60th Wedding Anniversary Journal

One of my favourite projects completed in 2014; 

a 60th Wedding Anniversary journal for Mum and Dad's

celebration in October.

I always lay out the pieces, trying several different positions

before everything comes together in a way that feels right.

The orange and yellow embroidery is a piece that Mum worked on

over fifty years ago!

Needed the floor space for organising page layouts.

Thanks, Samantha Lane Art for your inspiration

on page decoration :)

Family photos were combined with Mum and Dad's life story,

told in the 'Fairy Tale' genre.

In my stash of fabrics and braids, I found complimentary

colours for the inside cover and book tie. The hand torn edges

of each page are completed by the raw edges of the cover.

                                                                                                                                               - Karen

Two Linen Journals

I recently made two journals with some vintage linen fabric, one coptic stitch and the other long stitch. One of the pieces of fabric was quite plain so I stained it with tea. When I pressed it with a hot iron some interesting colour changes and marks happened. When I made the cover, I took the fabric right to the edge but not right around, so it has a lovely raw border. The other piece of linen fabric had a beautiful, symmetrical floral print that looked great without staining, so I let it be. The tea stained journal will be listed in our Etsy store soon.

The inside cover of this journal is lined with a vintage inspired map 

showing parts of North America, Europe and Africa. 

The journal could make a nice bon voyage gift!

Kraft paper pages, I love torn edges!

And now for the second journal ...

Those torn edges again!

The hot pink/red paper is by Zizania Paper Products and it is GORGEOUS.

^^ Magic happened when I decided to drop pigment 

ink onto the pages while they were still wet with tea! 

- Sam