Third Journal Completed

I have finished my third journal, and I think I liked making this one the best so far.  The covers were a little easier to work with as separate pieces as opposed to the single piece folded covers on the first two.

For the cover on this one, which will be a gift for a friend we will be staying with this weekend, I used some of my faux marbled fabric.  It has shades of blue with pearlized white paint which adds to the sparkle provided by the organza ribbons which tie the whole thing together.

Inside I’ve placed a pocket page with some tags I made with paper that was painted the same time as the fabric.  The inside cover is fabric I made when experimenting with adding black to primary colors.

There are fifty pages of blue granite stationary interspersed with sheets of sheer artist paper and solid colored scrapbook weight paper. 

This is a very simple journal with dimensions of 6 1/2″ x 9 3/4″ that I think could be used for both journaling and for saving some special photographs. 

I hope my friend will like it.   And, lucky me, I  have enough fabric and papers to make another one.

P.S.  The grommets were very easy after following Sue’s great instructions.

On Monday I collected red willow branches to use for another style of this journal, but that one is going to have to wait until I can paint some fabric for the cover.  I want to use the reds of  red willow branches and the greens and ochres of sage and chamisa and tie it all together with the cut branches and twine.

Levels of Aspiration and Inspiration 

I’ve decided to occasionally link some other fiber artists who inspire me and challenge me to higher levels of work. 

This week I think the journals made by Terri and Heather are fabulous.  Terri hand painted her cover.  How I wish I knew how to do that!  And Heather used some really beautiful fabric she hand dyed.  She’s obviously way further than I on knowing how to dye.  Check out the other posts on their blogs.  Both of these ladies are sooooo creative and they give me lots of inspiration.