An odd title, right? Documentation is becoming more important (to me) as I age… and, possibly, I would like to put out there that I haven’t been entirely idle! Since my last blog post in April, 2020, I have produced no fewer than 60 sale journals plus at least 10 more custom made for friends and family special occasions. The following photos are of the few journals waiting for the next Show and Sale or local consignment vendor.
As you can see, all have handwoven covers; some have journal jewelry and all measure at least 5 1/2 x 8 inches with the traditional three to five signatures. Because of their size, these journals often provide the purchaser with ample space for a multiple year diary; large project, materials list with outcomes or multiple vacation/adventure documentation.
Not everyone wants a journal with such a large space so, in response to requests for smaller journals, I have begun making recyclable covered journals to accommodate one or two signatures that can be replaced when filled.
These three journals have a garden theme. The far left has a woven cover; the center and right journals have similar interiors but commercial fabric covers. The format (5 1/2 x 8 inches) is similar to the larger journals above, but the spines are much slimmer to accommodate only two replaceable signatures…78 to 80 (total of both sided) pages as opposed to the larger 200 plus pages in former journals.
The pictures below are of a partial flip through of a smaller format (5×6 inches) garden themed journal. The hand quilted remnant cover is recyclable with a single signature that can be removed and replaced when filled.
As you can see, all journals are made primarily of recycled, recovered or repurposed materials as well as my own photographs.
As these smaller journals evolved, a smaller variation has sprung up in the form of a card journal that comes with an envelope so it can be gifted or mailed to friends or family. This product is fairly generically themed so can be used for one time occasions, adventures, or smaller projects. There are 22 (44 total on both sides) pages for recording favorite phrases, lists or photos with plenty of journaling space left over. All covers are tri-fold format using commercial scrap booking papers. As with all my journals, the interiors are recycled materials.
This series of “letter/card journals” are commissioned locally. These journals are all constructed similarly so only one journal is featured in the following as a flip through.
No promises. It may be another five years until the next blog entry, but I may try to resurrect more pictures of family journals…maybe! Happy viewing, Judy