Scraps Of Time

finished altered book album

this is a special order altered book album that is now making it's way across the pond.  i found an 1896- "the little ministers" by j m barrie book  which had beautiful thick pages and a solid spine,

                                 

now, i don't usually alter a book of that age, in that good of shape, but, my client preferred single pages rather than the double or triple that i usually use in my altered book albums. it took me a bit of talking to myself before  cutting into, but i had done my research and was satisfied that it was okay. even now after 10 years i still hesitate at times when cutting into the books i choose.

                                

i believe there were around 31 pages, 2 little matchbox drawers and 1 larger drawer

                                

i used pages from a child's story book and a german music book both dated  from the late 1800's.

                                

some of which were covered with 1888 ledger papers for journaling

                                

she is fond of  the vintage style papers such as these daisy d's

                               

and the look of antiquity.

                               

of course, this is my favorite too, old, torn, crinkled, kinda lacy but worn...

                               

                                 

                                 

                               

i love this printed photo!

                               

this layout has pockets created from that vintage ledger paper from the 1800's that someone reused as a scrapbook in the early 1900's - very cool - an altered ledger book!

                               

and coin envelope pockets for keeping those special notes, cards or specimens in.

                                 

it actually ended up laying pretty flat at 2 pounds 7 ounces! i love these books! the feel, look and smell, all of it - i'm glad you do too! -rebecca

past pages ephemera altered book done-yeah!

geesh, if you can relax for a bit, here is the finished book in photos that i have finally listed here, lol. it is an 1881 mathematics book to which i have added 39 pages of ephemera and 3 matchbox drawers.

the cover was a toughie for me with this one, not sure why... i wanted to leave the pages and ephemera pieces untouched so whomever wishes to adopt/adapt this as their own, can distress or alter each page to their own ideas, so i thought the cover should be that way too, but in the end after behaving myself with the pages, i just had to ink the edges of the image, i am weird, i know, anyway here we go with 23 photos...

                                                

cover with tapestry covered spine, a metal number plate and a picture from a vintage childrens book from the 1800's.

                                                  

book standing showing drawers with velvet pulls

                                 
the front flyleaf has an inscription written it the wonderful writing of this time: winnie m. blair, elk point dak

                                   

this bird picture is from a 1950's audubon society  book.

                                

a musical game card with an 1800's blank check slipped into the pocket the facing page has a pocket created with an 1888's  ledger paper that has been covered with clippings from an early 1900's newspaper, now that is what i call recycling!

                                

these pages have pockets created from an 1800's children's book and a cartes-de-vistes by r.h.barrett & son, george street, glouchester

                                                   

there is a fun egg saver envelope attaced to this pocket with a tiny paper clip.

                                            

there are 9 pages of this 1929 ledger paper to write on

                                             

this is an air mail envelope with a sheetof stationary from the hotel viking in oslo.

                                            

i created a pocket here from a long vintage flashcard

                                           

a part of a letter, a poem, i believe called "my mother" is on the left hand page and a pocket created  from another page of that ledger paper from the 1800's, with fun ephemera goodies tucked in on the right hand page.

                                          

a pocket created from a vintage music book cover with a music tag tucked in the pocket

                                        

7 pages from a small ledger book.

                                           

these two pages have pictures from an 1800's children's book...

                                             

and a side pocket.

                                       

2 more page and...

                                    

another side pocket                             

                                   

a bingo calling sheet and 3 coin envelope pockets

                                   

a music sheet with bottom pockets

                             

3 matchbox drawers with little vintage goodies hiding inside

                              

another view...

                                     

and another...

                                           

the spine with tapestry cover

i hope someone will be able to use this altered book to hold  memorabilia, ideas, and thoughts. you can add stamp work, paintings, images, lace, ribbon and ink to these pages and have your own unique journal.

since the pages are created from vintage papers, they are not acid free and any photographs that you add should be copies or protected in sleeves.

i hope you had fun looking at this book, actually i hope i can inspire you to create one for yourself! have any vintage papers from your great grandma's and grandpa's? your grandma and grandpa's? have little rings or goodies that could find a home in drawers in a book? if you create pages out of scrapbook papers, they will be acid free and you could store all of your precious vintage photos on the pages and in pockets.

well, heading to bed now, hope all is well where you are! thanks again for stopping by, good night. -rebecca

new ephemera journal #4

hi, hi! well, i didn't get this journal listed over the weekend like i had hoped, but, i did get our yard cleaned up and the pots planted- yea!

a really talented and thoughtful client sent me some pictures of what she created with one of these ephemera journals that she had purchased. it was wonderful to see the very dear book she created! it was filled with photos of her family, of days gone by, the vintage ephemera was the perfect backdrop, i am so excited over the idea, i'm putting together some for my family, i'll share some photos when i  get a chance. here is the new ephemera journal #4, it is packed with goodies to work with. original ephemera ranging from 1873 up to the 1960's:

                                      

the outside cover is created from a page of an 1873 childrens book.

the dividers are index cards from the 1930's, i've left the # uncovered

on the backs. they are thick and sturdy, what has happened to the

quality of goods now-a-days?  geesh, i bought some small index cards

from the store and they are so flimsy!

                     

the inside from 1892 sheet music. the facing page is a vellum envelope

with the full alphebet squares(double-sided) of a 1930's game called "dig" .

                    

a 1930's bingo card with pocket and a 1924 "rooks" playing card 

                    

                      

on this page i have attached some vintage "contact bridge" score pad

sheets...

