
handmade journals seemed to take over my creative longings, but where to start?<br />
There are so many layers to these books!<br />
I also had no idea how to bind the pages together, or how to attach them to a vintage book cover.<br />
I sat and watched a lot of tutorials, broke down into steps how<br />
to prepare the pages, created a loose plan of how I wanted the book to look,<br />
and then did a lot of experimenting to see what works best for me.<br />
There was a lot of struggle with the binding, but so much joy to see the end result!<br />
Vintage ephemera has always been an obsession of mine, and incorporating<br />
a vintage work look to the pages was important, as was trying to include<br />
my love of textures. So I bought myself a new sewing machine (for some<br />
reason I only ever had old cast aways), gathered lots of vintage papers and laces,<br />
and sewed a few pockets and added some velvety leaves to my papers to<br />
add some interest not only visually to the book, but also some soft textures,<br />
so that it's pleasing to actually hold the book and feel the richness of the pages.<br />
Fabrics give a book a whole new dimension.<br />
At the bottom of the post I'm going to write a step by step plan<br />
as to how I created this book....for now just enjoy the photos!<br />
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Vintage charms, buttons and beads add a bit of whimsy and sparkle to a book.<br />
Very easy to do, just leave the strings that you are using to bind the pages together in long<br />
strands after you finish binding, then just tie on your charms. Here I used some beads I<br />
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There are so many ways to add fabric and lace to your pages....here I sewed a piece of lace to<br />
make a veil over my collage, but you can sew pockets onto pages, ripped up lace along<br />
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Another past time lately was to try to teach myself how to draw faces.....very challenging!<br />
Here I was experimenting with charcoal, but got so carried away with adding<br />
ink to the other side of this page, that I forgot to think about my sketch!<br />
Imperfections add character, but while you get swept away in your flow<br />
on your pages, don't forget to check if you have primed your page with<br />
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This was one of my favourite pages, as collaging is so fun! The results are always a surprise...<br />
Don't forget to leave plenty of blank spaces in your journal, not only for eyes to rest,<br />
(this page is quite busy!) but also to leave room for journaling. You can add your<br />
thoughts about this image, memories it might evoke, some poetry,<br />
or a little story that you want to write down so it won't be forgotten.<br />
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So breaking down into steps to make a journal would go something like this:<br />
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1. <b><i>Gathering your materials.</i></b> A tip from an online class I took was to buy a basket just for<br />
this project and start gathering your materials: papers of all kinds, vintage ephemera,<br />
watercolor paper, drawing paper, and keep your eyes open for any unusual<br />
papers that cross your path. I used lots of brown and white paper bags from<br />
the wine store, junk mail (I especially love envelopes with clear windows),<br />
any tissue paper you have, the papers from gifts or packaging, pieces of cardboard<br />
boxes of varying thicknesses, and of course, vintage<br />
books: you will use the covers, and also the inside pages.<br />
Also be on the look out for fabric and lace: you can buy little bundles on Etsy,<br />
but I find some really cool fabrics by buying blouses at my favourite<br />
thrift store; they're cheap, plentiful, and the Indian ones with embroidered<br />
flowers are so pretty! Ripped up jeans are cool too.<br />
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2. <b><i>Create your inner pages.</i></b> Here I would suggest creating pages in batches. Trying to<br />
create each individual page would be too time consuming, and also when you're<br />
creating in batches, you'll be a lot more free in how you are experimenting with<br />
your mediums. This way, you will have quite a bit of pages to<br />
chose from to make a book. Another advantage is making more than one book at<br />
a time. These journals are already tricky to make, and if you know you could<br />
have two or three made at the end of your process, all the better! I got a cheap<br />
plastic table cloth, and gathered all my mediums in one spot. Have fun<br />
creating! The first thing I did, was I coffee stained all my papers in various<br />
degrees, some totally stained, others just splashed with the coffee. There are<br />
lots of videos on Youtube on how to do this. Then I would start by collaging,<br />
then use gesso with either a palette knife, or with stencils and splash<br />
around some paints or inks. You can at this point be starting to think of themes<br />
and be adding in some photographs printed on paper, some dried pressed<br />
flowers for a nature theme, etc.<br />
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3. <b><i>Embellishing your pages</i></b>: From this point, I moved onto my sewing machine.<br />
I used ripped up laces, and different pieces of vintage linen napkins, tablecloths,<br />
doilies, lace trims, old shirts, anything that catches your fancy.<br />
I sewed these cloth pieces right onto my papers,<br />
creating pockets, borders, or sometimes using fabric to create an individual<br />
signature. I was looking on Pinterest and was hugely inspired by cloth artists<br />
that embroider flowers and leaves using their sewing machine. (A goal for the future...)<br />
At this point you can also make a cover for your journal using fabrics which<br />
I have done for my next journal and I really like how that turned out.<br />
I ripped up some cotton blouses, strips of denim and sewed them together<br />
horizontally, then used that entire piece for a journal cover. If you don't have a sewing<br />
machine, no worries! Just use tacky glue to glue down some<br />
trims or use squares of cloth to make some pockets.<br />
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4. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pulling it all together: </i>After I had chosen the pages I wanted to use, and the order<br />
that they will go in, I realized that although I loved the uniqueness of the pages, they<br />
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on what was going to work best, and a lot of messing about trying to decide.<br />
There are a lot of great tutorials on Youtube on different binding methods. But you will<br />
need some kind of thick thread or cord, a large sharp needle and an awl. You separate your<br />
pages into signatures, making sure it's all going to fit inside your cover, mark with a pencil<br />
where the holes will go, and then thread them together. I left the strings from the binding<br />
long after tying the ends together, this way you can add beads and charms.<br />
There are also lots of ways to attach your signatures to a cover. In this book, I sewed<br />
the signatures together to a piece of thin cardboard, glued that into the spine of an old<br />
