Scraps Of Time

new paper flowers

here are the little paper flowers i said i would post. they are listed in my etsy shop today along with an image packet with pages from a 1898  shakespeare book :

      

one for little girls, one for little boys, and a beachy bunch.

     

shakespeare- you gotta love this guy! these pages are in great shape with blank backs. i have added some pages of the this book, as you can see...very fun

hope your weekend has gotten off to a great start, enjoy tomorrow! good night all. -rebecca

new "bare beginnings" altered book

so here is an idea that i have been kickin' round for some time, an altered book that you can create yourself. what do you think? i have listed it here :

                                     

"bare beginnings" altered book

                                            

open with drawer open

                                             

spine and front                                        

                                

laying flat open drawer

                                  

laying flat drawer opening

                                  

marking pen mark across the bottom pages

                                  

top of book

so there it is, do you feel creative? altering a book  is a great way to express yourself! jess and i even made one about the life of ben franklin for a school project- it was... awesome, is the only word that describes it, lol! let me share it with you for fun...

                 

                                   

         

           

           

she had some wonderful ideas here and we just kept adding them. it was turned in on time, after working all night to do the "finishing touches" ohmygosh! it turned out 3" thick and held up for a week at school, in the library, just barely it finally cracked, the spine couldn't take it anymore. i have repaired the spine but still need to cover the inside pages where it broke and add some fabric to the outside spine. get this, her teacher said it was really great but she thinks that an instruction paper on how to open everything would have been very helpful! geesh! that is the fun and interest of these books the little pockets, drawers boors and windows. oh well, i guess there were too many other projects to read through in that class. we did this 5 or 6 years ago, where does time fly? thanks everyone, back to work for me! -rebecca

new storybook journal "to the sea"

hi, yes i have been busy and you? i have just listed this new journal in my etsy shop here, just in case you are taking a seaside trip soon... or if have already taken one and need a place for all of your beachy things...or if you would just like to take one and would like a journal to remind you of the beach and sun! here are the details:

                                    

this "to the sea" beach journal has a trinket cluster which includes 5 beachy pewter charms and a beach "token" charm attached to the name tag, which is attached to the spine with crinkled, tea dyed, vintage seam binding.

                                               

close up of the trinket cluster with a mermaid, seashell, starfish, anchor,  dolphin and a "token" with a bathing beauty.

                               

the first divider has a place for your name/date. there are 5 double-sided pocket dividers created by using the wonderful new seaside papers from Graphic 45. each divider has a metal page tab and at least 2 pockets.

                              

the reverse side has 2 side pockets.                         

                             

the second divider is the "mail" page, with 2 half page pockets and a little pocket on front where you can stash stamps, postcards, or notes.

                             

the back of the mail page has 2 pockets. each divider separates the different 4 types of papers and a very light blue velum page is facing the page divider, just before each set of papers.

                             

the third divider has 2 bottom pockets on the front and...

                               

2 bottom pockets on the back.

                               

this is a vintage, 1930's bingo card with 2 bottom pockets on the front with a tag tucked in, and...

 

                            

one pocket on the reverse.

                           

the last divider has 3 side  pockets and on the reverse...

                           

3 coin envelopes with...

                           

3 tags tucked inside

                                       

the open "to the sea" beach journal.

thank you for visiting, i will be back today with a new "bare beginnings" altered book that i will be listing in my etsy shop now,  and later... i have made up some packets of the flowers that i have created and placed in these last 2 journals(on the back of the bingo card in this journal), i will be listing those tonight too-yeah! i love to be busy!

bye for now...-rebecca

new storybook journal

hello, everyone. i hear snow is still falling around the us, geesh, it's been so nice here, i forget it's still just march. we've had wonderful sunny days although still a bit chilly, and crisp cool nights with frogs croaking. i walked outside saturday morning and breathed in the sweet smell of spring, it was glorious!  i have been busy working special orders and i have just listed this new storybook journal in my etsy shop

                                                   

the covers of this "sailing into slumber-land" journal, were created using a  well read 1909 "mother bedtime stories" book. i've tied the title tag on the binding with vintage seam binding and a trinket cluster...

                                       

with a little vintage stamp and 6 charms.

                                     

i used a picture from the story book to decorate the inside cover, and the title  page from the story book for the facing page.

                                   

i love this postcard picture! i had to include this as the name /date card.

                                  

the reverse of the name/date page has 2 side pockets. there is an original book page following each divider.

                                 

the second divider is the "mail" page with 2 half page pockets and a little pocket attached to the bottom front holding an original 1916 birth announcement and a little thank you card.

                                

the reverse side of the mail divider has a full page, top opening pocket.

                             

the third divider has a bottom pocket and a layered flower that is also a pocket for little treasures.

 

                            
on the reverse, another large bottom pocket with a little poem pocket on the front, with two little double-sided tags slipped in. facing this page is a 1930's bingo card with a bottom pocket and tab on one side and ...

                                            

a close-up of the reverse with 2 side pockets and a tag.

                                 

on the last divider page there are 2bottom pockets on one side with a tag ...

                                 

a full page pocket with a top opening,  and a piece of vintage lace as a pocket across the bottom with a double-sided tag slipped in.

                                            

sailing to "slumber-land"  open.

thanks for looking, enjoy your evening, morning or day! back to work for me, i have it tough, lol. night all -rebecca

an amazing music piece i had to share