My Shop is Restocked!

I got my Esty store restocked this morning with these five floral journals...
I also listed a few Christmas items and, as promised, pictures of all the pages of this fun Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly paper bag album...

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And I couldn't resist making one for myself...you never can have too many mini albums!

Photo Card Album

I treasure all the old black and white photos passed down from my ancestors. Months ago I made a very feminine album full of all my grandmother's family photos and stories. I wanted to do something a little more masculine for my grandfather's family...this is how it turned out...

I used one of those old photo envelope cards, cut staggered pages from Cosmo Cricket papers and sewed them all down the fold of the photo card. I'm still trying to decide if I want a title on the front.

Turns out that the old photo card wasn't strong enough to hold up under the stress of the stitching (and the weight of the pages) and everything started falling apart. To reinforce the seams I glued paper, fabric and ribbons as sort of "seam bindings" to hold the pages in the book.

I think my next project is going to be an album using the materials from a vintage pattern/ephemera kit I have for sale in my etsy shop. I'll certainly post pictures if this idea comes to fruition!

Paper Bag Lady

About three years ago my sister, Lisa, got me hooked on making these little paper bag scrapbook albums...I used to sell them on Ebay before I discovered Etsy. I quit making them a year or so ago but after making the five graduation albums for Shelby and her friends I'm obsessed with making them again. One of the girls asked if I could make an album for her father so here it is...

I suppose I should finish Shelby's Senior Prom album before I make anymore paper bag albums!