Monthly Archives: January 2022
Love Valentine journal SOLD
I made this Love Valentine journal to celebrate the giving and receiving of love. I thought it might be a delightful gift for a teenage daughter from her mother or father. Of course, it would make a lovely gift for one lover to give to another. You can purchase this journal in my etsy store.
This is an altered vintage book that I have prepared by tearing out excess pages and gluing together pages to make a strong substrate to attach embellishments, fold out pages, handmade envelops and tucks and tags. The cover has a heart and jeweled dangle and a larger heart charm. It has vintage lace and victorian ladies scattered throughout the journal. It ties close with a red ribbon.
I hand make almost everything inside; the envelops, the tags, the tip out pages and two decorated paper clips to hold your place. Every page is a wonderful artistic surprise. There are 17 pages inside.This journal measures, 7.5 x 5.5 inches and is 3 inches thick. I hope you enjoy the photos of it.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my work. Remember this journal is for sale in my etsy store.
Medieval woman Book of hours prayer journal Sold out
I am still working on unpacking and organizing my new craft studio but I could not resist making a new journal. It is hard to not create and so here is my new Medieval woman Book of Hours, that can be used as a prayer journal. You can find it for sale in my etsy store;
As you can see I have used an old book and altered the covers and the inside. I love the colors of this cover. I choose royal purple and lavender because most of the Books of Hours used in the middle ages were owned by royalty . The beautiful lady in the gold colored frame has been decorated with Swarovski crystals to make her sparkle. The background is made with a stencil . modeling paste and diamond glitter. I added a copper dangle in the upper right hand corner that has 3 charms.
Normally, it takes about a week to make one of these mixed media journals but this one took longer because it is bigger and more elaborate than I usually make.The pages inside have been removed and the left over pages have been glued together to make a stronger substrate to add embellishments There are about 40 pages in the book with 32 tucks and tags. I have added some handmade envelops with paper inside for a personal note or prayer.
It is filled it with images from famous 14th century French Books of Hours and other medieval paintings. There are lots of blank pages for you to add your own embellishments. and photos. Swarovski crystals are scattered throughout the journal with gold glitter to highlight the images. Vellum cover pages, triple fold outs and double fold outs supplement the interactive aspect of this diary.
As in all of my mixed media journals , this is one of a kind. A perfect gift for that discerning woman of faith.
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