After my flea market adventure last Friday, I was inspired to use some of my vintage finds to make a journal.
I used the covers from some old books as the pages, and embellished them with a little bit of everything!
The books I used were not the same height or width, but were close in size. I cut the covers off the books with an exacto knife, and used the front and back cover of the tallest book (the tan one) as the front and back cover of the journal. Because my pages were very 3 dimensional, I only used one cover of each of the other books, 7 covers total...5 pages plus the front and back cover.
I punched holes in the covers with a crop-o-dile, and held it all together with 2" binder rings from the office supply store. The outside edges of the journal are the smooth edges, and the "spine" is the cut edges of the book covers. Here is the cover : lace, millinery, satin ribbon, and a rhinestone pin...
The back side of each cover was covered in assorted papers, and a piece of watercolor paper was added as a blank spot for journaling on some. Here is the inside cover and page 2: a vintage dress pattern, lace trim, velvet ribbon, a millinery rose, and a vintage calling card...
I hadn't added the journaling spots when I took these photos...sheet music, bridal lace, a vintage embroidered hankie, and a milagro tied on with ribbon...
The next page has a piece of vintage barkcloth with a bit of padding behind, so it can be used to "pin" on items, including a vintage enamel flower pin from my collection.
The next page has more vintage barkcloth and lace, and I laced seam binding to make a place to hold journaling tags, business cards, etc.
The back of this cover has vintage wallpaper and more lacing (like a corset), to hold more journaling. I may not actually use these tags for my journaling...I just put them here to show you a possibility.
The last page has a round doily cut in half, then sewn to form a corner pocket to hold notes, cards, etc...
The back side also has a pocket...
This journal is sturdy and thick and just filled with all the vintage things I love and collect...and it was SO much fun to make!
It would make a great guest book at a wedding!
