A Beatrix Potter Journal

The second journal my very kind Etsy customer requested was a Beatrix Potter journal. She sent me some note cards and other pieces she had collected and I created the journal using those along with papers from My Mind's Eye's Gingham Gardens collection (I got mine from Paper Crown Waco here,) some of the wonderful images from rubyandpearl.xo's Antique Garden book pages collection, and assorted vintage bits and papers. Click any photo to see an enlarged view.

The cover features vintage lace and millinery flowers. 

The Vegetable Seeds list is a rubyandpearl.xo download. The little cottage scene is a copy from a old greeting card. It made the perfect pocket for the little Peter Rabbit cut-out.

The intricate doily on this page is very old and came from a large estate sale lot several years ago.

The page on the left has a bit of vintage wallpaper border from Haunted Lamp Vintage. The little vintage ads on the right were the wrapping for some ribbon ordered from Monahan Papers.

The pretty produce ad on the left is from rubyandpearl.xo. The rabbit with his basket of carrots fit perfectly in the corner.

The pretty vintage vegetable page is from JunkJournalClub on Etsy and is part of a set that includes mushrooms, florals, and more.

More vintage doily behind the pennant. The blue embellishments were from a estate sale.

This spread includes ribbon from Paper Crown, a vintage photo album frame, a bit of sari fabric, and I believe that's a Prima flower. 

The Vegetable Gardens print is from rubyandpearl.xo and trimmed with tatted lace. 

The little embellishments on the left came from a class kit. The mouse image is mounted on a piece of handmade paper I made with some friends a few years ago. It has bits of leaves and seeds, and seemed appropriate for this journal. 

Here's a better view of the handmade paper, and another sweet Beatrix Potter image.

The little folder is made from a rubyandpearl.xo print and inspired by one of her YouTube videos. The right side includes includes some Sizzix winter greenery die cuts. I find so many uses for these!

The folder opens to show two more Beatrix Potter images. 

The rose print is from rubyandpearl.xo, and the lace is one of my favorite estate sale finds.

Benjamin Bunny adorns a page covered with a vintage napkin, and the pocket page contains a tag I forgot to photograph. 

I love using old index cards in my journals. 

The image on the inside cover, taken from a vintage greeting card, depicts a perfect Beatrix Potter cottage and garden. 

I'll have one more journal to share in a future post, a few projects from earlier classes and retreats that I've finished in the last few months, and some IG-inspired creations. 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Christmas in Wonderland Journal Project

I haven't posted since February so need to do some catching up. I've watched more TV this year than I have in the last ten years, have read about 70 books so far, and know more about government and politics than I've thought about since civics class a lifetime ago. While sheltering in place is fairly easy for an introvert like me, Covid has had a devastating effect as it claimed one of my sisters-in-law in August, and as I worry daily about the rest of our family members and the world. The state of our country causes almost daily tears, and prayers that things will change for the better soon.

Crafting has been the best part of this otherwise bleak year, and while I've shared most of my projects on Instagram, I wanted to have them on my blog for posterity. 

A customer from Seattle purchased a journal from me on Etsy in March, and soon after she contacted me to ask if I'd make her a custom Christmas in Wonderland journal made from digital images she had purchased. She mailed me the printouts (my printer wasn't working well at the time) and, while it was a bit different and challenging working with pre-printed pages, we were both pleased with the results. Get ready for lots of photos with information at the end on the images used. Click on any photo for a enlarged view.

Images used came from DigitalCurio on Etsy, and can be found by clicking here.

I hope you enjoyed looking through the journal, and that it may have inspired you to create. The same customer, and now long-distance friend, requested two additional journals that I'll be sharing in future posts.