i hope everyone had a special valentines day! i have a love journal just listed in my etsy shop the covers are created from a wonderful 1899 "carmen" book by prosper merrimee.
this little storybook journal has 50+ pages and measures 4" X 6.5". just the right size to hold love notes and poems. the cover is fabric with a beautiful gold embossed panel and is embellished with a trinket cluster attached to the o-wire. also tucked in the journal, is a removable bookmark created from the embossed spine cover and vintage seam binding ribbon bow.
trinket cluster close up
a trinket cluster which includes 3 charms a key, a love token, and love tag.
divider 1- book plate page for your name and date
each divider page has a full page pocket with a top opening, i have clipped a half circle in the top of some of the dividers other openings are just along the top edge as this front divider.
there are 2 hand-stitched side pockets with a double-sided tag tucked in which has a vintage postcard image on one side and lined journaling paper on the reverse. each facing page after the divider pages is vellum.
divider 2
there is a paper flower "rosie" created with vintage book pages and 1 bottom pocket on this page. the decorative papers used in this journal are from my coveted stash of the wonderful daisy d's.
backside of divider 2
there are 2 bottom pockets here with an original 1800's "universal fashion company" business card from a portland oregon sewing machine store slipped in the back pocket and 3 little love tickets tucked in the top pocket with a pin holding another love token.
divider 3
there is 1 bottom pocket on this page and a heart cutout with a hat pin and a vintage 1800's rose diecut. each divider has a metal, velvet, or leather page tab turner.
backside of divider 3
this page has 2 side pockets with a double-sided tag clipped in place with a treble clif clip. there is a vintage button sewn through vintage lace here. with a little heart charm hanging from a pink velvet page turn tab.
divider 4
2 side pockets with another vintage postcard tag here.
backside of divider 4
2 bottom pockets with a double-sided tag.
divider 5
1 bottom pocket with a pretty rose cut-out embellishes this page.
back of divider 5
there are 2 coin envelope pockets attached to this page with...
2 double-sided tags
thank you for looking everyone! i will be also listing a valentines day portfolio album a little late, but ready for all the cute little valentine pictures you collected. goodnight for now... -rebecca
