love journal "je t' aime"

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. 

            

                                            cover of "je t aime"

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. 

             

                                      backside of divider 1

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 

             

                                                    "Je t' aime" open

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