Journaling

This is the "Remains of the Day" journal I made for Melanie.   Remains of the Day refers to what the journal is made of.   Scraps of left-over fabric, ribbons and do-dads make up the cover.   This one reflects Melanie's love of the beach.  The fabrics I chose for this cover were remnants that I got at the fabric store for under $1.00 and the ribbons are ones that I already had.

The inside pages can be made up of anything; maps, sheet music, scrapbook wallpaper.   The nice thing about using scrapbook wallpaper is that it has enough weight to hold up when stitching in other pieces.  As you can see from the pages,  I chose to highlight places she has been.  Old postcards are fun to use, as well as stickers, buttons and fabric flowers.

Old photos are also stitched in.  The thing I love about stitching things onto the pages is the added dimension it gives.  There is plenty of space on the pages for her to write her own memories and add more photos.

This journal is 30 pages but they can be done with less pages or more, just depending on what one might want to put in the journal.  The journals are easy to make for anyone with just a little bit of information.

I have made several for different trips I have taken.  I knew there was a reason I saved every piece of paper and every card I received.  Now, they come in handy for these lovely journals. 

Hope you enjoyed seeing this journal. I will highlight some other ones in the future. Thanks for reading my notes today.