book cover, and then glued pieces of paper on each inside cover to hide the cardboard.<br />
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and a Tim Holtz frame, anything goes here, it's all up to your own personal style. Now<br />
it's time to sit back and admire your handiwork! I was so pleased with the finished book,<br />
that I almost forgot how frustrating it all was to make, but for a first timer,<br />
I did alright! And I plan to keep practicing until I can whip these out, several<br />
at time, and with different looks. Etsy has a lot of digital paper packs with pretty<br />
themes that I want to try.....I am thinking of an Alice in Wonderland for the next one.<br />
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I hope these steps help, and that you try making one for yourself! They<br />
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Let me know if you do try your own junk journal or any thoughts, questions<br />
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Thanks for looking,<br />
Hugs, <b><i>Lisa xoxoxox</i></b><br />
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The classes I purchased are from <i><b><a href="https://www.lalymille.com/" target="_blank">Laly Mille</a></b></i>, and I love her style.</div>
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Her course called <b><i> 'The Artist and the Journal' </i></b></div>
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Hello my lovely readers! I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day<br />
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I used some old <b><i>Prima</i></b> paper that I thought would be perfect for a vintage page.<br />
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I started with some <i><b>Blue Fern Studios</b></i> papers, this collection was my absolute<br />
favourite by them, and I was really saddened to read the news that they have closed...<br />
(I just went and read that Leslie sold the company! it will live on! yay!) <br />
<i><b>Blue Fern Studios</b></i> was the first 'real' design team that I was offered and it<br />
was also where I met my craft 'bestie' too - way back in 2014, and we are<br />
still cherished friends to this day. I love the grungy feel to this collection,<br />
it really inspires me to go wild with paints and mediums... when I let myself roam<br />
free creatively, it always leads to me a very raw chaotic place with lots<br />
of splashes of color and raw textures.<br />
The stark desolate feel to this month's moodboard inspired me<br />
to use a dark background with some twigs that I painted with white acrylic paint,<br />
some torn up lace, flowers and a vintage photo of a forlorn young lady.<br />
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Paper Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329930535013121258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807429280744357672.post-75407794489916657042018-12-16T07:39:00.000-05:002018-12-16T07:39:50.914-05:00'Pure Joy'<div style="text-align: center;">
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We just found out the <i><b>Scrapki Wyzwaniowo</b></i> challenge blog</div>
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Our theme this last month is JOY!</div>
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I created this page with the <b><i>Yuletide</i></b> collection papers and stickers, I even found<br />
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Won't you joins us this last time? We are all busy making plans to enjoy<br />
the happiest time of the year with our families and friends.... I hope<br />
you find time to capture a little bit of what makes you joyful and share it<br />
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To see our designers works and to find out how to join visit <b><i><a href="https://scrapki-wyzwaniowo.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-2018-joy-1st-reveal.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>.<br />
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I would like to participate in a challenge I found on a blog called<br />
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I was inspired by the red colors and also the theme,<br />
nothing makes me happier than my boy;<br />
especially this this time of year when<br />
children make Christmas seem magical.<br />
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Today is my holiday baking day with my family,<br />
I love making lots of iced cookies for my family and friends....<br />
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Hugs always,<br />
<b><i>Lisa xoxox</i></b></div>
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it's already December, I've been taking long walks with my boy, my best little buddy.</div>
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The air is crisp and mild, and the fiery coloured leaves are still falling gently.</div>
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full of seasonal goodies and my mind would swirl with ideas. </div>
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This fall kit was one of my favourites, it had beautiful papers from the <b><i>Prima</i></b> collection</div>
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<b><i>Amber Moon</i></b>, which I used here to create one more page with an autumn mood.</div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";">Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Close bosom-friend
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Conspiring with him how to load
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> With fruit the
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> To bend with apples the moss'd
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> And fill all fruit
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> To swell
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> With a sweet
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> And still more, later flowers
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Until they think warm days will never
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> For Summer
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Sometimes whoever seeks
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> While barred clouds bloom the
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> And full-grown lambs loud bleat from
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> Hedge-crickets sing; and
now with treble soft<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "monotype corsiva";"> The red-breast whistles
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See you soon,<br />
Hugs, <b><i>Lisa xo</i></b></div>
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Hello and <b><i>Happy Thanksgiving</i></b> to my fellow crafty girls......</div>
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I used some <b><i>7 Dots Studio 'Garden Party' </i></b>papers, the deep purple with the touches</div>
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This page was just for me! no teams, no deadlines...just pure love of creating...</div>
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I hope you find time to do the same!</div>
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Hugs, <b><i>Lisa xoxoxx</i></b></div>
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