happy new year everyone! 2013; hard to believe, wow! so here is a new storybook love journal created from a 1929 child's music book called the music hour. the name of this 6.25" X 8- 3/8" journal is "histoire d'amour" (love story). there are 50 pages which include a combination of vintage lined writing, vellum, sketch, linen, and watercolor papers, on which you may journal, sketch, draw, paint, and glue. it is listed in my etsy shop here
"histoire d'amour" cover
with a little...
trinket cluster
divider 1
the "name/date page" with a bottom pocket, paper lace and tag slipped in. each divider page is a full pocket page with a top opening. the facing page is an original page from the music book.
divider 1 backside
with 3 side pockets; one a paper lace and a printed vintage valentine image as a little top pocket. each page of this journal is hand stamped and inked. each facing page after the dividers is a vellum page.
divider 2
has 2 bottom pockets with a vintage rose image attached as a top pocket, vintage lace and a heart brad. each divider has a metal, velvet or leather page turn tab.
divider 2 backside
the "mail page" has 2 horizontal pockets, the bottom pocket may be used for a book of stamps, phone numbers or anything that needs a shallow place to be. there are 3 little pockets on the top half of the page created from printed vintage postcard images and a strip pocket on the bottom created with lacey satin, seam binding ribbon and vintage buttons. there is a scroll with a printed shakespeare love sonnet, wrapped with vintage seam binding ribbon and attached with a heart hat pin.
divider 3
there are 3 bottom pockets on this page one created from vintage lace attached with vintage buttons, with 2 tiny tags and a pinned on feather. there is a double-sided tag tucked in the lace pocket with a velvet pull tag.
divider 3 backside
has 2 side pockets, a beautiful printed vintage rose cutout and a little love token tied with vintage seam binding to the top of the page.
carte de vistes
this is a partial page from an 1800's photo album embellished with vintage and paper lace, vintage ribbon, button and a velvet pull charm attached to a removable tag. there is oval picture frame on the front and...
a rectangular frame on the back embellished with button and music papers.
divider 4
with 3 bottom pockets one of which is paper lace another printed vintage rose image, vintage lace, ribbon and button with a removable double-sided tag attached with a sweet little heart clip.
divider backside
has 3 coin envelopes created from vintage sheet music and...
3 double-sided tags tucked in.
i love these original end papers!
thank you for peeking, i shall return with those tag photos. done! i will be posting another christmas journal this week and then on with some more love journals- oohlala. -rebecca