                      

and, on the reverse, some 1929 small ledger papers. you can refill

these papers with others in your stash, when these are filled. the

facing pages are from a victorian photo album "carte-de-visite" page.

these  photo holders are thick. i have slipped some vintage playing

cards into them, they may be replaced with photos, pictures or

"whatever"

                       

                     

a pocket from an 1888 ledger book, re-purposed as a scrapbook in

the early 1900's, attaced with vintage buttons and lace.

                  

a couple of book pages from the early 1900's

                    

more of that 1892 sheet music.

                    

a page from a 1920's medical dictionary. and facing, a pocket made

with a flashcard from  the 1960's, with 1930's "first aid in out line" 

pages tucked in the pocket.

                    

some linen papers for journaling, added using small binder rings.

                    

s&h green stamp pages from the 50's.

                  

a sweet print from an 1888 childrens book

                   

ancient goodies slipped into and atteached to a pocket created from

a 1920's band book cover.

                   

another vintage ledger pocket with goodies

                  

a pocket created from the cover of a 1916 ladies sunshine club

choice recipes book",with a page of "choice recipes tucked into

the pocket.

                  

 

                  

                  

                  

                  

the open ephemera book #4.

 

 

 

new "pastpages" ephemera journal No.3

how is  everyone this friday the 13th.? everything seems to be going well around here with no mishaps, so glad! lol.

i am listing a new "pastpages" ephemera journal this evening in my etsy shop, it's full of fun old papers mostly from the 1870's through the 1920's and smatterings from the 1950's and even 1980's, that you can build your own, personalized  journal on. add stamps, images, writings, clips, pins, ribbon, lace or anything that you own that you want to use to make it uniquely yours.

so, here we go, 19 photos, yikes! hang in there! -

                        

"pastpages" ephemera journal no.3 cover. created using a 1904 music page and a poem page from a 1911 school reader.

 

page 1 is a pocket page created from an 1888 ledger paper with snaps along the sides.

 

page 2 is the back of the ledger pocket page. it looks like, after the ledger was filled in, someone decided to reuse it for a scrapbook, gluing clips from papers and other sources, that had special meaning to whoever did it. there are poems, people, and interesting stories, facts and ads on all of these great pages! i was so excited to find this unique treasure! see the rose cutout placed between poems? how fun is that! page three is the starting of some linen pages for journaling on, or adding your own goodies to.

 

this is a 1980's math flashcard folded, with a 1920's well-played rook card, attached with a spiral clip.

 

another pocket page created from the 1888 ledger-scrapbook with lace, a music note charm and a seattle transit ticket tucked into the pocket

 

the flip-side, and more linen paper.

 

a 1930's bingo  marker sheet was used to create a pocket here, and is stuffed with paper clippings and a written receipt for a month of room rental- $12.00! geesh! a children's theater ticket is clipped to the pocket- 25 cents!

 

the back of the bingo pocket and a pocket made from a little music book cover with a report card from the 1930's slipped inside.

 

tabbed pages created from early 1900's music sheets with a 1926 touring card attached.

 

green and yellow stamp pages collected in the 1950's from gas stations(still returnable, btw!). the second tabbed page has tiny stars hanging from the tab.

 

pages from a 1929 date book and a receipt for flour from the 40's, attached to the front of a "douglas band folio" from 1929, with hanging distressed shipping label and tiny jewelery tag.

 

a 1920's or 30's lotto card

 

a musical bingo card from the 20's with a 1913 flinch card and a poem tucked in a slit pocket. a vellum paper , folowed by cold press watercolor paper psges.

 

a 1930's bingo card, ready for altering.

  

2 little pockets created from time card receipts.

  

the second pocket with a tea-dyed ribbon and an "egg saver" envelope, value 48 eggs cost 25 cents- a vegetable food product.

  

a 1970's or 80's postcard "my sweet rose".

  

a old  air mail envelopewith 1 sheet of stationary from the hotel viking in "oslo-norge" i have also included a few sheets of plain, acid free  paper.

   

the envelope followed by lined journal papers

                 

past pages ephemera journal standing.

if you would like to call this journal your own, please visit here .

thanks for peeking, hey, i have to share this with you- if you need scrapbook paper and they don't have what you want close to home, visit http://www.yourscrapbookstash.com/. this lady is so speedy and efficient! a+ on this shop!

thanks all, back to work for me, take care and have awonderful valentines day! woohoo! -rebecca

new "pastpages" ephemera journal #2

hello, there, the sun is stillblazin' here in the great northwest! yeah! there is nowhere prettier than here in the summertime! 

my work area is looking better, as far getting the mess under control, geesh, finally! i think i'm caught up on all orders, and really, just in time- some new fall/halloween/thanksgiving papers are showing up, funfunfun!

i've  posted another "pastpages" ephemera journal in my etsy shop, created from a 1934 "French For The Young" language book cover and tons of pieces of ephemera!

 

this cover measures 5.75 X 8" and is created out of

a 1934 "French For The Young" language book cover.

two 1930's bingo cards made into a pocket, holding 2 vintage

playing cards.

1/2 of a cabinet photo page taken from a broken, 100 year

old, victorian photo album.

these journal papers are attached with 2 binder rings, so

that you may add paper as needed.

the right has 2 little pockets created from a manila folder

there are 2 sheets of vintage writing papers from the

"hotel viking" oslo-norge, tucked into this old air

mail/par avion envelope.

there is a metal clasp holding these papers, which you may

add onto when needed.

 

large page pockets created from vintage sheet music, here...

here...

and here with the cover of the sheet music.

the front and back covers are lined with pages from a vintage

theater play book.

that will do it for tonight, i hope that someone will find this fun, maybe you can create one with your many pieces of ephemera that you have stashed at your place, huh? gotta get back to work, night...

-rebecca