A Recent Order

This was an order for a friend who had me send the books straight to the birthday girls: Sharlie and Kaylinn. The book for Sharlie was a large journal with blank pages.


The book for Kaylinn was similar to the one for Wren--full of fun, colorful pages, sticker, stripes, and swirls.They were both fun projects, and I almost had just as much fun wrapping them up in birthday tissue paper to send out!

Another Wedding Album and Gift

I had another order for a wedding guest sign-in book. It turned out quite similar to my sister's, except for a different print of paper for the cover (which was the same print used on the bride and groom's wedding invitations) and the ribbon which is orange instead of green. I didn't put any of the pictures in this one--the bride didn't have them yet--so she decided she would do that part.

As a gift to the bride and groom, I made these two 52 Reasons books for them.

Catching Up

It's amazing how life seems to move in fast forward when your computer is down! I have so much to catch up on--and I think I may be laying my trusty laptop to rest soon (which means not-so-trusty anymore). For now, I'll try to update on my husband's Mac (yuck). :)

I had an order from a friend to make a mini-journal for her niece who would be traveling a lot this summer. Her niece's name is Wren, and she's just a little toddler right now.

It would be more of a coloring book than a journal, so I put in a variety of pages as well as white pages.


Plus I added a page of stickers that my own toddler absolutely loves. Yes--they seem quite boring for the older generations, but my little girl has so much fun with them.

Coming next . . . "Marriage Manuals" I created for my sister's bridal shower--full of pockets for lots of advice from the attendants.

The most recent ones . . .

Two sets of journals have just been finished--

The first set included six mini journals with a sewing theme for a group of sewing friends. The title of each book on the cover was "Thoughts on Stitching," and on the inside cover, there was a black and white picture of three older ladies quilting. I tried to follow the olden-days, long-ago theme with the font and the print of the cover. Here they are:


The name plate:

The second set of journals included six large journals. These were to be used as gifts, and as requested, I used the "journal" theme for the title page quote. In each journal, it says, "I don't want to live in a hand-me-down world of others' experiences. I want to write about me, my discoveries, my fears, my feelings, about me." (Written by Helen Keller) Here they are:

Custom Orders

These are a few pictures of the recent custom orders I've done. One was a "Top 40 Things I Love About You" and the other two were "Thankful Thoughts" mini-journals. I'll post more of them as I get them done.


We had a great Thanksgiving with family. And what made it even better was that I got to help my sister make some medium-sized journals for her friends for Christmas. She did a great job, and I think they turned out beautiful!

A New Size!

So my sister is a genius! I don't know why I never thought of doing a medium size journal, but when she suggested, I tried it out and LOVE it! I'm so excited about how perfectly it fits in my hands and how nice it looks.

Now there are three size options for journals:
The Large Journal (Measuring 8.5x5.5)

The Medium Journal (Measuring 5.5x4.25)
The Mini Journal (Measuring 4.25x2.25)

Giving Thanks

One thing I've learned in my life is that the more I focus on the things I'm thankful for, the more I'm able to be content with the things that I have. I remember our "Thankful Turkey" that my mom would place on the kitchen counter-top each November. Every day we were to write something we were thankful for and slip it inside the box. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, my dad would read them one by one. Some would be serious; some were silly. We created memorable moments sitting together as a family talking about the things we were all thankful for.

So this mini-journal is for the Thankful record-keeping. It measures to be 4.25x2.25--perfect for carrying around in a purse, handbag, or bookbag for those moments when any thankful thoughts come to you. It's also perfect for a little spot on the night stand for a little thankful pondering before bedtime. It's is filled with the white, 32 lb, watermarked paper.

This is another Thankful Journal--the same size as the first. I think the colors on this one are perfect for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
And really, any of the mini-journals could be used as Thankful Journals. Here are some more that I've done. These all contain blank pages and can be used for thankful compilations, to-do lists, memorable quotes, or anything else.

For Him/For Her

These books were fun to make. I came up with this idea to give as a wedding gift to the newlyweds. It's a set of mini-books, and to start out with, the boy takes the maroon one and the girl takes the blue one. There are forty pages in each, and the title page states: "Top 40 Reasons I Love You."

The idea is that throughout the first year of marriage, they fill in each of the pages with reasons why they love their spouse. Then, on their first year anniversary, they already have a gift for each other: forty reasons of their love for one another.

Here is a picture of the books. They measure 4.25x2.25 and are filled with the white, 32 lb, watermarked paper.

Here's a picture of the title page. The blue one is exactly the same.