Scraps Of Time

a storybook journal "back to school" a surprise gift for someone i love

this is a special post today, as it is specifically for someone whom i still miss everyday, even though she has lived away from us for many, many years- geesh, how time does fly. when polly moved to the last frontier, my youngest was just 2 or 3 years old and she is now walking in the footsteps of her aunt as a student teacher.

i found this book at half price books and could not resist getting it although the cover is quite worn and somewhat ugly, the name is precious, if only it said alaska instead of new york ho hum i never knew this polly brewster series even existed. meagen named this journal for me:

             

                                         back to school- the cover

this was suppose to be sent at the beginning of the school year so that you could use it to keep notes, ideas, cards, and special events of this school year, well, it's on it's way now so please fill it up with all those things. have you seen the "smash" books that k and company have put out? ohmygosh, i love, love, love this idea! it's exactly what i have always imagined happens to the journals that everyone gets from me- just full of all those bits and pieces of life that get shoved in a junk drawer or the back of your mind to be sadly forgotten and all jumbled up with everyday living. 

              

                                                    title page

             

                                              divider 1 front

1 bottom pocket, 1 tag and a little pocket on the front of the pocket.

             

                                                divider 1 back

i side pocket, 2 tags. i really like these school days papers by october afternoon and this registration card is authentic ephemera from back before computers came into being, that frank  found for me, i love it for these school themed  projects! hey what happened to his link on my blog?! grrr... fixed!

             

                                                divider 2 front 

2 side pockets, 2 tags. hey sis, the backs of all the tags have lined paper for adding snippets- add em!

             

                                                 divider 2 back

2 or maybe 3 pockets here- i can't check it because its in the mail, but 2 tags for sure.

               

                                          1930's bingo card pocket

the tag in this pocket is taken from a 1929 writing lessen booklet for primary grades- fun.

             

                                            back of bingo card

the little picture attached with a clip is from an 1885 album i found at a flea market.

             

                                                 divider 3 front 

2 pockets and 2 tags from a 1950's flashcard set the the girls, frank and i found at a seattle junk store.

             

                                               divider 3 back 

1 pocket and a tag created from a "good merit" card received in the same aforementioned 1885 album. 

             

                                             divider 4 front

with a large whole page pocket with top opening

             

                                              divider 4 back

3 little coin envelopes for whatever tiny goodies you would like to stash here

              

                                       open journal with bookmark

so there it is polly, i do hope you will fill it up with your writing and whatnot- PLEASE! sent priority so it should arrive today but, probablly not until tomorrow or maybe the next day. i love you. i miss you every day. 

i actually hope you don't stumble upon this post until after your package arrives so it really will be a surprise! ooxx-beck

"Halloween" StoryBook Journal

so, the second time in a week? geesh, making some progress here! this is the newest "storybook" journal titled "halloween" which i will be listing in my etsy shop tonight:

 

            

      the cover is created from a well read 1930's "fact and story reader"

      and measures 5" X 7.5".

           

     the front of the first divider has a name/date plate, full page size

     double-sided tag for journaling with a velvet pull, a little tag

     slipped under the metal page turner/paper clip, with a little round

     embellishment hanging from it's edge. there are some of this books

     original pages facing the title page here.  each of the 5 divider pages

     are open on top so you may add extra journaling pages, receipts, or

     photo's inside.

              

     the back side of the first divider with 2 side pockets and a clip to add 

     some goodies to.

             

     the front of divider 2 with 2 bottom pockets and a journaling tag. and a

     metal page turner.     

             

     back side of the second divider with 3 bottom pockets. each section

     divider is followed by a piece of vellum and pages of lined, linen,

     sketch, or watercolor papers totaling over 55 pages (100+ using both

     sides). each page is hand stamped and inked for that vintage book

     look that i love.

             

     divider 3 has 2 side pockets with a velvet page turner and spooky

     skeleton charm.

             

     back side of divider 3 has 2 bottom pockets.

              

     in the middle of this section i have created a pocket on a 1930's bingo

     card with an image of a vintage halloween invitation whitch opens...

             

     to reveal.....                                                                 opening...

             

     a little halloween party poem of invite. 

             

     divider 4 has 2 bottom pockets with a little metal page turner.

             

     the back of this divider has 2 side pockets with a little bottom pocket

     created with a vintage image of a halloween magic show poster.

             

     the front of the final divider has 2 side pockets and another vintage

     image of  a halloween dance poster for a bottom pocket. now remember,

     each pocket has an open top, on some i have cut a half circle opening,

     others are not so obvious.

             

     the back of this last divider with 3 stamped coin envelopes for

     special little collections and goodies

             

                                           "halloween" open

             

                                "halloween" storybook journal

thanks everyone, please enjoy your night... or day. -rebecca

Halloween Vintage Book Journal

hello, hello everyone! gosh it's been, well, i don't even wanna think how long it's been since i have blogged or even created anything to post.  i hope all is well with you my friends. i know many changes have taken place in the time that i have been absent, my hope is most have been good changes!

i am listing this new type of journal in my etsy shop tonight. i have decided to call this a "bound to be notable journal" which i will place in a heading on my sidebar and any and all of these hand-sewn journals will reside there. i sometimes come across vintage books that have perfectly good spines and covers and really want to use both for my journals, so i decided to create signatures and sew them into the spine, instead of using just the covers and o-wire. 

this one is called "haunted" and is, of course, a halloween journal : 

                   

                                                     "haunted" cover

the cover of this journal was created from an 1876 book called "haunted rooms". it measures about 3.75" X 6.25".  i have added some baubles and a removable black suede tie closer.

                   

                                                         divider 1-front

this is the front of first divider with a pocket, double-sided tag and furry spider- eek. i have created a total of 4 double-sided tabbed dividers with pockets and double-sided tags.

                   

                                                     divider 1-back

the back of  the first divider has two pockets and a tag.

                   

                                                  divider 2-front

this divider has one pocket and one tag.

                   

                                                  divider 2-back

the back has 2 pockets and 1 tag.

                   

                                                 divider 3-front

divider 3 has a pocket made from a bat chipboard die cut and 1 tag.

                   

                                                    divider 3-back

one pocket and tag on the backside.

                   

                                                   divider 4-front

the front of divider 4 has 3 pockets and a tag.

                   

                                                   divider 4-back

the back has one pocket and no tags, but it does have a scary kitty face on the tab.

                     

                                      four ends of the divider signatures 

there are 5 signatures in this journal with 4 of them used as dividers. these dividers were created from vintage index cards (circa 1930's). i have attached some brads and  removable hemp twine to the folded up ends of these so they can be used to add more papers or envelopes. i have added 2 coin envelopes to the second signature which you can remove if you wish.

                     

                                                         open  "haunted"

                      

                                                           open again

                                             

                                                             the spine

                    

                                                       five signatures

holding 80 pages  (160 both sides) of lined, linen, vellum, vintage ledger, sketch and watercolor papers plus 16 pages of vintage paper ephemera including 5 pages from the original "haunted rooms" book.

thanks for looking, it's good to be back! -rebecca