This one is all mine...

 

I decided to make a journal  just for me, one which has meaning and one which i WILL use.

Being a crafter I keep alot so called rubbish but they are items/scraps which mean something to me and get saved for a special reason.

I am very lucky to have such great friends who are kind to me and give me items which, again, i like to save for a special purpose.

This journal contains many of these special scraps and treasures.

It was a great way to practise my long stitch binding and learn from mistakes:

-if you don't have a long enough piece of hemp cord it will not stretch or become long enough so cut another length.

-check your patterned papers aren't upside down BEFORE threading.

amongst others.

FRONT COVER:

A & C a piece of scrap paper.

2 boy characters have been taken from a piece of fabric given to be by a lovely Folksy seller: xBAGS OF LOVEx

There is a tiny heart brad but it isn't visible amongst the spots.

BACK COVER:

 a tester for my new skill: buttonholes.

INSIDE FRONT COVER:

coloured doilies involved a trip to Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechipchopshop 

-yellow: Felt BOT made by Charlie

-blue: label from Alfie clothing

-red: button from my brothers Pjs

"love you more" is a phrase we say alot in our house.

INSIDE BACK COVER:

papers used as endpapers are all double sided and are part of a gift bundle from my good friend Ros (http://lets1eepingdogslie.blogspot.com/)

have been waiting for the perfect project to use them.

CLOSE UP OF INSIDE BACK COVER:

-red leather heart: Pap was shoe maker and have ALOT of love for these special people

-deckchair fabric: Back Garden memories

-happy definition: MANY MANY HAPPY memories

-photo: My NAN & PAP

Not a day goes by I don;t miss these 2 very special people.

this journal is a monster!

It has 6 signatures each with 20 plain white pages and patterned endpapers.

ALOT of work and fun.

Thank you for looking and sharing this with me :o))